The final track off of the Dreamland EP, “Hello Death” closes the release with nostalgic lyrics and haunting vocals.
[it’s] about saying goodbye. I wrote it during a transition in my life. Saying goodbye to old faces and ways. It was the end of one time and the start of another.
- Johnny Lloyd, via...
[Verse 1]
She said mother I've been as wicked as the rest
But you promised me I'd die looking my best
I'm too weak now to say sorry for what I said
Oh mother, I've been as wicked as the rest
[Chorus]
Hello, death
You've come again
My oldest friend
[Verse 2]
Carry my body through the traffic to the church
Sing for me the songs I never heard
Take my limbs and bury them in this earth
Sing for me to lift me from this curse
[Chorus]
Hello, death
You've come again
My oldest friend
[Bridge]
By the river, by the church
I saw a ghost I recognized
And he asked me what it's worth
To live another life
And I told him what I'd seen
Another world through his eyes
A fool in disguise, a fool in disguise
[Chorus Variation]
Hello, death
Hello, death
You've come again
My oldest friend
Johnny Lloyd released Hello Death on Fri Jun 10 2016.