In what sounds like a reluctant and regretful tone, Keaton Henson takes on the tough subject of his own death. In less of a suicide note but more of an ode to his life, He lays out everything that he feels he must set straight if he were to die. He addresses his lover for the majority of the song an...
[Verse]
If I’m to die before I reach you
Please know I’m meant to love you till I did
If I’m to slip beneath a train meant to take me
Know that I believe that it was worth it
Tell my friends goodbye
Tell my almost ex-wife
That I loved her and left her too soon
[Chorus]
Oh I hope to be holding you soon
Who knows what happens if I leave my room
Oh I’m scared that you’ll know what to do...
If I’m to die before you
[Verse]
If I’m to die before I hold you
Know my arms were the worst off for it
If I’m set upon dried
From my room as I write
You won't be my last
Thought before I quit
Give my family love
I would watch from above
But I fear there is nothing but sleep
[Chorus - Variation]
Oh I hope to be seeing you soon
Don’t know what's out there
More fear I assume
Oh I’m scared that you’ll know what to do...
If I’m to die before you
[Verse]
And if i’m to die before we spend a soft day
Know my final thoughts will be of regret
If I'm to drown in the deep sea that parts us
I once lived and loved, don’t forget
Give my paintings to Alice
Tell all my good friends
That I didn’t dare earn their respect
[Chorus]
Oh I hope to be seeing you soon
I don’t know what happens if I leave my room
Oh I’m scared that you’ll know what to do
If I'm to die before you, if I'm to die before you
If I’m To Die was written by Keaton Henson.
If I’m To Die was produced by Keaton Henson.
Keaton Henson released If I’m To Die on Wed Jun 24 2015.