The song was written by Smith, Petras, James Napier, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Blake Slatkin, Henry Russell Walter and Omer Fedi, with all of them taking production credits too with Jimmy Napes. We’re all masters of pain, and I think it’s … courageous to step into the queer joy of it all.”’ “I think joy for me, and for a lot of queer people, is quite a dangerous place. In an interview with Billboard, Smith talked about their wants to stray away from ballads and sad songs to explore queer joy for his latest album. I feel so honored that they chose me to be on this song.” They really believed in me and encouraged me to be totally myself. “I had the best time in the studio with them. “It is cool to meet another artist who is a really good writer and has a vision that’s their own,” she praised the “Stay With Me” singer. May we all find our way with such clarity and grace.Petras said she’s “such a big fan” of Smith. When the feeling becomes clear, the mind also becomes clear. Keep this one close to your heart and share it with someone who is having a hard time expressing their sadness. Sometimes a song conveys emotion much better than plain speech. No words can explain, the way I’m missing you The moon, and the stars, are nothing without you His words help us speak of this unspeakably painful thing and communicate with each other through our silent sorrow:Īnd it’s hard, the days just seem so dark
Sam Smith offers us a tool to use at funerals, in conversations, and at gatherings.
“Lay Me Down” is good medicine to help us be in that storm, held by the warmth of a simple melody and the comfort of knowing that others share our irrational hope to see a loved one who has died once more - to turn back time and relieve the pain of physical separation.Įxploring the dimensions of loneliness is a bitter journey to undertake alone. To be bereaved - literally, “to be torn apart” - is the storm we must weather if a sense of calm and balance is to be restored in our lives.
You told me not to cry when you were goneīut the feeling’s overwhelming, it’s much too strong
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