The video also showed a flashback of Smith having a happy time with the man in the coffin when they were married with their friends as witnesses. This song was re-released as a single in 2015 with a video showing Smith in a church and in front of a coffin with all the mourners in attendance. “Lay Me Down” was a part of Smith’s “In The Lonely Hour” album which was released in 2014. However, he is already missing him so much that he goes so far as to wish that the time will be now, so that he can lie beside him tonight. The song was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes and Elviin and produced by Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice. It originally peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 25 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in 2014. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2013. He knows eventually that he will also greet the grim reaper the way his lover did. 'Lay Me Down' is a song by English singer Sam Smith and the lead single from their debut studio album In the Lonely Hour. The lyrics of the song show that he is wishing that he could lay down the side of his lover on the casket, just like the way they lay down beside each other every day. In this song, Smith is letting out his emotions after losing his lover. As such, “Lay Me Down” is a very fitting song to enrich a funeral service. The song is about his wish to join his lover on the deathbed. Apparently, the two are bound by law, considering the singer mentioning that they vowed to each other however, he is left disappointed that his partner could defy their vows and cheat.
Sam Smith’s rendition of “Lay Me Down” reinforces his reputation as an exceptional singer. Sam’s I’m Not the Only One captures the pain felt by him after discovering that his partner has been cheating on him for some time. No words can explain the way I’m missing youĭeny this emptiness, this hole that I’m inside The moon and the stars are nothing without you And it’s hard, the days just seem so dark