From the recording Within the Shimmering Darkness
Day of the Dead was written shortly after Lou Reed’s passing in tribute to his life and work. The song is a meditation on mortality, a questioning of just how long we have on earth and what we will have left behind when we die.
Produced by Frank Gryner
Vocals by Shannon Roszell
Programming & Guitar by Frank Gryner
Written by Shannon Roszell & Peter Lutwyche
Lyrics
In 90 years when I’m long dead
Will you sing this song to me
In 90 years when I’m long dead
Will you sing this song to me
My mortality is not a ghost story
And this longevity is a mystery
When I’m long dead will you sing this song to me
November first is the day I want it to be
El Día de los muertos
El Día de los muertos
El Día de los muertos
The day of the dead
No my mortality is not your mystery
And this longevity is a mystery
And Lou Reed can you hear me singing this to thee?
November first is the day I want it to be
El Día de los muertos
El Día de los muertos
El Día de los muertos
The day of the dead
El Día de los muertos
El Día de los muertos
El Día de los muertos