Funeral - Lauren Marcus - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2018

Words & Music by Lauren Marcus www.laurenmarcus.com Instagram: @laurmarcus Hana Slevin - Backup Vocals Mike Rosengarten - Guitar Dennis Michael Keefe - Bass Seth Eliser - Percussion Shot / Edited by Matt Marlinski @mattmarlinski Audio by Ian Kagey Additional support by Anthony Taylor and Paul Desmond Productions Shot in the lovely home of Phil Jackson Smith and Cori Stolbun. Buy Lauren's album on iTunes: http://goo.gl/778WVH Listen on Spotify: http://goo.gl/Rmeppb FUNERAL Never had a ton of wealth But I had good hair and I had my health 'Til I didn't anymore Pieces of me in the air Sleepless nights screaming "It's not fair" And it shook me to my core I'm tired of pretending what's happening isn't real I'm angry and I'm lonely and I badly want to heal I'm gonna have a funeral for the old me Gonna stand in back in black and cry quietly Gonna throw a kiss, maybe reminisce 'bout the way life used to be Then I'll pull a white flag from my sleeve Dry my eyes, say my goodbyes and leave Time may come and steal a friend And there's no good way to greet the end Of a love that's come this far I know the heartache won't be gone But I also know you can't move on If you can't quite admit just where you are Won't say that I'm happy, won't say that it's fine Time is still a thief, but hey At least my grief is mine I'm gonna have a funeral for the old me Gonna stand in back in black and cry quietly Gonna throw a kiss, maybe reminisce 'bout the way life used to be Then I'll pull a white flag from my sleeve Dry my eyes, say my goodbyes and leave You think that when a bullet comes, you'll dodge it You probably won't, but what you can do, honey, is dislodge it You're terrified by all the blood you're losing But you should know that red is strength and covers all the bruising You fear that when you die it means forever It only means you're changing, and you'll come out somewhere better You fear that when you die it means forever It only means you're changing, and you'll come out somewhere better I'm gonna have a funeral for the old me Gonna stand in back in black and cry quietly Gonna throw a kiss, maybe reminisce 'bout the way life used to be Then I'll pull a white flag from my sleeve Dry my eyes, say my goodbyes and leave I'll pull a white flag from my sleeve It means you're changing into something better