Lirik Lagu Lay Me Down dari Sam Smith, Viral Lagi Usai Dibawakan Florentino Joshua di Indonesian Idol

These tears, they tell their own story

Told me not to cry when you were gone

But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you

And make sure you're all right?

I'll take care of you

I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

I'm reaching out to you

Can you hear my call? (Who's to say you won't hear me?)

This hurt that I've been through

I'm missing you, missing you like crazy

You told me not to cry when you were gone

But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you

And make sure you're all right?

I'll take care of you

I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side

Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side

Can I lay by your side, next to you? You

Sam Smith mengungkapkan bahwa “Lay Me Down” ditulis dalam kondisi emosional. Dalam penampilannya di O2 Academy Brixton, London, Inggris, ia mengatakan lagu ini ditulis setelah memutuskan untuk menghapus keberadaan sosok yang dicintainya, dari medsos sebagai bentuk penerimaan atas kenyataan yang menyakitkan.

Lagu “Lay Me Down” memiliki peran penting dalam perjalanan awal karier Sam Smith. Setelah didengar Disclosure, terjalinlah kolaborasi melalui lagu “Latch” yang kemudian membuka jalan bagi kerja sama dengan Naughty Boy dalam lagu “La La La.”

Meski pertama kali dirilis pada 15 Februari 2013, lagu ini pernah direkam ulang dan dirilis pada tahun 2015 seiring dengan meningkatnya popularitas Sam Smith. Sampai saat ini, “Lay Me Down” masih mendapat tempat di hati penggemar.