Lyrics of
The Funeral

The Funeral is one of Lord Hurons best-known songs, often interpreted as a reflection on life and death cycles, loss, and transition moments. Despite its melancholic and reflective tone, the band has not released specific details about the story or inspiration behind the song.

I'm coming up only to hold you under
And coming up only to show you're wrong
And to know you is hard, we wonder
To know you all wrong, we warn
Oooooooooooh
Oooooooooooh
Really too late to call, so we wait for
Morning to wake you is all we got
To know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong, they warn

At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral
And every occasion, once more, it's called the funeral
At every occasion, oh, I'm ready for the funeral
And every occasion, oh, one billion day funeral

I'm coming up only to show you're down for
And coming up only to show you're wrong
To the outside, the dead leaves lay on the lawn
For they don't have trees to hang upon
Oooooooooooh
Oooooooooooh

At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral
And every occasion, once more, it's called the funeral
At every occasion, oh, I'm ready for the funeral
And every occasion, oh, one billion day funeral

(strum last C once)