He feels like he does not want to live on this earth anymore if this loved one is not with him. Here again, Sam Smith sings about the feeling of being overwhelmed with the person's death, and how he wants to be with this person.

'You told me not to cry when you were goneīut the feeling’s overwhelming, it's much too strongĪnd I don’t want to be here if I can’t be with you tonight'

There is an intolerance of the separation between him and the person who has died, as he cannot live without his loved one. This can be seen in the lyrics above, where he sings about the ' this emptiness' he feels, and how he is missing this person. There is mourning instead of separation, and lots of emotion is involved. This death mentality is about the death of a loved one and the love we have for this person. Ariès is a French historian who wrote two books regarding death: Western Attitudes toward Death from the middle ages to the present (1974) and L'homme devant la mort (1977). Therefore, I connect this song to the third death mentality discussed by Philippe Ariès, Your Death. These lyrics from the first verse show feelings of sadness, depression, and loneliness regarding the death of another. 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 In Sam Smith's song Lay Me Down, he explains the death of a loved one.

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