"I Will Follow You into the Dark" is a song originally performed by Death Cab for Cutie that Melanie Martinez covered two known times in 2009 and partially in 2021.
Background[]
Melanie covered this song for the first known time at a talent show in 2009 and a recording of this performance was posted to Paige Beallias' YouTube channel on June 13, 2009. Following this, Melanie uploaded a "re-do" of the cover to YouTube later that day, but this version hasn't surfaced online since being taken down.
Melanie sang an acapella snippet during a song association game that was released to ELLE's YouTube channel on January 13, 2021.
Theme[]
The song was written entirely by Death Cab for Cutie's lead singer and guitarist, Benjamin Gibbard. Nearing age 29, he had never lost anyone really special in his life. Growing older during an ideal and comfortable time of his life led him to begin obsessing over death, the afterlife and the weight of his relationships. He started to take stock of the importance of the people in his life and felt a need to say something about it, writing the song to deal with his problems of focusing on life by expanding his scope to include death and what comes afterward.[1]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Love of mine
Someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light
Or tunnels, to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
[Chorus]
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
I'll follow you into the dark
[Verse 2]
Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
[Chorus]
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
I'll follow you into the dark
[Bridge]
You and me have seen everything
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
But there's nothing to cry about
'Cause we'll hold each other soon
[Chorus]
If Heaven-
[Verse 1]
Love of mine
Someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light
Or tunnels, to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
[Chorus]
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
I'll follow you into the dark
[Verse 2]
Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
[Chorus]
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
I'll follow you into the dark
[Bridge]
You and me have seen everything
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
But there's nothing to cry about
'Cause we'll hold each other soon
[Chorus]
If Heaven-
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- The video's URL of Melanie's "re-do" of the cover is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLyXAzkDHgI
- The video has since been deleted.
- The description of the video was "AGAIN.".
- The video's title was "I will follow you into the dark- cover -re-do".