“Death Bed” by Powfu (ft. Beabadoobee)
Powfu’s “Death Bed” is a song that seems as if it is being relayed from the perspective of a young man literally on his deathbed. Or succinctly put, he is about to die. And the person he is addressing is his romantic interest. In fact it comes off as if she is actually his long-term girlfriend whom he was bound to one day marry. But apparently such is not the hand which fate has dealt him. Instead he finds himself expressing what comes off as if they are his final words to her.
Owing to the above, one of the major sentiments expressed isn’t so much him fearing death as it is his love for this lady and disappointment at not being able to grow old with her. Indeed he considers himself to have been ‘blessed’ by having her as his girlfriend in the first place. But that being said, it also “sucks that it’s all ending”.
So if nothing else, what we can deduce from the lyrics is that perhaps the main thing which depresses the singer as he lies on his “death bed” is the fact that he knows his time with the woman he loves is coming to an end.
Quick Facts about “Death Bed”
This track features a sample from a song called “Coffee” (2017) by British songstress Beabadoobee. As such she is acknowledged as the featured artist.
“Death Bed” was written by Powfu and produced by Otterpop.
“Death Bed” was released on 9 February 2018. It is not associated with any album and seems to be one of many songs the reclusive Powfu has uploaded to Spotify. However, it appears on an EP entitled “Some Boring, Love Stories, Pt. 2”.
I LOVE THIS MUSIC AND I’M SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPEND OR WHATS GOING YO HAPPEN
Same, I love the song and I feel so bad
I love it two
same
I’m depressed
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Hope you’re ok you can talk about it if you like
Me to✌️🖤
I love this song, it’s kinda sad, and it really does make you think.
This Song is fantastic, but It make me sad. The text Is short, but you can understand the message. He don’t want to leave Is Girlfriend, he want her happines. He’s not afraid about death. I love it
I feel like this song is about someone the writer knows or something it’s sad or about the dude getting a bad concussion so he can’t sleep or he’ll die it’s sad but I like that he seems to believe in God
Wait so. Does this song like mean anything to him? Did he lose someone or know someone who did? Im so confused
That’s exactly what I was thinking! Maybe he knows someone….. I don’t really know
I think that hes trying to say that hes dying
i know! is he really dying???
I think that the song is a dedication to his girlfriend. I think that she died.
I think it’s fictional so far as him being on his death bed goes, He says in many other songs that he went through a break up and I think this song was about his mental death and not wanting to let go of someone who he loved so dearly.
It kinda makes me think of the girl I like
bruh who
This song made me cry. : (
same…been crying all day cuz depression and mental instability
awwww
so sad….
Did he die? Has he died yet? or was this story just fictional bc I loved this song and id hate to see another artist go ;-;
same
Such a well thought out and well written song. I’ve not enjoyed a song this much in a while.
Did he die?
every time i hear this song i think of kobe and giana 🙁
me too
Idk if i’m taking the meaning of this song too deep but i interpreted it as a man who found love, lost a girl, she moved on and he didn’t. He talks about how happy he made her, and the chorus seems to allude to when he was sad/depressed, she would make him feel better, make him coffee, go to church, go on a walk, etc. Now that she’s about to marry, there’s no longer a chance for them together and his hope has ran out. It’s now too hard for him to fight his depression, and he’s on his deathbed, saying a final goodbye.
This is my depression song and i love it that not all is lost even tho u lose a lot
Who is the girl in the video of thiss song?
THIS IS MY FA SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW SAD IT IS.
When I hear this song, I think about a guy who I loved more than anything. However he had demons. He was very sick (he was an addict). I wanted so badly to help him but unfortunately, in the end he lost his battle with addiction and overdosed💔. I like to think he’s watching over me and is happy that I’ve moved on, found a great guy who not only loves me but loves my kids as well. RIP baby. You’re no longer in pain.
You are so strong keep your memories safe and continue to know he’s with you
Thank you for sharing this. I’m currently losing my husband and love of my life to his battle with addiction. It has completely changed him and he can’t even see it. He has abandoned me, our amazing kids, his parents (who need him as much as I do as his mother is in late stages of dementia), and everything we were working towards building for ourselves and our life. He has lost sight of everything important and can’t see what he’s doing to all of us or what’s happening to himself. I’ve been falling further and further into a deep depression, and I am not at all a weak person but this is really taking its toll on me and I don’t know what to do. He’s running the streets, being unfaithful, and intentionally doing things to hurt me as badly as he possibly can. I feel like I’ve lost everything that matters to me, and I’ve been fighting to hold onto him and pull him back for over a year now, I’ve remained loyal to him and our life together because I can’t imagine a life different than the one I completely devoted myself to with him. I’m trying to find strength to get through each day, and I’m praying that something happens and God makes him sit still soon before I am made to endure what you have gone through. I cannot imagine the pain you must feel every day, but I appreciate you sharing your story with all of us, as it has given me at least the strength to survive today and gratitude that I do at least still have my husband here to fight for. Thank you so much!
Hello I hope you see this..I’ve been through the same thing and I know it may not be possible but if you guys could go on a “long vacation” or temporarily move out of the environment/area your in it may help him get off it/not have any contact to his “connects” where he gets whatever he’s addicted to it may help. It helped my husband get off the drugs so I couldn’t not share this with you. I pray for you and your family.
Omg I feel sooo bad hope you feel better I’m praying
Omg I am solo sorry for you haha I don’t care about your husband or you so bye bye
Thats exactly how it hit me too… Was an overdose,something sudden that had no worry on the fact of dyingx but focus on the inability to carry on living.
No he is not dying. If you listen to his explanation on “Genius” though YouTube he explains how he likes to make music as though he is living through somebody else’s view point. He found this sample on Spotify and wrote a twist with a deeper meaning and so he looked at it from the stand point of someone that is dying. He ends the video with being aware of how deep the song is and try’s to keep it light with relying on one another and that there is more to life, but he is sorry that he won’t be a part of those things.
In fact I feel sorry for this guy..am sad
I’m crying because the song reminds me of my grandpa.
Omg I feel sooo bad hope you feel better I’m prayingIt reminds me of my brother who died 😭😭😭
This is just the saddest thing ever, even it is my all time favorite song.
You’ll be fine. Just remember that life’s too short, so live for today, but do plan for tomorrow. 🙂
I’m reminded of a song by Nickelback… Yes!… I said Nickelback lol “If Today Was Your Last Day”.
So if you’ve got a lotta time on your hands because your practicing ‘home isolation’ because of this damn virus… think of all the special people in your life… and the things you want to get done!… and LET THEM KNOW! 😉
Peace
When I listen to “Death Bed” I am really depressed. I know it is a depressing song but it helps remind me that I’m not the only one going through this. A lot of people have gone through worse maybe even faced death. I know someone who has cancer 5 times and is still alive to this day! It just reminds me to be grateful for what I have and not to be greedy. If you have ever listened to NF he talks a lot about how he lost his mom to drugs while he was growing up. But if you look at him now he is amazing at what he does. I love listening to him. If you don’t know who he is look him up.
ok ok so if you saw the genius interview with him, he nor his girlfriend is dying or dead, he based the song off of an anime where the girl is dying but in the song instead of the girl dying he is. Just to clear up any confusion.
This song reminds me of my mom. She died one day before her birthday and when I was 5 months old. Here’s a link for her obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/kimber-brown-obituary?pid=96043234
Here’s my past
I moved here in second grade. I lived in the geddos and never had true friends. only had only off and on friend, until I moved to Citrus Heights. I moved to a new school, Trajan Elementary, and was very nervous, until I met true friends, Ashlyn Hanning and Breanna Barnrider. But I still felt like I had no one. You see, my mom passed away when I was 5 months old, and my donor nearly killed me before I was born by abusing my mother. So, my mother wanted me and my older sister to go to her best friends hoping that we would have a happy life. Anyways back onto the story. In third grade there was a new girl that sat right next to me. So I went out of my comfort zone and said, “‘ Hi my name is Jordan Brown, what’s yours?’’ she replied and said her name was Abby Baquara. After that we became good friends, but we drifted apart in fourth grade. In 5th grade I legally changed my last name to a friend. And even though I had friends, I always felt like the third wheel, so I didn’t hang out with them. Again I was lonely. Coming into 6th grade, I was scared that I would be lonely again and wouldn’t make any friends. So, I ditched everyone that I could. Then one day, in my math class, we moved seats and I sat next to this girl that I didn’t know, Annabella Bedol. She introduced me to her friends and soon, her and Isabella Bernard are my best friends. I still feel lonely even though I have a bunch of friends. I don’t know why. I think it has to do with my mom. I miss her so much. I’m a teenager and I still am grieving her.
I love this song:))
At the point when youthful Canadian craftsman, Powfu, sang and rapped over the beat of an acoustic ballad named “Coffee” by Beabadobee, it exploded in the music industry. After one year also, it is still exploding for the subsequent time.
Even for people who are learning chords of any song, this is one of their favorites…
This song always makes me cry!😥🤧😰😭
Hey jordan is like we are in the same boat am always depressed and hurt me so much to just carry her photo and just look at it.it really broke my heart know that she was not always around to cuddle me yell at me and then tell me bed time stories and everytime i listen to the song i just start thinking about her
So sad );
alone 🙂
This is a great song, my friend always plays it and now i finally know what the song is called.
This is also confusing at first i thought that he died and know he wants to see his girlfriend get a husband and have childern.
What I have heard is that powfu wrote this song after watching an episode of death note (I think never watched that show lol.) And this is supposed to reflect on the death/departure of a young couple who still have too many things to look forward to. And as you listen to the song it’s evident that it’s the male who’s dying and the female who’s comforting him, and he just wants to hear her voice one more time. The male is also disappointed that he won’t have a future with his GF. but I don’t think this song has no connection with powfu imself (tho I could be wrong) but idk this is my guess, mostly I see this song as a pretty song that every time cry every time I hear it lol.
Reminds me of you and what I lost
i like this song but its kind of sad and it makes me think of those who have passed in my life.