If sweet death should ever conquer me
Let me know, boys, let me know
If you hear him coming, won't you let me flee
Let me go, boys, let me go
One day death is gonna conquer me
I'll be down where the waters flow
I hope sweet heaven is the place for me
Let me know, boys, let me know
If sweet death should ever conquer me
Take me down to some place below
If you hear him coming, won't you set me free
Let me go boys, let me go
If you hear him comin', won't you say for me
That I just don't want to go
Let me know, boys, let me know
If you hear him coming, won't you let me flee
Let me go, boys, let me go
One day death is gonna conquer me
I'll be down where the waters flow
I hope sweet heaven is the place for me
Let me know, boys, let me know
If sweet death should ever conquer me
Take me down to some place below
If you hear him coming, won't you set me free
Let me go boys, let me go
If you hear him comin', won't you say for me
That I just don't want to go
Lyrics submitted by Ah Me Audrey
"Death Will Never Conquer" as written by Jonathan Mark Buckland William Champion
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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One day death is gonna conquer me
I'll be down where the waters flow
I hope sweet heaven is the place for me
It sounds like something right out of a bluegrass or gospel song. Maybe even a slave spiritual. That sets up an interesting metaphor- slave to slave hunter and human to Death. I don't know if it is an original or not but it is good as always.
Coldplay, from time to time has used a sort of American southern sound, like in Til Kingdom Come, or Green Eyes (a little bit), but this is very evident of that style.
Great song!
Obviously, it's all about death and the fact that the singer doesn't want to die, and is asking his friends not to let him die should the time come. However, he also seems to be saying that at some point death is inevitable, that he doesn't wnat his friends to be unhappy at his death, and he just wants to be placidly happy in death.