"Dead Flowers" (stylized as "DEAD FLOWERS") is a single by Health and Poppy. It served as the second single from Health's sixth studio album Disco4 :: Part II and is the first track on the album. It was released on October 21st, 2021.
Background[]
On October 18th, 2021, Health posted a teaser of the song on social media reading "HEALTH x POPPY" and "DEAD FLOWERS OCTOBER 20". The teaser also featured an instrumental snippet of the song.[1]
"We wanted to work with Poppy for a while. The first piece I sent her, she had a hard time singing on, so she sent us a demo she just recorded on her phone playing guitar and singing a verse. That would become the main guitar riff and verse of the track, and then we just added our input around it and asked what she thought. She added a bit more to the track, and then we finished it up." - John Famiglietti in an interview with Brooklyn Vegan[2]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Lay so still
I've not a fight in me
Two feet apart
No resolve to seek
[Pre-Chorus]
I've seen you
I've seen you too
I've learned from you
Run from everything, run from everything
[Chorus]
Dead flowers
Pressed against my lips
Dead flowers
Just another fix
Dead flowers
Rough against my skin
Dead flowers
Hold the memories in
[Verse 2]
The faith is lost
Too much energy
Against the odds
Nothing left of me
[Chorus]
Dead flowers
Pressed against my lips
Dead flowers
Martyr of the flesh
Dead flowers
Rough against my skin
Dead flowers
Hold the memories in
[Bridge]
I've seen you
I've seen you too
I've learned from you
Run from everything, run from everything
I've seen you
I've seen you
[Chorus]
Dead flowers
Pressed against my lips
Just another fix
Hold the memories in
Dead flowers
Rough against my skin
Martyr of the flesh
Make me care
Video[]
Trivia[]
- This is the third song to have Poppy as a featured artist, the first being "Between the Bars" by Roman, the second being "Hide and Seek" by Eppic and the fourth being "They'll Just Love You" by Stu Brooks additionally featuring Danny Elfman.
- Additionally, this is the first song of the Poppy era to have Poppy as a featured artist.
- The official release date of the song was pushed back a day for unknown reasons.