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Funeral

Song · 2016 · Phoebe Bridgers. Album: Stranger in the Alps

For the numb kind of grief 🖤

Who it's for

Phoebe Bridgers wrote this about someone who died young of a heroin overdose, from the perspective of someone preparing to sing at the funeral.

Numb with grief→Held in sadness

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What it is

"Funeral" is a song written by Phoebe Bridgers from her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, released as a single on Dead Oceans. It is about the death of a friend who died of an overdose, with the narrator preparing to sing at the funeral while describing the grief and anxiety of everyday life afterward.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: References to overdose and death.

Age: Suggested 13+

Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.Oscar Wilde, De Profundis

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