The 1975 - She Lays Down [Live In The Lounge] 

"the chemicals that make her laugh don't seem to be working anymore" this broke my heart every time..

the fact that he wrote this song for his mother who suffered from depression that made her a less of a mother to matty and incapable of giving matty the love he deserves even if she wanted to just breaks my heart 😭

i think when he says "she prayed that we'd fall from the sky simply to alleviate the pain" hits me the hardest it's such a real lyric not that this whole song isn't so real and full of emotions this song really hits close to home

this is full of emotions. He is such a strong man

This is the most accurate description of depression and it absolutely breaks my heart

This is so sad... I usually never listen to she lays down because it makes me so emotional but I just watched this and I feel so empty now

the fact that this is about his mum

there will never be a time where I wont bail my eyes out because of this song

2:33 I'm not crying, you are.

Im not crying I just have something in my eye. I swear

Lyrics And she lays down on her bedroom floor The chemicals that make her laugh Don't seem to be working anymore She tries her best, but it hurts her chest And even though her sun is gone She lights like a child nevertheless My hair is brown, she's scared to touch And she just wants to feel something And I don't think that's asking for too much And when I go to sleep it's when she begins to weep She's appalled by not loving me at all She wears a frown and dressing gown When she lays down Well we got a plane, going to see my dad again She prayed that we fell from the sky Simply to immediate the pain Over the water, hmm Over terrain The engines all go bust, we turned to dust And I've no reason to complain, yeah And in the end, she chose cocaine But it couldn't fix her brain She's appalled oh she doesn't love me at all She wears a frown and dressing gown When she lays down That was it.

This reminds me of my mam. I have these really vivid memories of me sitting next to her laying down on the floor after she left my dad, black out drunk and leaving me alone. I love and hate her for those memories. Shit.

This song makes me cry like a baby when i hear the first note i swear

every kid who experienced some form of emotional neglect due to parental mental health issues gets this song immediately. such a favorite. ❤❤❤

This is beautiful. Reminds me of when he would perform Woman on his own with, I think, that same guitar.

i don’t know why I thought listening to this intimate live performance would be alright when i can barely even listen to the studio version without getting crazy emotional, so here i am nearly in tears when i should be asleep

I don’t know how your mother can take this immensely meaningful song. You are a genius and incredible song writer. But I do know Denise loves you above all. And she is strong

the 10 people who disliked this video need a soft slap on one of their cheeks and a huge,warm hug after.

Matty Healy, The 1975 and their music are the reason I have such unattainable standards for a life companion. #foreversingle :/

This song is amazing, the emotion in it is something else and the performance just moulds the whole thing together. It's enough to make a 38 year old man brim with tears.

I’ve watched almost every live version of this song,, when he’s done he looks sad even though the crowd is clapping and stuff, I think it’s still hard for him to share those overwhelming memories even though he probably performed that song thousand times

My mam was a drug addict, she done a lot of stuff especially cocaine. she also had bipolar which caused her to have psychological problems, my dad hated her, she couldn't control her drug addiction because her mind was messed up and she tried to show that she loved me all of the time, but it made things worse then I was took to my dad's (which is about 200 mile away). this song hits me really hard....

Matty Healy vacilates between performance art and authenticity - I'm here for all of it! This song is so authentic and heartfelt. I love everything about this band!

Matty, you absolutely hero. This is so stunning and also stunningly educational for those that have no concept of what depression can do to people. Thank you x

This is like a letter from every child of a bipolar mother. So beautiful that he is able to articulate his love for her even through her struggles. Denise Welch is a very lucky woman.

I AM CRYING

Wow. It's been a year since I first heard this song, and I've never successfully listened to it without crying. Amazing.

This describes Matty's mum Denise Welch when she had depression . my mum shown the article in the mirror newspaper so I had to check it out . Your son will go far Denise and Tim this song comes from the 2016 album ' I like it when you sleep' . Good Luck at The Brits Matt.

she tries her best, but it hurts her chest :(

I always skip this song not because it's not beautiful, but it just makes me too emotional I can't listen to it.

Just found this song and although I'm older now Matthew put into words my childhood living with a mother suffering from depression. I wrote a poem called The Dark Room. It makes such an impact on children. Beautifully expressed by this amazingly talented young man. Thank you Matthew

Matty looks like a lazy college student who didnt have time to fix himself for class cuz he was late, went to class still sleepy. XD

This song is one of a small group that make me tear up

this song describes my childhood really well and it fucking hurts 😂

Wow i only just heard from Denise on loose women this is about her so moving😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️

How can human make perfect lyrics like this. I feel so cool everytime I quote his lyrics and claim them wkwkwkw

this song gives me goosebumps every single time

ang hirap maging brokenhearted tapos ganto pa mapapakinggan ko huhu ayoko na i want to cry my heart out

I just love how good his vocals are they're just so good really really not bad there's no sarcasm in this either

this song never fails to make me cry and only their songs can do that I fuckin love them sm

i'm so emotional right now okay

i hate the fact that i cry everytime i listen to this or nana. and usually, that happens when i'm in a public vehicle.

im so down for matty ♡

i can never listen to this song and not cry & the fact that matty sang it live,,im crying

I can't listen to this song and not cry.

Goosebumps.......

i just cried. this was such a wonderful performance.

I listened to this song for so long going up and down the M4 dreading my mums death it is torturously spot on, I am bereft you see - goodbye mum.

So gorgeous....Matty and the song!

This is such a beautiful song

Beautiful voice and song

102 anyone?

my heart omg mattyyu

touched my heart

oh god i feel pain he seems so sad

THIS IS PRECIOUS

Fucking hell this is stunning

Beautiful, sad song

This song saved my life

Omg it made me cry

So beautiful and yet so real but so sad at the same time....

OMG I NEVER BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPOEN

i'm not... i'm not crying. i'm... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO CRY LOOK AT HIM... my poor baby...

she just wanted to feel something

I'm not crying you are

❤❤❤❤❤❤

😍

Im not crying. your not crying.

Fuck me this is pure

Lmao suddenly my eyes started to sweat haha 😭😭😭😭

wow that was emotional I am sad

Que buena rola prro :'v yoré fuerte

this song still hurts

It's very hard to listen to this song when you had the same experience. It's simply breaks you down.

this is so heartbroken

0 dislikes that's it guys

not crying you are

My spirit is dead, I need my body to match

😢☺️👍🏼❤️🌈☀️

I wish I was English so I wouldn't have to try so hard to understand sometimes

....and she lays down.

Post natal depression is real.if all mums who suffer from it could get rid of ot we would. Hope our children understand and forgive

EXCUSE ME?!

The video where his mum (who the song is written about) talks about this song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-swzbDPB7BTE.html

this song is pain:'

Gives me a Jake Bugg vibe

How dare you

so sad...

i think thats the saddest song i ever heard

can anyone link accurate chords for this ultimate guitar is all very incorrect

this is the saddest song made.

this song is not about drug addicts people, it's about his mum who had cancer

the 10 people who disliked this video need a soft slap on one of their cheeks and a huge,warm hug after.