Roses for the Dead

"Roses for the Dead" is a single by Funeral for a Friend release from their album Hours. It charted at number 39 in the UK.

Track details

Matt Davies wrote this song about the death of one of his close friends. In an issue of Kerrang! magazine in an interview he said he saw everyone else grieving and felt weird because he wasn't crying, and he just took everything in:

A heavy song, but not in the way metal is typically considered to be "heavy". This is about the death of close friends; I saw my friends and family all grieving but I didn't know how to react. I felt odd because I wasn't crying, I sat there and took it all in. I wanted to pay tribute to the memory of those people, who I missed so much, and to express that.

In the album booklet it says: "Dedicated to the memory of Lianne Davies and Lloyd Bird, eternally loved and never forgotten"

Track listings

Roses for the Dead Vinyl (Red Rose cover)

1. "Roses for the Dead"
2. "Kiss & Make Up (All Bets Are Off) [Live At The Garage 2003]"

Roses for the Dead Vinyl (Green Rose cover)

1. "Roses for the Dead"
2. "This Year's Most Open Heartbreak [Live Xfm Rock Show 2003]"

Roses for the Dead Vinyl (Grey Rose cover)

1. "Roses for the Dead"
2. "10.45 Amsterdam Conversations [Live At The Astoria 2003]"