Brother

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Brother
Song	Brother
By	Humanist (feat. Dave Gahan)
Songwriter	Rob Marshall, Ed Harcourt
Produced by	Rob Marshall
Length (mm:ss)	4:51
Time signature	4 4
Originally released	11 June 2024
Live performances as Humanist (feat. Dave Gahan)	0 times *
Total live performances	0 times *

"Brother" is a song from the 2024 album On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World by Humanist featuring the vocals of Dave Gahan. It was released as a single on 11 June 2024. This is their second collaboration, the former being "Shock Collar".

Lyrics

Brother

I have died

A milion thousand times

In my dreams

And you lonely mind

I have thrown

My heart into the fire

Burnt as brightly

As the sun can blind

Brother, I've got your back

Don't worry, enjoy the ride

Little brother, there's no coming back

I'm always by your side

All the treasure that

you have given me

Buried deep beneath

my secret history

All of the welcome times

you have distracted me

I know your' sinking down

into the restless sea

Brother, I've got your back

Don't worry, enjoy the ride

Little brother, there's no coming back

I'm always by your side

Hang on

Hang on

You can climb out of this hole

You can pass a sad and sore

By the river's dark ripples

Where the branches hang sore

You can carry yourself home

To the brothers you have known

To the song that can't be broken

Little brother, I've got your back

Don't worry, enjoy the ride

Little brother, there's no coming back

I'm always by your side

Hang on

Hang on

Laughing when the joke is over

Singing when the music's dead

Talking to yourself until

The spirits raise their worried head

Heavy devils on your shoulders

Holding up you're falling down

Don't be moaned that you're not faultless

You don't need to work it out

To work it out

Little brother, there's no coming back

I'm always by your side

Brother

Brother

Songwriter: Rob Marshall
Publishing Information: © 2024 Bella Union.

Quotes

One week after Lanegan's departure, Ed Harcourt reached out to me regarding one of the musical ideas I'd shared. He reminisced about Mark's habit of affectionately calling his closest allies 'Brother'. Which is what he always called me too. This endearing term hinted at a camaraderie akin to a tight-knit family. The song became 'Brother'. Listening back for the first time, immersed in the music, emotions surged and memories flooded my mind. Initially overwhelmed, I was moved to tears by the sheer power of it all. Dave Gahan, being another of Mark's longtime friends, seemed the perfect fit for the vocals, and after hearing the track he completely agreed. The track came further to life as more of Mark's former comrades came into the picture: Isobel Campbell's haunting cello, Sietse van Gorkom's stirring strings – all intertwined in a cathartic symphony of remembrance and reverence. It's a humble tribute to a colossal soul, but it feels undeniably fitting.

— Rob Marshall - Clash Music - 11 June 2024

The opening line, 'I have died a million thousand times,' I thought, 'Wow, if anybody can sing that line with genuine conviction, it's Dave because of his history. He's such a genuine and gentle character. I don't know what he was like in the '80s and '90s, but he's somebody that is essentially a superstar. For somebody who can stand in front of a crowd and sing to that amount of people and then hold a very normal conversation afterwards, it's quite staggering, really. He holds onto his ego with the grip of a beast. He's a very, very nice guy.

— Rob Marshall - Far Out Magazine - 14 August 2024

Dates where Brother was played

Brother has never been played live.