The emotional track closes out the Scottish singer-songwriter’s new EP, Survive
Lewis Capaldi’s new four-song EP is out today, and with it the arrival of a new single, “The Day That I Die.”
The track is vintage Capaldi, a deeply affecting, piano-led ballad that finds the Scottish singer-songwriter ruminating on mortality in stark, but evocative terms. On the track’s characteristically booming bridge, Capaldi belts, “Just as the sun will rise/And the sun will set/I will love you just the same from somewhere different/Until you close your eyes/And we meet again/Don’t you, don’t cry.”
On Instagram, Capaldi said the “The Day That I Die” was about “the lowest I’ve felt in my life,” and admitted it felt “a bit weird putting it out there for people to hear.” Still, he continued, “I’m honestly the proudest I’ve ever been about a song with this one. It’s been an absolute pleasure being back and releasing music and playing shows the last six months and I’m honestly so pleased to say I feel so far removed from the place I was when. Wrote this song. Looking forward to much more next year.”
“The Day That I Die” closes out Capaldi’s new Survive EP, which also includes previously-released tracks, “Almost,” “Survive,” and “Something in the Heavens.” Survive marks Capaldi’s first release of all new material in two years, following his 2023 sophomore album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent. Earlier this year, he did release another EP, All the Rest, which contained two covers — Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License” and Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over” — as well as new orchestral versions of two of Capaldi’s own songs.
Capaldi’s return comes after a challenging couple of years, during which he stepped back from touring to address physical and mental health concerns. He returned to the stage over the summer at Glastonbury, where he last performed in 2023 and was seen battling Tourette’s syndrome throughout his set.
Capaldi has played a few more gigs since then, and he’ll kick off a proper world tour early next year. A North American run is set to begin April 15 in Philadelphia and wrap May 6 in Vancouver.
