John Mayer - Youre Gonna Live Forever In Me (audio) Info

: It was inspired by a "bad note" Mayer struck while practicing the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil".

The lyrics explore the individuals leave on one another's lives, even after a relationship ends or a person passes away. John Mayer - Youre Gonna Live Forever in Me (Audio)

: The version on the album is the original first take , recorded in one night. Mayer has noted that he couldn't replicate the raw emotional state of that vocal performance if he tried. : It was inspired by a "bad note"

The song is a departure from Mayer's signature guitar-heavy tracks, instead featuring a . John Mayer - Youre Gonna Live Forever in Me (Audio)

: It uses "forced perspective," starting with macro themes like the Big Bang and dinosaurs before zooming in on the micro-level of a human relationship. Themes and Meaning