Losing a brother means losing the one person who shared your room, your jokes, and your whole childhood — a memorial song for a brother who died has to be honest about that, not tidy. At Songbond, a custom song about your brother is $39.90, written from your shared history and delivered in 24–48 hours. We wrote "Half of Me Is Still There" for siblings who grew up sharing a wall; it's below, with ten more songs that don't flinch.
Listen: "Half of Me Is Still There"
Listen to "Half of Me Is Still There" in the Song Library — the story behind it, the full lyrics, and more songs like it.
10 songs for losing a brother or sister
- See You Again — Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth. Written as the farewell to Paul Walker for Furious 7; it became a generation's grief anthem for exactly this kind of loss.
- Drink a Beer — Luke Bryan. Bryan, who lost both a brother and a sister, has said it's one of the hardest songs for him to sing. It shows.
- Gone Too Soon — Michael Jackson. Performed in memory of Ryan White; made for lives cut short.
- Fire and Rain — James Taylor. Taylor wrote it partly about a friend's sudden death — the disbelief is the song.
- Brother — Kodaline. A promise between siblings, often chosen when the loss came young.
- I Will Remember You — Sarah McLachlan. The slideshow standard for a reason.
- One Sweet Day — Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men. Both acts had recently lost people they loved when they wrote it; sixteen weeks at #1 because everyone has someone.
- If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away — Justin Moore. The everyday wish: one more ordinary afternoon together.
- Tears in Heaven — Eric Clapton. Written after the death of his young son; its question — would you know me? — belongs to every sibling too.
- Dancing in the Sky — Dani and Lizzy. Widely played at services for those who died young.
The lyrics
I still knock twice on the wall
Old habit
You don't knock back
Top bunk, bottom bunk, one pair of headphones split between us
Your ear, my ear, the same song going two directions
You wore that jacket till the cuffs gave out — it's hanging in my closet
It still smells like your terrible cologne
People say it gets easier
They didn't grow up sharing a wall with you
Half of me is still there, brother, in the room we used to split
I didn't get to keep you, so I'm keeping half of it
Your laugh, your jacket, your side of every story
Half of me is still there
And I'm not asking for it back
I kept a voicemail — seven seconds of you laughing at your own joke
I play it when the house goes quiet wrong
You were supposed to stand up at my wedding and roast me half to death
I told your jokes for you that night. Badly. They still worked.
Here's the thing nobody tells you:
the bond doesn't end just 'cause one of us did
So some nights I knock twice on the wall
Wherever you are
I figure it carries
Two knocks
Goodnight
Same as ever
Three questions siblings ask
What's a good funeral song for a brother?
One song for the room, one for the family, and — if you can — one that's actually about him. Inside jokes and shared rituals are what separate a song about a brother from a song about your brother.
Can a custom song come from all the siblings together?
Yes. Each sibling sends two or three memories; the song weaves them so everyone hears their own thread. $39.90 at Songbond, delivered in 24–48 hours.
What if I can't get through a eulogy?
A song can stand in for the words you can't say out loud. Many families play the custom song instead of a spoken tribute — nobody has to hold a microphone.
For the one who shared the wall
Have a memorial song written about your brother — $39.90, in 24–48 hours, revised until it sounds like the two of you.
In the same series: songs for a best friend who passed away and memorial songs for dad. And one written with particular care: memorial songs for a child.
