Lie Down In The Light - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

When the sun welcomes us in

And the earth’s protective skin

Fails and peels back, face to chin

Then we start it all again

Why do you frown?

Why do you try?

Why don’t you lie down

In the light?

Who’s gonna hold my heart

Who’s gonna be my own own own?

Who’s gonna know when all is dark

That she is not alone?

Heed this word: beware

For my heart’s ways are unclear

A fundamental prayer

Leaves the evil one stripped bare

Why do you frown?

Why do you try?

Why don’t you lie down

In the light?

Who’s gonna hold my heart

Who’s gonna be my own own own?

Who’s gonna know when all is dark

That she is not alone?

Everybody says that it’s all right to be there

Everybody says that it’s all right to show

Time and again one of us falls behind

It’s as if we tried to know what

We can’t really know