In an interview with NPR, Vernon said about Beth/Rest:
You know, I might’ve messed up not expecting them to latch onto it. I think that it makes sense that people are latching onto it. People are latching onto that one because it seems like a statement, or it might seem like I’m trying to pull the...
[Verse 1]
Errant heat to the star
And the rain let in
And the hawser rolls, the vessel's whole
And Christ, it's thin
[Chorus 1]
Well, I'd know that you'd offer
Would reveal it, though it's soft and flat
Won't repeat it, cull and coffers that
For the soffit, hang this homeward
Pry it open with your love
Sending lost and alone standing offers
[Verse 2]
It is steep, it is stone
Such [recovery/a cavalry]
From the daily press, the deepest nest
In keeper's keep
[Verse 3]
All the news at the door
Such a revelry
Well, it's hocked inside
Of everything you said to me
[Chorus 2]
It was found what we orphaned
Didn't mention it would serve us picked
Said your love is known, I'm standing up on it
Aren't we married?
I ain't living in the dark no more
It's not a promise, I'm just gonna call it
[Verse 4]
Heavy mitted love, our love is a star
Sure some hazardry
For the light before and after
Most indefinitely
[Bridge]
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
([Danger has been stole away?])
([?])
[Outro]
This is Axiom
(Ah)
Beth/Rest was written by Justin Vernon.
Beth/Rest was produced by Justin Vernon.
From an interview with Pitchfork:
Pitchfork: Did you ever worry that “Beth/Rest”, which is very sincere, would be mislabeled as ironic or was it more like, “Fuck it, I love the way this sounds”?
The latter– and by being overly proud of that fact, I could totally inch myself into a corner of being...