Latter Days
Big Red Machine & Anaïs Mitchell * Track #1 On How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
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Latter Days by Big Red Machine (Ft. Anaïs Mitchell)
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Big Red MachineAnaïs MitchellProduced by
Aaron DessnerWrited by
Aaron Dessner & Anaïs Mitchell & Justin VernonAbout
‘Latter Days’ is the lead single by Big Red Machine, from their second album. It was created by the formation’s core members, Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner, in collaboration with singer-songwriter (and fellow PEOPLE-collective member) Anaïs Mitchell, who wrote the lyrics.
The first performance of...
Latter Days Lyrics
[Verse 1: Anaïs Mitchell]
"How long?" is what you asked
"How long do you think it's gonna last?"
You at the corner store
You were stocking up before the storm
Stacked yourself against the odds
Talkin' back to an act of God
You and your clever mouth
You were laughing when the lights went out
[Chorus: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
I recall it all forever
How it found us where we lay
With our arms around each other
In the latter days, in the latter days
[Verse 2: Anaïs Mitchell, Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
"How high?" is what you said
"How high do you think it's gonna get?"
You at the water's edge
On the jetty when you were a kid
Passed around a plastic cup
Passed out spinnin' in the house where you grew up
You in your childhood bed
And the wildest dream you ever had
[Chorus: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
You recall it all forever
How it found you where you lay
And you called out for your brother
In the latter days
I recall it all forever
How it found us where we lay
With our arms around each other
In the latter days
[Bridge: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
How high do you?
How high do you?
[Chorus: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
I recall it all forever
How we sheltered in our place
And we called each other lovers
In the latter days
I recall it all forever
How there was no hiding place
So we called each other brothers
In the latter days, in the latter days
Latter Days Q&A
Who wrote Latter Days's ?
Latter Days was written by Aaron Dessner & Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon.
Who produced Latter Days's ?
Latter Days was produced by Aaron Dessner.
When did Big Red Machine release Latter Days?
Big Red Machine released Latter Days on Tue Jun 29 2021.
What did Big Red Machine say about "Latter Days"?
Justin Vernon, during the first released performance of the song in this video:
So, I am not a professional conversationalist and one of the ways I communicate is with music. A friend of mine named Anaïs Mitchell, she wrote all these words. So it’s called ‘The Latter Days’. To me I think about what...
What else have the artists said about the song?
Aaron Dessner:
I’d recorded the instrumental and when Justin heard it, the very first thing that he did is whistle. There was a microphone that picked him up. And we just kept it as a sort of improvised vocal melody that I wrote words to. I’ve always liked that about records, where there’s things t...