Lay Your Head to Rest is a declaration of companionship, of support to one another. The speaker wants to be a place of rest and comfort for this Other that this song is directed to, while expecting reciprocity. “You will carry me as I carried you.”
[Verse 1]
When, when sleep is your only refuge
When shed tears are gone
Lay your head to rest
Lay your head to rest beside me
[Verse 2]
When, when you are falling, falling
When ghosts chant your name
Lay your head to rest
Lay your head to rest and follow
[Bridge]
Let's set out for the horizon
Let's chase the sunrise
We are the stars that light up the sky
[Outro]
And as I burn out, you will carry me as I carried you
And as I burn out, you will carry me as I carried you
When I lay my head to rest
When I lay my head to rest
Lay Your Head to Rest was written by Thomas Hedlund & Magnus Lindberg & Kristian Karlsson & Johannes Persson & Fredrik Kihlberg & Andreas Johansson.
Lay Your Head to Rest was produced by Cult of Luna.
Cult of Luna released Lay Your Head to Rest on Thu Sep 05 2019.