On “Little Faith” it seems like the two characters are pretending to be something they are not. This is how Matt expresses his distaste for the urbane.
The song boasts Matt’s baritone vocals alongside a haunting instrumental, carrying through with the album’s mature and ornate sound.
[Verse 1]
Little faith, follow me
I set a fire in a blackberry field
Make us laugh, or nothing will
I set a fire just to see what it kills
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I'm stuck in New York, and the rain's coming down
I don't feel like we'll go anywhere
Stuck in New York, and the rain's coming down
Still in line for the Vanity Fair
[Refrain]
Leave our red Southern souls
Head for the coast
Leave our red Southern souls
Everything goes
[Chorus]
All our lonely kicks are getting harder to find
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody cries
All our lonely kicks, they'll make us saintly and thin
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody wins
[Verse 2]
Awesome prince, get your sleep
Lose your heart in history
Make us laugh or nothing will
I set a fire just to see what it kills
[Bridge]
Don't be bitter, Anna, I know how you think
You're waiting for Radio City to sink
You'll find commiseration in everyone's eyes
The storm will suck the pretty girls into the sky
[Chorus]
All our lonely kicks are getting harder to find
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody cries
All our lonely kicks, they'll make us saintly and thin
We'll play nuns versus priests until somebody wins
[Refrain]
Leave our red Southern souls
Head for the coast
Leave our red Southern souls
Everything goes
Little Faith was written by Aaron Dessner & Carin Besser & Matt Berninger.
Little Faith was produced by The National.
The National released Little Faith on Mon May 10 2010.