A beautifully tragic tale of intimacy and separation, “No Rest For The Wicked” evokes the harsh emotional subject matter of the new album, which Li wrote after a breakup.
No Rest for the Wicked is the second song I wrote for I Never Learn. I wrote it in Sweden when I was packing up my shit, and I’d...
[Verse 1]
My one heart hurt another
So only one life can't be enough
Can you give me just another
For that one who got away?
[Pre-Chorus]
Lonely I, I'm so alone now
[Chorus]
There'll be no rest for the wicked
There's no song for the choir
There's no hope for the weary
If you let them win without a fight
[Verse 2]
If one heart can mend another
Only then can we begin
So won't you hold on a little longer?
Don't let them get away
[Pre-Chorus]
Lonely I, I'm so alone now
[Chorus 2]
There'll be no rest for the wicked
There's no song for the choir
There's no hope for the weary
If you let them win without a fight
I let my good one down
I let my true love die
I had his heart, but I broke it every time
[Pre-Chorus]
Lonely I, I'm so alone now
[Chorus 2]
There'll be no rest for the wicked
There's no song for the choir
There's no hope for the weary
If you let them win without a fight
I let my good one down
I let my true love die
I had his heart, but I broke it every time
No Rest for the Wicked was written by Björn Yttling & Lykke Li.
No Rest for the Wicked was produced by Lykke Li & Björn Yttling.
Lykke Li released No Rest for the Wicked on Thu Mar 20 2014.
Yes! On May 6, 2014, Lykke Li interpreted the song live at C à vous.