[Verse 1]
Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down, lay me down
Darkening, darkening
Darkening, darkening
Darkening, darkening
Darkening, darkening
[Verse 2]
Come to me, come to me
Come to me, come to me
Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down, lay me down
[Outro]
Quiet houses, lit up by candlelight
In the gloom of the dawn
Quiet houses, lit up by candlelight
Light of an English song
Quiet Houses was written by Robin Pecknold.
Quiet Houses was produced by Phil Ek.
Fleet Foxes released Quiet Houses on Mon Jun 02 2008.
Prior to that, there were a few songs we were working on that were very much focused on the lead vocal, you know? And I wanted to do a song that was the extreme opposite of that – where the vocals were just part of the music, and not just a platform for this guy.
–Robin Pecknold, The Times