On “Rest,” Josh Taylor reflects on the business of life and the need to “rest” from it all in order to fully process and enjoy life. It marks half•alive’s first collaboration with UK singer Samm Henshaw. They originally reproduced the studio version of the song during a Q&A with fans on July 17,...
[Verse 1]
It was something I believed in
Ain't no rest until the bank account's peakin'
They say the city never sleeps in
But living busy isn't giving you your worth
Slowing down is fighting back
The time you take is given back
Shifting gears is saving gas
[Pre-Chorus]
Hiding in the quiet is a world of wisdom
Slowing down and see it
[Chorus]
Rest is a secret
I start to believe in
[Verse 2]
This city's built on blood and muscle (Yeah, yeah)
Skyscrapers held up by philosophy of hustling
But Saturday is my cathedral
A day to stop and rest is holding up the steeple
This might be news to all the people
Living busy isn't giving you your worth
[Pre-Chorus]
Slowing down is fighting back
Hiding in the quiet is a world of wisdom
Calming all the noise so you can finally listen
[Chorus]
Rest is a secret
I start to believe in (Believe in)
Stopping the motion to process the moment
(Why don't we stop just to process?)
[Verse 3: Samm Henshaw]
Can I take a minute‚ maybe a breath to breathe?
Can I take a second? I'm craving clarity
So lost in the thought of what one day I could be that
That I forgot to take some time to make a richer me
I searched around to find myself a mental cure
I took a break‚ that's probably what I was looking for
What once was lost has finally got me reassured
[Bridge]
Leaving room for greater paths
Letting go and kicking back
Reading books and taking baths
Slowing down is
[Chorus]
Rest is a secret
I start to believe in (Believe in)
Stopping the motion to process the moment
(Stopping the motion)
Now we stopped‚ you're used to it
Rest was written by Emiko Rochelle & Samm Henshaw & J. Tyler Johnson & Brett Kramer & Josh Taylor.
Rest was produced by Mike Elizondo.
half•alive released Rest on Fri Aug 09 2019.
Yes! The band shared in a 2019 interview with hmv.com:
We had found out about Samm Henshaw right around the time we started writing ‘Rest.’ We were looking to add something to the song to really bring it to the finish line and the same producer, Elizondo, knew of Samm and put us in touch with him....