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The second of a two-punch opener showing renewed lyrical elegance from Marcus Mumford and the disc’s first trace of electric guitar ambience. The song’s slightness keeps it far from a genre-shift, but it’s a new flavor for the band.
[Verse 1]
You hold your truth so purely
And swerve not through the minds of men
This lie is dead
This cup of yours tastes holy
But a brush with the devil can clear your mind
Strengthen your spine
[Chorus]
And fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
[Verse 2]
Whispers in the dark
Steal a kiss and you'll break a heart
Pick up your clothes and curl your toes
Learn your lesson, lead me home
Spare my sins for the ark, I was too slow to depart
I'm a cad, but I'm not a fraud, I've set out to serve the Lord
And my heart was colder when you'd gone
And I lost my head but found the one that I loved
Under this sun!
Under this sun!
[Chorus]
And fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
And fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
[Outro]
And my heart was colder when you'd gone
And I lost my head; let's live while we are young
While we are young
While we are young
While we are young
Whispers in the Dark was written by Marcus Mumford & Ben Lovett & Winston Marshall & Ted Dwane.
Whispers in the Dark was produced by Markus Dravs.
Mumford & Sons released Whispers in the Dark on Mon Mar 11 2013.