Jenny Hval - Lay Down Lyrics

      

Lay down
by Jenny Hval

Verse 1
I was hoping I was a child
But perhaps I am a guide
Writing to set you free
A guardian of the in-between

Refrain
Lay down
Down in the deep where your love comes from
Lay down
Down in the deep where it feels like all is gone

Verse 2
I remember in your chair
By the bed in palliative care
You had bled through your jeans
A weeping wound, living and dying

Refrain
I just want you to lay down
Down in the deep where your love comes from
Lay down
Down in the deep until you feel like all is gone

Non-Lyrical Interlude

Interlude
"In that moment
1995
You were the daughter
And tonight
When I looked up from my notebook
There was a scythe in my hand"

Refrain
Lay down
Down in the deep where your love comes from
Lay down
Down in the deep until you feel like all is gone