I Will Wait

    Well I came home

    Like a stone

    And I fell heavy into your arms

    These days of dust,

    Wish we would’ve known,

    Will blow away with this new sun

    But I’ll kneel down, wait for now

    I’ll kneel down, know my ground

    I will wait, I will wait for you

    And I will wait, I will wait for you

    So bring my step

    And relent, you forgave and I wont forget

    Know what we’ve seen

    And him with less

    knowing some way to shake the excess

    I will wait, I will wait for you

    And I will wait, I will wait for you

    Now I’ll be bold, as well as strong

    And use my head, alongside my heart

    So tame my flesh and fix my eyes

    a tethered mind freed from the lies

    But I’ll kneel down, wait for now

    I’ll kneel down, know my ground

    Raise my hands

    Paint my spirit gold

    Bow my head, feel my heart slow

    I will wait, I wait wait for you

    And I will wait, I will wait for you

    Background:

    The band’s up-tempo, banjo-driven, British-accented bluegrass sound made it one of the surprise breakout sensations of 2010. Now Mumford & Sons is back with its first single, “I Will Wait,” from the sophomore effort “Babel.”

    It’s hard to tell whether the lead singer’s yearning vocals are describing a relationship with a woman, with God, or maybe with both. With his words carefully stacked atop a jubilant blend of blazing banjo, staccato acoustic guitar, thumping upright bass and boot-stomping drums, “I Will Wait” erupts into earnest thanksgiving and, perhaps, prayer.