[Verse 1: Anaïs Mitchell]
"How long?" is what you asked
"How long do you think it's gonna last?"
You at the corner store
You were stocking up before the storm
Stacked yourself against the odds
Talkin' back to an act of God
You and your clever mouth
You were laughing when the lights went out

[Chorus: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
I recall it all forever
How it found us where we lay
With our arms around each other
In the latter days, in the latter days

[Verse 2: Anaïs Mitchell, Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
"How high?" is what you said
"How high do you think it's gonna get?"
You at the water's edge
On the jetty when you were a kid
Passed around a plastic cup
Passed out spinnin' in the house where you grew up
You in your childhood bed
And the wildest dream you ever had
[Chorus: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
You recall it all forever
How it found you where you lay
And you called out for your brother
In the latter days
I recall it all forever
How it found us where we lay
With our arms around each other
In the latter days

[Bridge: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
How high do you?
How high do you?

[Chorus: Anaïs Mitchell & Justin Vernon]
I recall it all forever
How we sheltered in our place
And we called each other lovers
In the latter days
I recall it all forever
How there was no hiding place
So we called each other brothers
In the latter days, in the latter days