Seems to me that Marcus either was or is tired of the whole religion thing. It hardens our hearts toward God, breaks us down, and corrodes our spirit and our character because we give into this lie that God is harsh and demanding, and only willing to know us if we offer religious sacrifices.
I believe you can even hear this in the first verse of "I Will Wait.” Stones are hard, but they are also broken and smoothed over. Many of Mumford's lyrics allude to this theme of the hypocrisy and frivolity of religion, and the way it hurts people. I think lead singer Marcus Mumford completely understands this, and has seen the hypocrisy of religion and the way it has torn the world apart, much like the Tower of Babel tore the early world apart ("'.and this is only the beginning of what they will do'" Genesis 11:6.) It's a waste of time because we're human–imperfect and small–and God is simply God.
Religion is man’s pursuit to reach God through our trivial human actions and rituals. Now here is why I think this album is called "Babel." You can find this story in Genesis 11:1-9 It also caused this nation to divide–just a consequence of their prideful yet meaningless pursuit of building a tower so high that it would reach the heavens. See, there used to be one language in the whole world, but God created many at this moment so that the tower could not be built. It was a meager attempt, and quite insulting to God, who ended up confusing their language. The Tower of Babel was built by a people who wanted to reach God. My OpinionI'll get to the point, I promise. Even through being distanced during their engagement/relationship and having conflicting schedule (Marcus having a busy recording/tour schedule and Carey having a busy filming schedule), they waited for one another and never gave up on the love they have for one another. Through the years of having fallen out of touch, Marcus kept his hope up that they would meet again. After becoming friends again things got more serious in early 2011 and they two became romantically involved and married after a nine-month engagement. Marcus and Carey began sending each other letters through their churches when they were kids. The two were childhood pen pals and it was only after they both found success in their respective fields that they got in touch with each other again as adults. I have my own personal views, they're still real to me, and I want to write about them."Īnyway, more specifically, this song is about Marcus Mumford's wife, actress Carey Mulligan and waiting for her. We all have our separate views on religion, but I think faith is something to be celebrated. I think faith is something beautiful, and something real, and something universal, or it can be. Frontman, Marcus Mumford describes the lyrics for Sigh No More as "a deliberately spiritual thing but deliberately not a religious thing. There are some religious references in other Mumford & Sons songs, but I don't see any that stand out here. I don't believe this song is religious or about religion. My InterpretationThis song is obviously about waiting for your partner through distance and overcoming all the obstacles that come with true love.
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