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

from Mumford & Sons – Whispers in the Dark Lyrics on Rap Genius

Meaning

The man finally decides that he does not want any of this confusion anymore, and so he will live and be happy now, and come back to this difficult question later.

Marcus himself has said that he is not a Christian, but he also indirectly stated that he used to be, when he explained in an interview that the line that most people believe to be

I set out to serve the Lord" is in fact: I HAD set out to serve the Lord".

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