“Let the Mystery Be” was written by Iris DeMent and opened her acclaimed 1992 debut album, “Infamous Angel.”
The song is a gentle, tongue-in-cheek look at the biggest questions — where life comes from, what waits after death. DeMent weighs the competing answers, finds that no one truly knows, and decides, with a shrug and a smile, that she will just let the mystery be.
The song became a modern standard, recorded by many artists.
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