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Joanna Newsom – Occident Lyrics 15 years ago
I think this album is, as ericaruth and skyling suggest, documenting a relationship and the breakdown then it must be about her relationship with Bill Callahan. Bill was a lot older than Joanna so has had a longer life, so I think "Long-life" is a reference to him. As for slow-heart I'm not sure, maybe it's an observation of herself, where she feels her heart takes a long time to recover from the breakup.

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