| Bon Iver – RE: Stacks Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| i jam to this on the car ride home whenever i have a bad day of poker. i f*cking keep throwing it down 200 at a time, too. i know how Vernon feels | |
| Gregory Alan Isakov – Idaho Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| hell of a nice song! | |
| Bon Iver – RE: Stacks Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| i did too a long time ago. its paralyzed | |
| Bon Iver – RE: Stacks Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I'm sure it's referring specifically to poker for 2 reasons: 1. "I keep throwing it down 200 at a time." (Most casinos offer No Limit Texas Hold'em cash games with $1/2 blinds, and the typical buy-in for these tables is $200. And I also know that when you're losing at these tables, it seems like you're continuously pulling $200 at a time out of your wallet and putting it on the table.) 2. He talks about poker specifically before he sings this song sometimes. |
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| Bon Iver – RE: Stacks Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Lol. | |
| Bon Iver – Flume Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The songs essentially about his deep love for his mother, right?? The fact that he's his mother's only child doesn't matter because the love they share is "enough." ("I am my mother's only one.. It's enough.") His love for his mother has resulted in his own confidence and acceptance of who he is, because, after all, he's a resemblance of his mother and her traits, which he loves. ("I wear my garment so it shows.. Now you know.") His mother passes away (..I don't think this is necessarily based on real life). The world has sorta stopped for him. He's overwhelmed by a sense of nothingness now. He doesn't know what to do, or how to be. ("I am my mother on the wall, with us all.. I move in water, shore to shore; nothing's more.") The three choruses bring home the feeling of sadness and emptiness that he feels upon his mother's passing, as well as emphasize the love he felt for her. He metaphorically describes her continued role as his protector by saying that she's the "moon" and the "sky is [her] womb" (as he is still on earth, and the sky surrounds the earth). Along these lines, "lapping lakes like leery loons," "maroon," and "reddish rouge" all share similar feelings of sadness/emptiness/depression/etc. Additionally, "maroon" and "reddish rouge" both contain a sense of heartbroken-ness, or at least love in general. Finally, the "gluey feathers" represent the attachment he has to his mother, which is causing him to not be able to move on yet in life (which is a similar interpretation to orionsbelt81). |
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