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Roslyn Lyrics
Up with your turret
Aren't we just terrified?
Shale, screen your worry
From what you won't ever find
Don't let it fool you
Don't let it fool you...down
Down's sitting round, folds in the gown
Sea and the rock below
Cocked to the undertow
Bones, blood and teeth erode
With every crashing node
Wings wouldn't help you
Wings wouldn't help you...down
Down fills the ground, gravity's proud
You barely are blinking
Wagging your face around
When'd this just become a mortal home?
Won't, won't, won't, won't
Won't let you talk me
Won't let you talk me down
Will pull it taut, nothing let out
Aren't we just terrified?
Shale, screen your worry
From what you won't ever find
Don't let it fool you...down
Down's sitting round, folds in the gown
Cocked to the undertow
Bones, blood and teeth erode
With every crashing node
Wings wouldn't help you...down
Down fills the ground, gravity's proud
Wagging your face around
When'd this just become a mortal home?
Won't let you talk me down
Will pull it taut, nothing let out
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I posted this on the Bon Iver version too.
This song is about a girl named Roslyn who sadly commits suicide to a bad relationship. The biggest clue to this is "Won't, Won't let you talk me down," which is indicating that no matter how hard someone tried to convince her everything would be alright, she refused to listen. He says "Aren't we just terrified" which could either reference them being scared that she is going to commit the suicide or after when they discover she has. Shale- one of the first words- a rock that breaks easily. Either indicating when she does jump off the cliff which is shown when it says "sea and rock below ( the rock being shale )" it breaks. It also shows that she is on some sort of cliff. Bones, blood, and teeth erode, they will be crashing low is basically describing her body breaks and rots. Erode means ( in a small way ) to wither. Wing's wouldn't help you describes that she has jumped, and there's no going back now. Down toward the ground, gravity's proud- means she's falling down. You barely blinking is showing that she is dying. When'd this just become a mortal home- a mortal is something that can die. This song is very sad and should not be taken very light-heartedly