To me i think he really was talking about going out downtown and drinking like he said, and just the realization of how superficial society is and depressing "would you really rush out for me now?"
How he doesn't fit in that life "crouch like a crow, contrasted in the snow"
he's in it but he's just really peering into that lifestyle. "peek in, into the peer in, im not really like this"
but maybe towards the end he starting to realize that this is him and hes starting be one of them "theres a pull to the flow, my feet melt the snow"-referring back to the black crow contrast, but now not so contrasted now that the snows gone.
i donno that's just my interpretation.
I like this interpretation. He typically writes in (what I believe are) relatively vague and simply worded phrases. Not say it's not utterly brilliant. He paints a scene based on a theme, but they frequently aren't a true story. They weave in and out of personal experience but written as the theme of those experiences.
I like this interpretation. He typically writes in (what I believe are) relatively vague and simply worded phrases. Not say it's not utterly brilliant. He paints a scene based on a theme, but they frequently aren't a true story. They weave in and out of personal experience but written as the theme of those experiences.
I don't think Bon Iver is a literal interpretation writter, but more decifering the motif (as kdundy put it).
I don't think Bon Iver is a literal interpretation writter, but more decifering the motif (as kdundy put it).
It may have been written because of a relationship (a lot of this album is). But I think the song is about isolation, separation &...
It may have been written because of a relationship (a lot of this album is). But I think the song is about isolation, separation & perhaps startling realization (being blindsided).
For me somedays123 is the closest to what I get from it.
To me i think he really was talking about going out downtown and drinking like he said, and just the realization of how superficial society is and depressing "would you really rush out for me now?"
How he doesn't fit in that life "crouch like a crow, contrasted in the snow" he's in it but he's just really peering into that lifestyle. "peek in, into the peer in, im not really like this" but maybe towards the end he starting to realize that this is him and hes starting be one of them "theres a pull to the flow, my feet melt the snow"-referring back to the black crow contrast, but now not so contrasted now that the snows gone.
i donno that's just my interpretation.
I like this interpretation. He typically writes in (what I believe are) relatively vague and simply worded phrases. Not say it's not utterly brilliant. He paints a scene based on a theme, but they frequently aren't a true story. They weave in and out of personal experience but written as the theme of those experiences.
I like this interpretation. He typically writes in (what I believe are) relatively vague and simply worded phrases. Not say it's not utterly brilliant. He paints a scene based on a theme, but they frequently aren't a true story. They weave in and out of personal experience but written as the theme of those experiences.
I don't think Bon Iver is a literal interpretation writter, but more decifering the motif (as kdundy put it).
I don't think Bon Iver is a literal interpretation writter, but more decifering the motif (as kdundy put it).
It may have been written because of a relationship (a lot of this album is). But I think the song is about isolation, separation &...
It may have been written because of a relationship (a lot of this album is). But I think the song is about isolation, separation & perhaps startling realization (being blindsided).
For me somedays123 is the closest to what I get from it.