i adore the dichotomy of the phrases: "long-life" and "slow-heart." its as though whom she's addressing in the song is referred to as "long-life," and she would therefore be the "slow-heart." as to why she uses these handles... i'm unsure. perhaps could someone expound upon that?
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.
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.
i adore the dichotomy of the phrases: "long-life" and "slow-heart." its as though whom she's addressing in the song is referred to as "long-life," and she would therefore be the "slow-heart." as to why she uses these handles... i'm unsure. perhaps could someone expound upon that?
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.
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.