Lyric discussion by 10203040 

Cover art for Acetate lyrics by Volcano Choir

Agreed. In terms of his personal life, I'm imagining this has something to do with the end of his relationship with Kathleen Edwards. They were presumably close during the 'fallout' of Bon Iver, Bon Iver and this could be a new project, new perspective track. It's pretty ambiguous but narrative seems to describe some line that's been crossed in his morals or principles etc. but wtf knows

I could be wrong, but I don't think Justin Vernon wrote any of Volcano Choir's lyrics. I think he just sung them.