Blood Tree Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Jestoon425 

Cover art for Blood Tree lyrics by Mary Timony

The last line is clearly about Ash Bowie from Polvo, who she used to be with; She used to sing it as "Moved to North Carolina," in reference to him returning to Chapel Hill after the breakup of Helium. The rest of the song is her comparison of following relationship to hers with Ash, and the myriad aspects of the more recent ex.

Song Meaning