Lyrics for Brackett, WI as interpreted by slowbendingaxe

Brackett, WI Lyrics
an easy swing had it's time shouldered
-slow bending axe.
now it's a photo framed.
the swing hasn't had it.

and here we are rebuilding roads
right by roosting towns.
it's just like the love
-the one that's never been enough.

so i'm counting on your fingers
cause you've reattached the twitch
and if you (go) want opinion,
i will die along the ditches.

and every summer is a hot token
to the cold, cold take of lust.
and every autumn singes
with the business of sadness.

fred had it wrong they sing
honey hadn't burned
another curve in the counting
is never served

so i'm counting on your fingers
cause you've reattached the twitch
and if you (go) want opinion,
i will die along the ditches.

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YouKnowStuff
02-12-2009

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I think it's "the love that's never been enough."

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slowbendingaxe
02-12-2009

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that's a much more fitting lyric at the end of the second verse!
although, i still hear him pronounce "one, not "love", i can definitely hear him pronounce that eff sound in the "enough".
thank you very much.
bon iver fans, please help me out on the second line of the chorus and the fourth verse!

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natbrack
02-16-2009

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my last name is brackett! my grandfather's name is william! justin, are you speaking to him/me?!!

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manuelturcios
02-19-2009

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Great song, .. DARK WAS THE NIGHT is the best compilation I have yet to hear... can anyone recommen other bon iver songs... it just sounds so fantastic

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Godzuki
02-23-2009

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presumably its about Brackett in Wisconsin (where he recorded For Emma)

i think maybe he's nostalgic. i know that the town Brackett has disputed territory rights. granted, i got this from good old wikipedia but maybe that's important in the context of the song.

it reminds me of where i grew up and everybody's moods and behavior were so easily dictated by the weather and the season

and every summer is a hot token
to the cold, cold take of lust.
and every autumn singes
with the business of sadness.



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Godzuki
02-23-2009

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and as for manuelturclos

its worth downloading 'for emma, forever ago', his first album.

this is one of those songs which is very obviously rich musically and its so addictive i love it. but so is his whole previous album. Blood Bank - EP is abit different - still worth every penny. but i'd say if you like this, you're probably gonna like Flume, re:Stacks, Skinny Love, Wolves, Blindsided etc...

its all really great music


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YouKnowStuff
02-24-2009

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a few more lyrics that i'm hearing:


"i will die along the ditches"

"honey let it burn"

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Havenspear
02-26-2009

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I hear "Cause you've reattached the twitch and if you want opinion, I will die alone in ditches."
and I thought it was "so here we are rebuilding roads."

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poison/oak
03-12-2009

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friend had it wrong they see
"honey let it burn"
and the curve in the country
is nevers earn

thats what i hear

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MattyD
03-29-2009

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"and every summer is a hot token

to the cold, cold take of (r)ust"

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catrionadonald
05-02-2009

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instead of 'and every summer is a hot token'
it sounds more like 'and every song word, is a heart talking'
it makes more sense and it's nicer :P
i reaally love this song, it's so nostalgic and quite dark.



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mrjk
06-12-2009

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I don't think that that verse is correct. Of course I could be way off but It sounds:

and every summer is a hot token
to (or -of- which he sometimes sings) the cold, -coin- take of lust.
and every autumn singes
with the business of sadness.

and that goes with the next couplet and the underlying motif. ... The curve in the county is never served. Listen to him sing this at Dark was the Night Live or at Sasquatch live and he is singing -coin- to me.

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j0bi1
07-06-2009

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I have tried all day to figure out the lyrics, take a careful listen and see how close I've come here:

An easy swing had it's time shouldered
slow bending axe
and now it's a photo thing
a swing hasn't had it

and here we are rebuilding roads
right by roosting towns
its just like the love
the one thats never been enough

so i'm counting on your fingers
cause you've reattached the twitch
and if you want opinion,
i will die along the ditches

and every summer is a hot token
to the cold core take of us
and every autumn singes
with a business of sadness

our friend had it wrong they see
honey heaven burns
another curve in the counting
his head is earning more

so i'm counting on your fingers
cause you've reattached the twitch
and if you want opinion,
i will die along the ditches

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inosentcriminal
07-11-2009

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Hey
i might be wrong but i think that the lyric is
"and now its a photo fin"
as in photo finish
could be wrong

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rjd
08-31-2009

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Really like this song. In the live versions, the third line of the chorus is sung as "and if you go" with no other sounds after the vowel sound in "go". In the recorded version, both times you can hear the sound like "opinion", but you can also hear the consonant "g", so I don't think it's quite right to have "and if you want opinion" but unfortunately I don't have any better ideas. Also, in the line "and every summer is a hot token", the words are slurred enough that it could be either "hot token" or "heart talkin'" and I feel like the latter makes more sense in context with the other lyrics. (not to mention the heartbeat drum rhythm) Are there any official lyrics published for this?

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ddragonfly
09-01-2009

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I have some lyric revisions for you! Here it is in full:

An easy swing had its time shouldered
Slow bending axe
And now it's a photo framed
The swing hasn't had it

And here we are rebuilding roads
Right by roosting towns
It's just like the love
The one that's never been done

So I'm counting on your fingers
'Cause you've reattached
The switch (that shut off)
And even if you wore a pin
I would die along the ditches

And every summer is a heart talking
To the cold, cold take of lust
And every autumn singes
With the business of sadness

Afraid you had it wrong, they say
Honey hadn't burn
You know the curve in the county
Is never served

So I'm counting on your fingers
'Cause you've reattached
The switch (that shut off)
And even if you wore a pin
I would die along the ditches

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mr.doodle
09-18-2009

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FUN to try to understand what he's actually singing! It's a pretty cryptic song.
I don't understand where the whole "Slow bending axe" thing came from... I can't here the X sound when he says it. It sounds more like sh or s. Steam bending is a technique of wood bending for furniture (ie. a sitting swing)... and ash is an ideal type of wood often bent. I wouldn't be surprised if I was way off on this though.

A pinion is another word for "wing" or "feather"... ie. a bird that might fly away. A twitch, may be an indication of restlessness. Again, a shot in the dark.

I think there may be some juxtaposition between the "hot token" and the cold coined take of us. Tokens are usually a reminder of something, but are also in the form of a coin. Perhaps used in the "Business of sadness". Really I don't know.

As for the last verse... I have no ideas on what he's talking about there!

But I did listen to the sounds carefully (with my good earphones) and I heard this:

An easy swing, had its time showing
slow bended ash
now it's a photo fit
the swing hasn't had it

and here we are rebuilding roads
ride by roosting towns
it's just like the love
the one that's never been enough

so I'm counting on your fingers
cause you've reattached
the twitch, and if you grow a pinion
I will die along the ditches

and every summer is a hot token
to the cold coined take of us
and every autumn singes
with the business of sadness

"fred had it wrong" they sing
honey had it burned
now the curve in the county
is their reserve

so I'm counting on your fingers
cause you've reattached
the twitch, and if you grow a pinion
I will die along the ditches

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