Lyric discussion by sun_giant 

pecknold says in an interview with daytrotter that the lyrics to this song are "fairly meaningless", and that the song is more focused on the vocal harmonies instead of the lyrics...but this is so far my favorite song from a stellar album. i've listened to it twice a day since i bought it

daytrotter.com/article/1245/fleet-foxes

in my opinion i believe that there are no such thing as meaningless lyrics. I'm pretty sure it's about a war, most likely british.

im with you ^^^^ cause the hymnal is when people would cut other peoples heads off and thats what the song is talking about

@sun_giant It has metaphor and images from the French Revolution, beheading of the aristocracy at the neck in winter, and such....

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