I've wondered about that. He wrote it quite a while ago and performed it at Origami Vinyl, definitely while he was still in Fleet Foxes, so I still have some doubts that he would have stuck around so long after feeling this way, but I don't think the song is about an old flame, and the whole line about "if they tell you you're a genius but you need some proof" definitely sounds like it could be directed at Robin, since he's such a perfectionist and has so much self-doubt. They've said in interviews that Robin has a hard time...
I've wondered about that. He wrote it quite a while ago and performed it at Origami Vinyl, definitely while he was still in Fleet Foxes, so I still have some doubts that he would have stuck around so long after feeling this way, but I don't think the song is about an old flame, and the whole line about "if they tell you you're a genius but you need some proof" definitely sounds like it could be directed at Robin, since he's such a perfectionist and has so much self-doubt. They've said in interviews that Robin has a hard time finishing a song, because he never thinks it's good enough even though everyone else says it sounds great... that goes for the "nobody that's around you seems to get it right" line.
So it's possible. I don't think anyone would ever acknowledge it publicly, though, out of courtesy...
I think you can make it about that if you want to, but to me he's just talking about a generic individual that is barking orders and doing none of the work. Yea, it makes sense for him to be talking about an old band but I like to think it's a little more inspired than that... Maybe not though.
I think you can make it about that if you want to, but to me he's just talking about a generic individual that is barking orders and doing none of the work. Yea, it makes sense for him to be talking about an old band but I like to think it's a little more inspired than that... Maybe not though.
This is quite possibly a song directed at Robin Pecknold, singer of his old band, Fleet Foxes.
I've wondered about that. He wrote it quite a while ago and performed it at Origami Vinyl, definitely while he was still in Fleet Foxes, so I still have some doubts that he would have stuck around so long after feeling this way, but I don't think the song is about an old flame, and the whole line about "if they tell you you're a genius but you need some proof" definitely sounds like it could be directed at Robin, since he's such a perfectionist and has so much self-doubt. They've said in interviews that Robin has a hard time...
I've wondered about that. He wrote it quite a while ago and performed it at Origami Vinyl, definitely while he was still in Fleet Foxes, so I still have some doubts that he would have stuck around so long after feeling this way, but I don't think the song is about an old flame, and the whole line about "if they tell you you're a genius but you need some proof" definitely sounds like it could be directed at Robin, since he's such a perfectionist and has so much self-doubt. They've said in interviews that Robin has a hard time finishing a song, because he never thinks it's good enough even though everyone else says it sounds great... that goes for the "nobody that's around you seems to get it right" line.
So it's possible. I don't think anyone would ever acknowledge it publicly, though, out of courtesy...
I think you can make it about that if you want to, but to me he's just talking about a generic individual that is barking orders and doing none of the work. Yea, it makes sense for him to be talking about an old band but I like to think it's a little more inspired than that... Maybe not though.
I think you can make it about that if you want to, but to me he's just talking about a generic individual that is barking orders and doing none of the work. Yea, it makes sense for him to be talking about an old band but I like to think it's a little more inspired than that... Maybe not though.