bon iver is a dream to me. and though this may seem like a cop out post, i just love him to death. so when i stumbled onto this graphic of the lyrics for 'skinny love', i was enamoured. and i had to share.
there's so much about this song. its simple words. its concise effort to convey what it means. its heartbreaking melody, and the sadness in the music that the words are held by. its beauty and stunning simplicity - and there are not many songs i love more than this one.
i just love this song. i hope you all enjoy. and if nothing else, just love justin vernon's red plaid shirt. don't be a snob.
there's so much about this song. its simple words. its concise effort to convey what it means. its heartbreaking melody, and the sadness in the music that the words are held by. its beauty and stunning simplicity - and there are not many songs i love more than this one.
perhaps it's that we can all relate - to a love that we want nothing more than to hold onto... a love that maybe hurts a little more than it should, or weighs a little more on our shoulders than we thought it ever would. but a love nonetheless that you want to hold onto.
but more than all the makings of a love song that echos of gutted feeling that a true love can give you, the music that supports this song is so hauntingly perfect. i listen to it once, and i can't stop listening for days. it's power from behind the words. instead of a quiet subtle love verse, it bangs out what we all want to yell in those moments.
i know i've posted this version of this song before, but it's my favourite version. ever. so i'm going to use it again. and since it's my blog, i can do that.
"and at the end of all your lines. who will love you? who will fight? who will fall far behind?"
(the trouble with the internet sometimes, is that it becomes extremely challenging to find original sources of things.... this print came from holmbergh's pinterest, but it links to tumblr after tumblr... if you know the original source, please share!)