Holocene
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Holocene by Bon Iver
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Regarding “Holocene”, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon told NPR:
Holocene is a bar in Portland, Ore., but it’s also the name of a geologic era, an epoch if you will. It’s a good example of how all the songs are all meant to come together as this idea that places are times and people are places and times ar...
Holocene Lyrics
[Verse 1]
"Someway, baby, it's part of me, apart from me"
You're laying waste to Halloween
You fucked it, friend, it's on its head, it struck the street
You're in Milwaukee, off your feet
[Pre-Chorus]
And at once, I knew
I was not magnificent
[Chorus]
Strayed above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
I could see for miles, miles, miles
[Verse 2]
Third and Lake, it burnt away, the hallway
Was where we learned to celebrate
Automatic bought the years you'd talk for me
That night you played me "Lip Parade"
Not the needle, nor the thread, the lost decree
Saying nothing, that's enough for me
[Pre-Chorus]
And at once, I knew
I was not magnificent
[Chorus]
Hulled far from the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
I could see for miles, miles, miles
[Verse 3]
Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright
Above my brother, I, and tangled spines
We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be
Now, to know it in my memory
[Pre-Chorus]
And at once, I knew
I was not magnificent
[Chorus]
High above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
I could see for miles, miles, miles
Holocene Q&A
Who wrote Holocene's ?
Holocene was written by Justin Vernon.
Who produced Holocene's ?
Holocene was produced by Justin Vernon.
How did life in Wisconsin influence this song?
From an interview with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon with Pitchfork:
The whole second verse is about those years in Eau Claire but the first verse is this weird amalgamation of the darkness that came with those times. I set that verse in Milwaukee because it’s a dark, beer-drunk place. Even though I did...
What certifications did this track receive?
“Holocene” was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 12, 2019.