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Capacity by Big Thief
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Performed by
Big ThiefProduced by
Andrew SarloWrited by
Adrianne LenkerAbout
I wrote the song “Capacity” after a dream. I woke up at my sister’s house in the woods and basically just wrote down the dream. Every verse is a part of the dream. I took the word from the chorus, “Capacity.” And it just felt right to call the record that.
Adrianne Lenker, Issue Magazine
Capacity Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Flight is a beautiful word
Flowered with consonance
That’s what I'll followed
Forever
I am a beautiful bird
Fluttered and floating
Swollen and hollowed
For heaven
[Chorus]
Do what you want with me
Lost in your captivity
Learning capacity
For make-believing everything
Is really hanging on
[Verse 2]
Slipping away from the party
Totally vacant
Everyone gone from their bodies
You were outside kissing another
She was a friend of mine
I was surprised to discover
[Chorus]
I wrapped my arms around her
She was a beautiful figure
There are no enemies
We’re make-believing everything
Is really hanging on
[Verse 3]
There is a castle that stands
High in the canyon
The blue knights are crying together
A child is holding my hand
She is directing, the red crystal pine with a feather
[Chorus]
Do what you want with me
Lost in your captivity
Learning capacity
For make-believing everything
Is really hanging on
Really hanging on
Really hanging on
Capacity Q&A
Who wrote Capacity's ?
Capacity was written by Adrianne Lenker.
Who produced Capacity's ?
Capacity was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
What did Big Thief say about "Capacity"?
In an interview with Newsweek, Adrianne Lenker explained the inspiration behind the title “Capacity”:
There’s a story there, too. It involves a close friend of Lenker’s who writes short stories and novels. “She always has a hundred stories in her brain, and they all have different worlds that she’s...