Mearcstapa
Fleet Foxes * Track #7 On Crack-Up
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Mearcstapa by Fleet Foxes
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Jon Seale & Skyler Skjelset & Robin PecknoldWrited by
Robin PecknoldAbout
Mearcstapa (literally, march-stepper) refers to Grendel from the novel Beowulf. Grendel was said to roam the hinterlands and the mearcstapa the song refers to may be Robin’s own doubts/insecurities/ failures, joined into a Grendel-like beast. Notice also the water imagery prevalent throughout the a...
Mearcstapa Lyrics
[At sail on open ocean]
[Verse 1]
Two lines in the air
Two eyes on the pair
Mearcstapa, on an open sea
But you turn away
No falling today
No wind in the night
You're putting slack in the lines
[Verse 2]
The eyes of the sea
So easy to meet
Mearcstapa, deaf and blind like me
But the foam doesn't sing
The phone doesn't ring
So what will you find
Mearcstapa of mine?
[Instrumental Outro]
Mearcstapa Q&A
Who wrote Mearcstapa's ?
Mearcstapa was written by Robin Pecknold.
Who produced Mearcstapa's ?
Mearcstapa was produced by Jon Seale & Skyler Skjelset & Robin Pecknold.
When did Fleet Foxes release Mearcstapa?
Fleet Foxes released Mearcstapa on Fri Jun 16 2017.
What did Fleet Foxes say about "Mearcstapa"?
Robin, on the podcast Song Explorer, said that he meant Mearcstapa to be translated as “border-walker”, and was influenced by a sailor named Bernard Moitessier. Moitessier’s most notable feat was participating in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the first ‘round the world yacht race. He was...