“Salem” was the tenth track to be separately released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i and is the eleventh track on the actual album. The track was released on August 8, 2019, the day after fans were able to hear i,i in its entirety at listening events held worldwide.
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[Verse 1]
Salem burns the leaves
Then she
Returns to cure and see
Heavy fate
After years of waiting
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause abnormalities
Surely
Are everywhere you see
So what I think we need
Is elasticity, empowerment and ease
[Chorus]
So I won't lead no lie
With our hearts the only matter why
How long it's lasted
I've not received reciprocity
[Verse 2]
To speak supportively
Big guy
There's no automatic peace
But I bet you'd keep
All these in-betweens that bar my youth
[Pre-Chorus]
There's no anorberic dream
Far as I know
I tried too hard to see
What I thought it’d be
Asking constantly
How's it gonna be?
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna weep a while
You don't even know how hard
I learned a lesson
Don't ask me, I've
Torn the banner from the line
Salem was written by Andrew Broder & Channy Leaneagh & S. Carey & Justin Vernon.
Salem was produced by Justin Vernon & Brad Cook & Chris Messina.
OP-1 loop, weird Indigo Girls/Rickie Lee Jones vibes. I got really into acid and the Grateful Dead this year, so there’s definitely some early psych vibes in there. The record really is supposed to be thought of as the fall record for this band, if you think of the other ones as seasons. Salem and b...