The opening track to the fABLE side of Bon Iver’s fifth album, SABLE, fABLE, “Short Story” is a quaint ballad featuring “a flutter of electronic bleeps and piano keys”.
It transitions from “AWARDS SEASON” and leads directly into the next track, “Everything Is Peaceful Love”.
[Verse: Justin Vernon & Kacy Hill]
Oh, the vibrance
Sun in my eyes (It gets brighter)
'Til you can no longer see (And you're not lonely)
And you are no longer growing (To face up)
That January ain't the whole world
[Chorus]
And falling's really over shown
And you're never really, really on your own
[Outro: Justin Vernon & Kacy Hill]
First thing is just be watched
Time heals, and then it repeats
You will never be complete
And the strain and thirst are sweet
You have not yet gone too deep
Short Story was written by Justin Vernon & Jim-E Stack & Eli Teplin & Kacy Hill & Asher Weisberg.
Short Story was produced by Justin Vernon & Jim-E Stack.
Bon-iver released Short Story on Fri Apr 11 2025.