Holyfields, Lyrics
Danger been stepping in
I'm happy as I ever been
Couldn't tell ya what the cadence is
It's folded in the evidences
[Verse 2]
So you wanna leave a mark?
You're honing in on Meadow Park?
I heard you guys are very safe
Caught up with the featherweights
[Chorus]
The dawn is rising
The land ain't rising
No, no, no
Flash hope
Pass the throw
[Verse 3]
Coming in very late
Just above our pay grades
You ask me not to pull alarms
We have to act our ages
[Chorus]
The dawn is rising
But the land ain't rising
No, no, no
Catch up
You wanna go the fast way?
Bonded weights
Don't favor them
If it's all that you don't do
It's lacerate
Better let them pass away
[Outro]
Stay, go?
Better that you find a new way
Before my eyes
Couldn't learn it any other way
By the way
About
“Holyfields,” was the seventh track to be released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i. 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.
i,i is scheduled to be physically released on August 30, 2019, but has been available for streaming since August 9, 2019.
Q&A
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The whole song is an improvised moment with barely any editing, and we just improv’d moves. I sang some scratch vocals that day when we made it up, and they were weirdly close to what ended up being on the album. We didn’t really chop away at that one–it kind of just was born with all its hair and everything
– Justin Vernon, Apple Music
