Lyrics
I woke up one morning All my fingers rotten I woke up a dying man without a chance
I came to your window Threw a stone and waited At the door a stranger stood The stranger's voice said nothing good I turned to walk the frozen ground alone All the way home
Wide-eyed walker Do not wander Do not wander Through the dawn
Both my eyes are fading No light in the evening Planted like a seed in sand and drowned in rain
Watch you for an hour He kept you beneath him He kept you on lock and key He paid the wage you sent to me And waste the day so idly alone All the way home
Wide-eyed walker Do not wander Do not wander Through the dawn Wide-eyed walker Do not wander Do not wander Through the dawn
Battery Kinzie is a concrete fort that was built to protect Puget Sound.
There is a reference to the US Marines hymn on the album’s opener, “Montezuma to Tripoli”, Battery Kinzie
At or near the top of every “top songs of 2011” listicle, “Helplessness Blues” is the lament of a boy who thinks he’s special growing into a man who recognizes, painfully, that
With lyrics that poetically explore slowly coming to terms with a break-up, “Lorelai” bears a striking musical resemblance to Bob Dylan’s anti-plagiarism anthem “4th Time Around”.
[Verse 1] / If to borrow is to take and not return / I have borrowed all my lonesome life / And I can't, no, I can't get through / The borrower's debt is the only regret of my
It’s been said that there’s nothing duller than listening to someone else describe their dreams, but from the first heraldic strums of Grown Ocean, the closer on Fleet Foxes
“The Shrine / An Argument” clocks in at 8 minutes, far longer than anything Fleet Foxes have done before. But it perfectly encapsulates all of the strengths of Helplessness Blues
Robin Pecknold writes in a style rich with imagery and symbolism. Much of his work might better be described as representation of feelings and emotion rather than any one
“Sim Sala Bim” is the third track off of Fleet Foxes' 2011 album Helplessness Blues. In the song, singer Robin Pecknold tells the story of a man who is left his partner. The
The song features Pecknold taking an existentialist perspective and considering how meaningless life is. It comes after “The Shrine/An Argument,” where Pecknold sings about a lover
Phil Ek, producer of Helplessness Blues revealed that the ending bit of The Plains / Bitter Dancer was written by Robin in Port Townsend, 50 miles outside Seattle, in late 2008
'S isch äben e Mönsch uf Ärde / Simeliberg und ds Vreneli abem Guggisbärg / Und Simes Hansjoggeli änet em Bärg / 'S isch äben e Mönsch uf Örde / Und I möchte bi-n'ihm si / U ma ner
A monument to folkrock beauty, courtesy of six Seattle guys who sound like they grew up on a steady diet of CSNY and the Beach Boys. An intricate quilt of guitars, harmoniums
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Fleet Foxes release “Battery Kinzie”?
Fleet Foxes released “Battery Kinzie” on April 16, 2011.
Spanish translation of lyrics for Battery Kinzie by Fleet Foxes. I woke up one morning
All my fingers rotten
I woke up a dying man without a chance
I came...
French translation of lyrics for Montezuma by Fleet Foxes. So now I am older
Than my mother and father
When they had their daughter
Now what does th...
Spanish translation of lyrics for Montezuma by Fleet Foxes. So now I am older
Than my mother and father
When they had their daughter
Now what does th...
Spanish translation of lyrics for Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes. I was raised up believing
I was somehow unique
Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes
...
Traducción de la letra de The Plains / Bitter Dancer de Fleet Foxes al español. Just as the sand made everything round
Just as the tar seeps up from the ground
Bitter dan...
Traducción de la letra de Bedouin Dress de Fleet Foxes al español. If to borrow is to take and not return
I have borrowed all my lonesome life
And I can′t, n...
Traducción de la letra de Grown Ocean de Fleet Foxes al español. In that dream I′m as old as the mountains
Still is starlight reflected in fountains
Childr...
Traducción de la letra de The Shrine / An Argument de Fleet Foxes al español. I went down among the dust and pollen
To the old stone fountain in the morning after dawn
...
Traduction en français des paroles pour Montezuma par Fleet Foxes. So now I am older
Than my mother and father
When they had their daughter
Now what does th...
Französische Übersetzung des Songtexts für Montezuma by Fleet Foxes. So now I am older
Than my mother and father
When they had their daughter
Now what does th...
Tradução em português da letra Bedouin Dress de Fleet Foxes. If to borrow is to take and not return
I have borrowed all my lonesome life
And I can′t, n...