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Holyfields, by Bon Iver

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Bon Iver

Holyfields,

Release date: 8th August 2019

From i,i
Track 4
3:08
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About This Track

'Holyfields,' by Bon Iver is an alternative track from the album 'i,i' (2019). The lyrics look at a tense presence closing in, with the speaker presenting a stubborn calm, and making reference to danger, “The dawn is rising”, and a land that stays still. There is a feeling of scrutiny and pressure, as if someone is trying to leave a lasting mark while others claim safety. The words move between threat and reassurance, turning place names and imagery into a kind of lived-in standoff.

"Holyfields," is a single by Bon Iver, from the album i,i, released 8th August 2019. The track is 3:08 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Bon Iver.

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Bon Iver

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Lyrics

Holyfields,

Danger been steppin' in
I'm happy as I ever been
Couldn't tell you what the cadence is
It's folded in the evidences
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
The dawn is rising
The land ain't rising, no
No, no
Flash hope
Pass the throw
Comin' in very late
Just above our pay grades
You ask me not to pull alarms
We have to act our ages
The dawn is rising
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
And you better let them pass away
Stay, go?
Better that you find a new way
Before my eyes?
Couldn't learn it any other way
By the way

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From i,i

3:082019Single
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i,i
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Bon Iver
9th August 2019
Track number
4
Release year
2019
  1. 1Yi
    0:32
  2. 2iMi
    3:16
  3. 3We
    2:23
  4. 4Holyfields,
    3:08

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    Voice
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