8 (circle) – English Lyrics

• By: Bon Iver
• Album: 22, A Million

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Philosophize your figure

What I have and haven't held

You called and I came, stayed tall through it all

Fall and fixture, just the same thing

...

Say nothing of my fable, no

What on earth is left to come

Who's agonized and gnawed through it all

I'm underneath your tongue

...

I'm standing in your street now, no

And I carry his guitar

And I can't recall it lightly at all

But I know I'm going in

...

Too much for me to pick up, no

Not sure what forgiveness is

We've galvanized the squall of it all

I can leave behind the harbour

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I will run (all around it)

Have to crawl (still can't stop it)

Along the fires

One more time, just pass me by

I'ma make it half the night

Hall light wishes

...

To walk aside your favor

I'm an Astuary King

I'll keep in a cave, your comfort and all

Unburdened and becoming

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I will run all around it (sailing off and on, you're on your honor)

Have to crawl, still can't (carry off and up your seas)

I will run (carry up, love, along unfettered time)

Now Mona, now Mona

Haven't I locked up my failure? (Sailing off and ore your odd, your honor)

From the core to the sky

Wouldn't I be last to see? (Carry off and up your seas)

From the door 'til we die

Deny with love my labor (carry up with love along)

Was it all I could find?

Keep waking up high

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
philosophize /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.aɪz/ C1	verb - to discuss or treat something in a philosophical way
figure /ˈfɪɡjʊər/ B1	noun - a shape, form, or a numerical symbol verb - to think, suppose, or calculate
fable /ˈfeɪbəl/ B1	noun - a short story, often with animals, that teaches a moral lesson
agonized /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪzd/ C1	verb (past participle) - to suffer extreme mental or physical pain adjective - in great distress or suffering
gnawed /nɔːd/ B2	verb (past participle) - to bite or chew something continuously
harbour /ˈhɑː.bər/ B2	noun - a place on the coast where ships may moor safely verb - to shelter or protect someone/something
galvanized /ˈɡæl.və.naɪzd/ C1	verb (past participle) - to stimulate or shock into action adjective - coated with a protective layer of zinc
squall /skwɔːl/ C1	noun - a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed, often with rain or snow
forgiveness /fərˈɡɪv.nəs/ B2	noun - the act of forgiving someone; pardon
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
crawl /krɔːl/ A2	verb - to move on the hands and knees; to progress slowly
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from Earth
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male monarch; a ruler of a kingdom
cave /keɪv/ A1	noun - a natural underground chamber or hollow
comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/ B1	noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain verb - to soothe or alleviate someone's distress
unburdened /ʌnˈbɜː(r).dənd/ C1	adjective - free from a heavy load or responsibility
becoming /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ B2	adjective - suitable or appropriate; attractive verb (present participle) - the process of coming into existence or developing
honor /ˈɒn.ər/ B2	noun - high respect; esteem verb - to regard with great respect
failure /ˈfeɪ.ljər/ B2	noun - lack of success; not achieving a desired result