Everything Is Peaceful Love – English Lyrics

• By: Bon Iver
• Album: SABLE, fABLE

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Don't let go too fast, mama, I'm steady on a rock, trippin'

I'll tell you that I'm not slippin', but tell me not a thing rippin'

Let's say that there will be limpin', I'm standing on top, blinkin'

I'd tell ya that I don't know, but you're favored now by 50

And I'm right at home

And damn if I'm not climbin' up a tree right now

And everything is peaceful love, and right in me

And I know that we may go and change someday

I couldn't rightly say, as we're parting ways

What I went and thought about all in one day

Is simply in-divisible as we go our separate ways

Have you already spoken? (Did I hear you say?)

Did I already hear you say?

When you're gone, that's a long, old weight of mine

And damn if I'm not climbin' up a tree right now

And every little thing is love, and right with me

And how am I to know that someday you might change the road?

I caught an offering, that's a burning ring

Is it just coming or going?

Or will it hang around for a long, long time?

Well, I've had too much, and not nearly enough

'Cause I'm afraid with that love

And then they make me this way

I, I'll just go ahead away on the loose

The opposite of fools, 'cause I will run the table all through

'Cause I still don't know the truth

But damn if I'm not climbin' up that tree right now

And everything is peaceful love, and right in me

And I know that someday you may change some way

I couldn't rightly say, that's for parting ways

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
peaceful /ˈpiːsfəl/ A2	adjective - calm and without violence or disturbance
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - to move or go up something steep
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to become different noun - the act of becoming different
steady /ˈstɛdi/ A2	adjective - firmly fixed or supported
limp /lɪmp/ B1	verb - to walk lamely or with difficulty
parting /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of leaving or separating
offering /ˈɒfərɪŋ/ B1	noun - something presented as a gift or donation
burn /bɜːrn/ A1	verb - to be on fire
loose /luːs/ A2	adjective - not firmly fixed in place
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
table /ˈteɪbl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality of being true or real
weight /weɪt/ A1	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it
favor /ˈfeɪvər/ B1	noun - an act of kindness beyond what is due

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't let go too fast, mama, I'm steady on a rock, trippin'

  ➔ Imperative mood, present continuous ('trippin'')

  ➔ The sentence begins with an imperative, directly addressing someone. 'Trippin'' functions as a gerund or present participle, adding a descriptive element to the speaker's state.

• Let's say that there will be limpin', I'm standing on top, blinkin'

  ➔ Future with 'will', gerund ('limpin'), present continuous ('blinkin')

  ➔ The use of 'will' indicates a prediction or possibility. 'Limpin'' and 'blinkin'' are used as gerunds, functioning as nouns or adding descriptive detail to the actions.

• And damn if I'm not climbin' up a tree right now

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence, emphatic 'damn', present continuous ('climbing')

  ➔ The phrase 'damn if...' is an emphatic construction used to express strong affirmation. The present continuous 'climbing' emphasizes the action happening at the moment of speaking.

• And everything is peaceful love, and right in me

  ➔ Noun phrase as predicate ('peaceful love'), adjective as adverb ('right')

  ➔ 'Peaceful love' functions as a noun phrase describing the state of being. 'Right' is used as an adverb modifying 'in me', indicating a sense of belonging or correctness.

• Is it just coming or going?

  ➔ Indirect question, present continuous ('coming', 'going')

  ➔ This is an indirect question, introduced by 'Is it...'. The use of 'coming' and 'going' in the present continuous suggests a process in progress.