Marion – English Lyrics

• By: Bon Iver
• Album: i,i

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Well, I thought that this was half a love

Well, I thought that this was half a love, love

Follow to the rising sea

Well, I thought that this was half a love

...

Well, I thought that this was half a love

Well, I thought that this was half a love

Follow to the rising sea

Well, I thought that this was half a love

...

Whoo

...

When I'm falling to the right

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
thought /θɔːt/ A1	verb - past tense of think; to have an idea or opinion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
follow /ˈfɒl.oʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after someone or something
rising /ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of rise; to move upward
sea /siː/ A1	noun - a large body of salt water
falling /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of fall; to move downward
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or true adverb - towards the right side
half /hæf/ A1	noun - either of two equal parts of something adjective - partial or incomplete
well /wel/ A1	adverb - in a good or satisfactory way
rising /ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/ A2	adjective - increasing in amount or level

Key Grammar Structures

• Well, I thought that this was half a love

  ➔ Past simple tense with subordinate clause

  ➔ Use of "thought" (past tense) + "that" clause to express past belief

• Follow to the rising sea

  ➔ Imperative mood with prepositional phrase

  ➔ Base verb "Follow" (imperative) + direction phrase "to the rising sea"

• Whoo

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ Emotional exclamation without grammatical structure

• When I'm falling to the right

  ➔ Present continuous with prepositional phrase

  ➔ "am falling" (present continuous) + directional phrase "to the right"