Skinny Love was written by Justin Vernon, the lead member of the band Bon Iver. It was originally recorded by the band for their debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, released in 2007. Its often interpreted as a heartbreak song, rooted in Vernons breakup.
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Introduction:
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Come on skinny love, just last the year
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Pour a little salt, we were never here
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My my my - my my my, my my my - my my my
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Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
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I tell my love to wreck it all
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Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
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My my my - my my my, my my my - my my my
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Right in the moment this order's tall
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And I told you to be patient, and I told you to be fine
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And I told you to be balanced, and I told you to be kind
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In the morning I'll be with you
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But it will be a different kind
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I'll be holding all the tickets
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And you'll be owning all the fines
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Come on skinny love, what happened here
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Suckle on the hope in light brassiere
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My my my - my my my, my my my - my my my
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Sullen load is full, so slow on the split
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And I told you to be patient, and I told you to be fine
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And I told you to be balanced, and I told you to be kind
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Now all your love is wasted, then who the hell was I?