Blood Bank
Iver Bon Lyrics

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Justin Deyarmond Edison Vernon

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

James Clyde

3y↑481

Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags
You said "see lookit, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"
And I said I know it well
That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red
Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar
You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss
And I said I know it well
That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?
And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

NAPC GAD

2y↑5

Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags

You said "see lookit, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

Nathan Rodriguez

2y↑11

Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags

You said "see lookit, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

Artnaut

10w↑1

Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags

You said, "See look there, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But you don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause it's running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said, "Ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this?"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I know it well
I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

All comments from YouTube:

Gannon Rinehart

3y↑2.1K

Bon Iver makes me want to spend every second with my future love I haven't met, but also makes me want to spend my life in a cabin in the woods alone

Human

14w

The second one

OriCH

Qqq

Sailguns

@Marwa Zein wow you’re so profound

Christine Bradshaw

Quiet, and Company, Love and Solitude

Kingoftherats85

1y↑1

I thought I was the only one...crazy huh

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dunder mifflin this is erin

3y↑1.3K

nothing hurts my heart more than music by bon iver

carol cara

44w

I am the opposite, there's no other type of music makes me happier than bon iver's

Stephen Brodie

Hes beautiful

Eliud D.B.

2y↑2

@dunder mifflin this is erin pretty gay

Megan G.

@Jan B. 🎉

Kirt Connolly

Can your heart start over again ... Please 🙏!

29 More Replies...

Joe K

3y↑265

I heard this song in a bar in Charleston, SC like 8 years ago not knowing what it was or who it was by. I was mesmerized and couldn't stop thinking about the song. For 8 years, I had the melody stuck in my head, but could only remember the lyric "the snow started falling" Today, I finally heard the song again, on the show 'Chuck' of all places.
I thought I'd never hear it ever again in my life. I cant describe the feeling I'm having right now with words.

Linda LoCricchio

13w

Mezmerizing, a loving feeling in your soul!💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

IntensePeppers

2y↑1

here from Chuck too :)

Roxane Lotthé

2y↑1

Charleston !! That’s were I live :)

clara

2y↑11

this reminds me of the time i tried cheesecake when i was like 7 and absolutely adored it, but i didn't know what cheesecake was or how to describe it and i spent years and years thinking about that cake until i turned like 9 and finally ate the cake again by chance and the feeling: pure bliss, man. i asked people what it was this time and they said cheesecake and since then, man, i've loved cheesecake.

Danielle

2y↑4

I could cry just reading this story. I'm so happy you found it.

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Nicky Lindley

3y↑806

the sound on this EP is perfect Bon Iver to me. more complex and layered than the stripped down folk on For Emma, but less orchestral and more intimate than the subsequent albums. I know it's unlikely Justin will go back to this sound, but I want a whole album like this EP - quiet, stark, ghostly and melancholic.

J Johnson

13w

he didn't write the song

Kodah Shakur KS

13w

Agreed

Jon Warren

35w

@David Caskey very true lol

Jon Warren

35w

Yes I agree. It's such a relaxing sound and it keeps you in the whole time!

Christian Evans

Amen

11 More Replies...

Drake Fulmer

3y↑733

I just messaged my ex to tell her I still think of her when I hear this song even though it’s been almost a decade and how weird the human mind is. I got the first apology from her I’ve ever gotten. It was a beautiful moment. I’m at peace.

Forge North

@Born2ShitForced2Wipe yeah that’s just like your opinion man

Born2ShitForced2Wipe

12w

I'm pretty sure she only said sorry cause you freaked her out by texting her after 10 years cause you were in your emotions. You shouldn't need an apology from anyone who isn't currently in your life

Just Commenting

26w

gay

Just Ali

41w↑1

Wish I could feel the same

rmp5s

51w↑2

@justin HA!!

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James Clyde

3y↑481

The Tale of An American Pit bull Terrier

40w↑2

@Melissa Ann me. I’m hard at hearing and have a hard time understanding some of the words. The lyrics help a lot to truly understand the song.

ninkaaa

@Melissa Ann i always search for lyrics

RistoPodolski

3y↑18

@Melissa Ann I'm non-native English speaker who always appreciates when someone does this. Especially for Vernon's lyrics, because he often makes up new words.

Mélancolique

3y↑2

Really beautiful lyrics

Allyz0ned Crypto

3y↑27

Melissa there are non english people who listens to Bon Iver.

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e

15w↑10

This song just embodies winter to me.
And I love how it makes me feel there might be a better life out there waiting for me, full of joy and love and Christmas morning creaks and warmth in the coldest of times

Manuel Cabrera

3y↑206

this song is timeless, will always be one of my favorites

p∆ul∆lleπ

3y↑1

Agree

hayhay123

2y↑100

you’ll never realize how much something means to you till you lose it, and then you sit there all alone reminiscing in your bed at 3 in the morning when all the memories come pouring back to you and you sit there in sorrow and paim

Kodah Shakur KS

13w

Explain it in your own words.the story and meaning?

Amee L

Gah 😩

random shit

Tell me about it 😓😓😓

hendra bp

3y↑74

I’m sure as hell gonna play bon iver when the world is ending❤️ don’t bother saving me folks, you’ll find me dancing and crying and remembering the good times while the world’s falling apart.

Cherie

He does play when the world is ending .... DON'T LOOK UP movie, awesome!!

Kate hutchings

3y↑2

It is scary to admit but may be what's happening.....

JT Frank

Remember listening to this then shortly later our first born came along.. now just a couple days ago # 5 just joined us… tears of joy.. fits the moment

elbarty darty

29w↑10

Tingles in my cheeks and arms - this song feels like looking out the train window on a rainy, foggy morning

iHear Banjos

51w↑19

It's tradition to que this up on the Jukebox in every bar I go to.
It's the look on a random person's face when they hear this song that makes my soul melt.

Rachel Grantham

48w↑13

My favorite song ever. I discovered it while I was staying in Washington. I fell in love with it, and now every time I hear Blood Bank, I will always think of driving the 101 and seeing the ocean for the first time.

Wawawawa Wawaw

3y↑444

I wish I had a friend that loves BON Iver just like me

Daniel Paige

I had one and she introduced me to Bon Iver but we haven’t spoken to each other in 5 years because I wanted us to be more than friends

aimie long

1y↑1

I do & We didn’t even know eachother loved Bon Iver until we were best friends for 2 years... It’s been 5 years now & he’s still my best friend.
He’s one of the only reasons I’m still alive today he’s the brother I never knew I had, let alone the big brother I desperately needed in my life to care about me.

I now have a Bon Iver tattoo of a ghost from the song Rosyln & it says “Aren’t we just terrified?”
Funny thing is that I got it done before we met & he really ended up saving me from myself & suicide. I love him so deeply

King Curt

Same

gkanchan123

We're all here

astari nadia

same same same

18 More Replies...

Michael 11

14w↑6

The staff on the Showtime series 'Let The Right One In' were really brilliant when finding and using this song on Ep 3... it's how I discovered it. Makes one realize how great some in the industry are. The show is overwhelmingly exceptional.

715creeks

3y↑165

Unbelievable how influential BI has become in music in the past 10+ years. This song alone has been covered by The Mountain Goats, Third Eye Blind and Architects. Beyond that, the amount of admiration re: JV and co’s work by big artists is overwhelming.

SlashpLOder

3y↑1

road to manila a melodic hardcore band, covered their song perth

musani nlebesi

3y↑4

Kanye West's "favourite living artist"

Matt Hoover

3y↑2

Thought for sure you were yanking our chain at first when I saw "Architects". Wow, what a genre crossover for that cover.

Trevor Manning

2y↑23

I wanna hear Bon Iver make more music like this

Julian Dzienciolski

23w↑4

Gracias Bon Iver por existir, y por acompañarme en todos estos momentos difíciles.

NAPC GAD

2y↑5

Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags

You said "see lookit, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

Jamie Badley

3y↑56

pure poetry. this ep is a go to - such incredible use of colour, it just washes over you. Still get chills from this tune

Martin Baltser

2y↑22

The songs of Bon Iver goes right to my spine and makes me want to fall down!

mei

3y↑15

i love this song. it just gives me such a strong feeling of tenderness and nostalgia and i can't help but feel content whenever i listen to it

Shannon Dempsey

3y↑28

Ten years since I first heard this song, still makes me feel the exact same way...

SadBadge

50w↑5

This song makes me think of November. I can smell the leaves and the crisp autumn wind in an unfamiliar place. It makes me feel at home in my own head.

Pianoboi

1y↑8

This song feels like a snowy night ❤️

Kaonashi Yakuza

3y↑59

I don't wanna lose this person because of simple moments that we shared together..when we went to the park, when we shared an ice cream, when we walked down the city.... everytime i think it won't work, simple moments like those make me wanna hold in it n stay

Anonymous

1y↑2

Same bro, it’s the little moments that make me want her back. Life moves on I guess. Gotta focus on my goals in life and not fall into a slump I can’t get out of. She told me she loved me talked about our future, going to Amsterdam together, what our kids names would be, our lives together when we’re older and 3 days later ‘your not my person’ ‘i don’t want to see you anymore’

Eric Ellis

2y↑3

The simple moments shared. A life shared. Love

Adam Callaghan

3y↑12

This was my favorite song for like 5 years. Such a beautiful tune. Thanks so much guys!

Todd Porter

3y↑6

A masterpiece both in poetry and tone!

Ryan

3y↑7

nunca decepciona :’)

Eugenia Pystogova

3y↑106

I wish I knew the real meaning of this song
That's what makes me go back to listen to this song over and over again
I just want to crack this code

Steph Shorette

3y↑2

pretty sure this was one of those songs that is all about perception, he has a story of course that he sees but he wrote it so it pertained to most people and whatever story they may have

Y. M.

3y↑3

read the lyrics and explanation on genius . com

seth

3y↑20

the most beautiful pieces of art are those whose meaning solely relies on the viewer’s experience

p b

3y↑31

Trust in the feelings and meaning it gives to you. Sometimes artists create in a cathartic manner and do not even know what the song means to themselves.

Madeleine Coder

46w↑1

My mother played Bon Iver to put me and my sister to sleep when we were younger. Just heard this song again and instantly was transported back to those moments. This is my moms favorite song of his and I think of her everytime I listen to it. Much love to bon iver and the peace his music continues to bring me as I grow older ♡

Vivi

3y↑13

This is this one song, I always loved since it came out and will always love! It just makes you feel everything!

Maykon Souza

3y↑6

Eu adoro essa versão ❣️

Nathan Henfling

1y↑2

Me and a buddy used to ride in the woods and start a fire with a lighter. We used whatever we could find. The stars were bright, it was quite, we had beer and we would play this song. This was years ago! We were escaping. We have families now. This hits me

Melissa V

nada como Bon Iver pra deixar o coração quentinho no meio de todo o caos que estamos vivendo 💚

Niibin Andy

2y↑18

I wish I could go back to the time when I first heard this song

Bryan Day

18w↑1

I heard this song for the first time yesterday. I was staffing a men's initiation retreat and as we were all cleaning up and getting ready to send those 23 men back out into the world, this song started playing on someone's bluetooth speaker and I was instantly captivated. I struggle to find music to touch my soul but I think the truth is that this kind of music finds you at the moment you need it. This song helped me cry with joy and hope for this world.

João Victor Maciel

ótima canção!!

Arianasus Gode

3y↑11

Saw this being played live and was blown away

Ilene Frances

3y↑5

Love it love it love it SO much! One of my all time favorites❤️

Nathan Rodriguez

2y↑11

Well, I met you at the blood bank
We were looking at the bags
Wondering if any of the colors
Matched any of the names we knew on the tags

You said "see lookit, that's yours
Stacked on top with your brother's
See how they resemble one another
Even in their plastic little covers"

And I said I know it well

That secret that you knew
But don't know how to tell
It fucks with your honor
And it teases your head
But you know that it's good, girl
'Cause its running you with red

Then the snow started falling
We were stuck out in your car
You were rubbing both of my hands
Chewing on a candy bar

You said "ain't this just like the present
To be showing up like this"
As a moon waned to crescent
We started to kiss

And I said I know it well

That secret that we know
That we don't know how to tell
I'm in love with your honor
I'm in love with your cheeks
What's that noise up the stairs babe?
Is that Christmas morning creaks?

And I said I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well
And I know it well

Jon Warren

35w↑1

Love this song! It's so relaxing.

Ava Greens

3y↑233

This feels like an anthem. I want to get down on my knees.

That Ellipsis Guy

i Bee Amazin you make this comment, yet you went with 'easy shots'..?

Sir Shake

Nothing new there is there lad

hendra bp

I FEEL U!!!!!

i Bee Amazin

3y↑5

why on earth would you say anything about getting on your knees on the internet? you just given 'em easy shots

Mac

3y↑32

get on them knees boy

Kenneth Davis

2y↑3

I really enjoy the acapella in heavenly father. What an amazing story teller and a great voice as well

A

3y↑6

Still as good as when I first heard it :')

Ryan Quintal

3y↑1

Such a great song and EP as well, one of my favorite songs of all time also

Rebecca Hines

50w↑1

This song elicits such a deep feeling, it's indescribable but so full of nostalgia and love. 💜

Oliver

3y↑8

I am shaking in my boots at the prospect of a re-release of "Bon Iver, Bon Ever" come through king!!!!!!!!!

Lemifêr

3y↑3

My favourite artist of all time. How i wish see this band for once in my life

juls

1y↑5

"Do you believe you'll find love someday?"
A question she asked herself while listening to this song.

"Yes, somehow... and I hope it feels like this"

Control Oz

2y↑1

This song is like a breakup I haven’t had yet. I’ve been listening to it for years. Except I’m going through a breakup after 11 years and I’m listening to it again. If others can survive this than surely I can do the same.

Eli Rickard

3y↑4

his voice just makes everything right.

threefax free fire

eu amo esse cara

Chino Lopez

31w↑1

I just started to listen to Bon Iver. I really like his music. I hope it helps me find myself. I hate being lost and feeling like shit again. I was doing very well when x was alive and dropping music but now that he’s gone, Shit isnt the same anymore. I went through hell after x death. Relationship and problems at home. I hope this really helps me a lot

Anthony

Wish this song would just go on indefinitely... just have it as a soundtrack playing in my ear.

kylee freeman

3y↑1

love this song so much❤️

Kaden Marshall

26w↑1

This song makes me not know if I want companionship or solitude forever!

Christopher Montenegro

3y↑2

Thank you for this. I feel nostalgic and it’s beautiful.

Paul Nelson

1y↑2

Am I the only one who is absolutely wreaked by “Christmas morning creaks”? It takes me back to the home I grew up in, moved out when I was four. His later lyrics, “hall light wishes” seem to always combine with this to create an absolute storm of nostalgia.

Neil Lyman

18w↑2

Bon iver has such a nostalgic romantic sound that you want on a jukebox when u first look over and realize you just met your soul mate and this is the perfect background music to a struggling girl who just realized she was in the best place in the world bon iver never seems to fail he is timeless and soundtrack to timeless romance

ᴀʟᴇᴋ

3y↑4

Finalmente tá lançando esse EP não aguentava mais esperar.

Richard Jeremias

3y↑1

jurei que era a cyborg. btw, estava tao ansioso quanto.

Ronaldo

2y↑2

this song just hits that sweet spot idk how to say it

a

2y↑2

I listened to Bon Iver because of him. Thank you so much M. I didn't regret it. You're a life saver. I hope ur always okay. even tho u don't know me that much, i adore you.

Angela Kate Sparks

3y↑1

I bloody love you, Bon Iver! ♥️

raf de oliveira

wonderful, thanks for the art. 🌺

LukeSP978

3y↑1

Immense nostalgia rn, haven’t heard this tune for years, brings back some shit I ain’t felt in a while

Peas S

2y↑7

Thank You Bon Iver, Avicii and Passenger for everything ♥️♥️.

Tedpool

This song is so beautiful 😍

sinook

3y↑2

Bon Iver's music makes me hug the mother nature

Moe Mckouk

3y↑2

This song has a moment of silence that gives me the shivers ....

Mike Mckenzie

2y↑1

I’m a bon iver fan even without Chuck but this song and scene made me even more so bon iver has 3 songs in chuck and they were all great

Maciappula

3y↑27

This song is perfect.

It was even more perfect when I heard it on Chuck !

Christian Mayeregger

32w

Just drinking wine with my boyfriend Ale, it’s cold outside! Our memories would be always together by this song! Thanks Bon to make connections from your music through us!

Mario Lapos

40w↑2

I can't help it, but this fits very well to that one episode of The Office where Michael has a moment with a lady at blood bank. Also it's a beautiful song!

Jordan Alexander

3y↑1

Jfc, I cant believe its been 10 years. I heard this when I was 18, and knew it was going to be a classic. Here I am at 28, and looks like I was right. This song aged extremely well.

Jeferson Moreira

que nostalgia boa

João Vitor Moraes

2y↑7

Alguém do Brasil que curti esse som? Ce é lokooo..💙🤘🔥

Kayben Latir

I hear the “knockin on heavens door” in this and I’m living for it

Artnaut

10w↑1

sophie miller

2y↑1

me and my cousin both love these songs 😌

Alot of Hoopla

This song would be perfect in Death Stranding. It fits the rest of the soundtrack so beautifully in terms of sound (how it would fit in with the story idk though)

pau

3y↑2

I’ve missed this music toooooooo much ♥️

ilario

3y↑1

Absolutely lovely....

Pia Pia Pia

3y↑17

when you know that the soul is in the blood, blood bank is very eloquent

sushi

2y↑6

someone recommended this song under exile and I Love it, can someone recommend more Bon iver songs

Lost Muffin

2y↑2

Listen to all For Emma, Forever Ago songs, you're gonna love them.

Emily Annie Evans

2y↑1

I really love it

Kaden Marshall

26w↑1

Nothing puts you alone in a cabin in the woods during a Wisconsin winter than this song.

Joey Loucks

3y↑195

Quarantine 2020. Love and health to all who are here with a heavy heart

Jim Pickens

2y↑4

who is all here for Quarantine 2021!!!

Anthon Rivboi

Marina Cruz

3y↑2

This is one of my favourite songs E V E R. Ty for it

Sher Go

3y↑2

wow i can believe it's been 10 years since this song came out

Nararia Aji

still feels like musical poetry since long time ago

Mike Travels

since forever ago? ;)

Daniel Mutisya

3y↑1

how can you dislike bon iver like you just can't

Carl Juztine

i love this song so much, probably gonna make a cover soon

Rose Vlogs

3y↑80

We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.

Winnie the Pooh 🍯

BEDERLIN CASTRO

Gracias por esto! ❤

Eloquentz Lion

3y↑2

You can feel the emotion.

Free Flow

3y↑1

I love this track, drop something new!!!!!!

Brian Gorman

3y↑1

i love this song.

Joselyn Gomez C.

2y↑5

More than one year ago, i start it to listen to this song, what the lyrics says is just what it happen with my ex, We both were listening to this song in his car, i showed him this song after two weeks he cheated on me. I gave him another chance but nothing will be the same again. We broke up again, and i feel better without him, just regret that I shared this song with him.😢