Pier 39
Justin Vernon Lyrics

You talk about affinity
You speak of a connection or attraction between us

You talk about you telling me
You speak of yourself communicating something to me

Your habitat
Your natural environment or dwelling place

The harbor lights they follow me
The lights of the harbor are shining and reflecting on me

They're tearing at our company
They are causing a disturbance or tension between us

Can't you see?
Can't you perceive or understand what is happening?

I'm cold like a carving
I am emotionally detached and unfeeling like a sculpture

Cold like a wind
As cold and unrelenting as a gust of wind

Bold, gentle, stubborn
Resolute, considerate, unyielding

Your rolling waves
The undulating motion of the sea

I'm baffled by your symmetry
Your perfect balance and proportion confound me

Underneath the budded tree
Beneath the branches of a growing tree

Waiting on your game
Anticipating your next move or action

To send you to some other joy
To provide you with happiness elsewhere

I'll pick you up and write you notes
I will lift your spirits and express my love through writing

Fancy meeting you here
What a surprise to see you in this unexpected place

Cause you're old like the street names
Because you have a sense of history and tradition like the names of streets

Feels old like our card games
Reminiscent of the old familiar games we used to play

Tired as home and morning pains
Weary and strained like the monotony of home life and the aches of the morning

I tie you up with me
I am bound to you, and you to me

You will somehow make me learn
You will teach me, impart knowledge or wisdom to me

That what is it inside me that
That which lies within me and

burns
Simmers or smolders with passion or emotion

A carnival inside this mind
A tumultuous and chaotic jumble of thoughts and ideas in my head

Just a divert roadside sign
A mere distraction or detour along the way

Directing you along the way
Guiding and leading you on your journey

Feels old like your pages
Worn and aged like the pages of a book

I'm feeling born like your babies
I experience a sense of renewal and rebirth, like the birth of a newborn

I've been boarded up like cages
I have felt confined and trapped, like an animal in a cage

But I'm busting out
I am breaking free from my constraints

And don't you give up on me
Do not abandon or lose faith in me

Don't be like me cause you love me
Do not become like me, because you care for me

Don't give up on me
Do not surrender on me

Don't be like me cause you love me
Do not model yourself after me, because of your affection towards me