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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Matt Berninger
Vocals
Aaron Dessner
Piano
Bryan Devendorf
Drums
Bryce Dessner
Electric Guitar
Justin Vernon
Additional Vocals
Kyle Resnick
Trumpet
Lisa Hannigan
Additional Vocals
Robert Ames
Conductor
James McAlister
Synthesizer
Adam Sliwinski
Glockenspiel
Alessandro Ruisi
Violin
Ashok Klouda
Cello
Benjamin Lanz
Trombone
Charis Jenson
Violin
Claire Hazelton
Violin
Ellie Consta
Violin
Eric Cha-Beach
Glockenspiel
Galya Bisengalieva
Violin
Gillon Cameron
Violin
Guy Button
Violin
Hannah Dawson
Violin
Hazel Correa
Violin
Jason Treuting
Glockenspiel
Jonny Byers
Cello
Josh Quillen
Glockenspiel
Kirsty Mangan
Violin
Laura Moody
Cello
Marianne Haynes
Violin
Mathew Bain
Violin
Nicole Crespo O'Donoghue
Violin
Peteris Sokolovskis
Cello
Radhika de Saram
Violin
Raja Halder
Violin
Rebecca Burden
Cello
Sérgio Serra
Cello
Thomas Bartlett
Synthesizer
Venetia Jollands
Violin
Bon Iver
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matt Berninger
Lyrics
Aaron Dessner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The National
Producer
Bella Blasko
Engineer
David Chalmin
Engineer
Fiona Cruickshank
Engineer
Greg Calbi
Engineer
Jonathan Low
Mixing Engineer
Matt Poirier
Engineer
Steve Fallone
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Memorize the bathwater, memorize the air
There'll come a time I'll wanna know I was here
Names on the doorframes, inches and ages
Handprints in concrete, at the softest stages
[Chorus]
I don't know why I don't try harder
I feel like throwing towels into water
[Verse 2]
Get it down to nothing, everything that matters
Fever flashes, eyelashes, and traffic patterns
Humidity, history, chemistry, and panic
Swimsuits in windows of electric minivans
[Chorus]
I don't know why I don't try harder
I've been going down some, some strange water
[Bridge]
Move forward now, there's nothing to do
Can't turn around, I can't follow you
Your coat's in my car, I guess you forgot
It's crazy, the things we let go of
[Chorus]
It finally hits me, a mile's drive
The sky is leaking, my windshield's crying
I'm feeling sacred, my soul is stripped
Radio's painful, the words are clipped
[Chorus]
The grief it gets me, the weird goodbyes
My car is creeping, I think it's dying
I'm pulling over until it heals
I'm on a shoulder of lemon fields
[Bridge]
What was I even leaving for?
I keep going back and forth
I think now I'm about to see
I didn't know how sad it'd be
[Verse 3]
Memorize the bathwater, memorize the air
There'll come a time I'll wanna know I was here
Names on the doorframes, inches and ages
Handprints in concrete, at the softest stages
[PreChorus]
I don't know why I don't try harder
I feel like throwing towels into water
[Verse 4]
Move forward now, there's nothing to do
Can't turn around, and I can't follow you
Your coat's in my car, I guess you forgot
It's crazy the things we let go of
[Chorus]
It finally hits me, a mile's drive
The sky is leaking, my windshield's crying
I'm feeling sacred, my soul is stripped
Radio's painful, the words are clipped
[Chorus]
The grief it gets me, the weird goodbyes
My car is creeping, I think it's dying
I'm pulling over until it heals
I'm on a shoulder of lemon fields
[Chorus]
The grief it gets me, the weird goodbyes
My car is creeping, I think it's dying
I'm pulling over until it heals
I'm on a shoulder of lemon fields
Written by: Aaron Dessner, Matt Berninger