Day One Lyrics by Bon Iver, with Summary, important lines meaning & official Music Video.
Day One is a latest English song in the voice of popular American band Bon Iver, featured in the album “SABLE, fABLE”.
Summary: This song reflects on a troubled relationship, filled with miscommunication, emotional strain, and a desire to return to a place of understanding. The artist wrestles with past decisions, internal struggles, and the effects of learned behaviors. Despite pain and confusion, there’s a longing to reconnect and rediscover what was shared from the very beginning—”from Day One”. The tone is introspective and emotional, blending vulnerability with resilience.
Genre: Rock
Day One Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Been a long while now coming up
Thought we were past it, thought we’d patched it up
Thought the title had passed hands
Thought we’d had enough
But the sun’s gonna go ahead and tag right up
And we don’t understand what we’re standing on
And we sure come in blind
With our timing
[Pre-Chorus]
So I’ve culled what I can’t tame
I have taken all that I can take
It got bad enough
I thought that I would leave
[Chorus]
I wish you could take that right off
All that shit that rips you right up
Then you’d know that we’d been taught all this from Day One
From Day One
Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo (Hmm)
[Verse 2]
Same old town and you’re parsing through
Signs of live and die for you
There’s a million ways you’re falling through
The cost of your mind
And some may say that you lack the stuff
And you burn it down and clack your cuffs
But you may have to toughen up
While unlearning that lie
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ll go find the tap wire
I’ll go put the pathfinder on waltz
[Chorus]
Well, can I get a rewind?
Just this once, if you don’t mind
I don’t know who I am without ya
‘Cause I feel a wild one now comin’ on
I told you to be patient, I swore that I was wrong
So why can’t we both just now get to understand
From Day One
[Bridge]
All this was dry land
Yes, you have just always had your band
But you get sad enough because it’s all you seek
[Outro]
(Oh, hop on, it’ll all be gone) You don’t have to take so very long
And you can’t have it for a song
And that’s why I have rattled on
From Day One
From Day One
(Yeah-eah)
(Oh yeah)
(Wahoo!)
Bon Iver’s Popular Songs
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• THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS
• AWARDS SEASON
• Everything Is Peaceful Love
• S P E Y S I D E
Here are some important Lines with Meaning from the song:
1. “Thought the title had passed hands / Thought we’d had enough”
Meaning: The artist believed the conflict or competition was over—that they’d moved past the drama or struggle. But it’s clear that wasn’t the case.
2. “So I’ve culled what I can’t tame / I have taken all that I can take”
Meaning: They’ve tried to let go of things that were out of control and emotionally exhausting. It’s a sign of reaching a breaking point.
3. “I wish you could take that right off / All that shit that rips you right up”
Meaning: They want the other person to shed the emotional weight or trauma that causes pain. There’s a longing for healing and clarity.
4. “Then you’d know that we’d been taught all this from Day One”
Meaning: Much of their pain and behavior is learned—it’s ingrained from the very start, maybe by society, family, or past experiences.
5. “You may have to toughen up / While unlearning that lie”
Meaning: Growth comes from strength and from challenging false beliefs we’ve accepted—like harmful narratives we’ve been told to believe about ourselves.
6. “I don’t know who I am without ya / ‘Cause I feel a wild one now comin’ on”
Meaning: Their identity has been so tied to someone else, they’re unsure who they are alone. But there’s also a spark of rediscovery, a powerful change building up.
7. “All this was dry land / Yes, you have just always had your band”
Meaning: What seemed lifeless or empty (dry land) might’ve held potential, and the other person always had their support system (a band), but it still wasn’t enough to avoid sadness.
8. “You don’t have to take so very long / And you can’t have it for a song”
Meaning: Healing or reconciliation shouldn’t take forever, but it also doesn’t come cheap—it requires real effort, not just easy words.
Day One (MV)
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Audio Credits
Artists : Bon Iver, Dijon, Flock of Dimes
Album : SABLE, fABLE
Lyricist : Justin Vernon
Music : Justin Vernon, Jim-E Stack