"Dionne" lyrics

"Dionne"
(feat. Justin Vernon)

Listenin' in on everybody else
Talkin' about somethin' meaningless
Wishin' that someone would film the way I'm lookin' at you right now
I wanna watch it back and then kill myself
And I know it's not very sexy when somebody loves you this much and knows you this well
But it's the way it is
And I sense it's not the best time to be tryin' to fuck with your head and diggin' up old ground
So I squash it down

Step on up
Pay them no mind
You're alone with this one
And they're angry
Well it won't do no good
Together, with your problems, doll
Live alone, willingly (Yeah)

I've been thinkin' about my storyline
And how your past becomes your present if it's always on your mind
We played Dionne Warwick, "Walk On By"
And Freddy put his head between his legs and cried

Step on up
Pay them no mind
You're alone with this one
And they're angry
Well it won't do no good
Together, with your problems, doll
Live alone, willingly (Yeah)

Listenin' in on everybody else
Talkin' about somethin' meaningless
Wishin' that someone would film the way I'm lookin' at you right now
I wanna watch it back and then kill myself

Step on up
Pay them no mind
You're alone with this one
And they're angry
Well it won't do no good
Together, with your problems, doll
Live alone, willingly (Yeah)

Wishin' that someone would film the way I'm lookin' at you
Wishin' that someone would film the way I'm lookin' at you
Wishin' that someone would film the way I'm lookin' at you
Film the way I'm lookin' at you
Film the way, oh dear


Writer(s): Justin Vernon, Amber Bain
"Dionne" was one of the last songs unveiled from The Japanese House's EP "Chewing Cotton Wool". Amber Bain, a person behind The Japanese House, shared the following on Twitter, "Excited to finally release Dionne and Sharing Beds, the remaining songs on the Chewing Cotton Wool EP. These songs for me punctuate the stages of coming out of a relationship and entering into a new phase."
These lyrics mention the song "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick.
The Japanese House told about collaboration with Bon Iver on this song, "It's kind of crazy because I'm obviously a massive, massive fan of his music, I have been since he released that first album."