Bon Iver's album version
Well you're up all night and your head's down low
If you can see your own kite shed a little light
You know a burden ain't a bust, you are the only way to trust ya
It's only fair it burns up in that rust
Lay down, Martha, lay down the holy banner flag
Hold out, Martha, help is surely on its way
And it's not right, don't bask in the glory of mine
But oh no they cannot take that part away
They ate up all their cake and they drank their own wine
They were always on the take, will you shed a little light
Well you know the burden ain't a gust, the only path to love is touch
And now I know that all that ain't probably amount to much
Lay down, Martha, lay all that alabaster down
There's no master, help will surely come around
I don't ask, I don't bask in the glory oh no
And it's up to me if I don't wear a mask
Well you're up all night and your neighbors don't know
Man your neighbors don't know, so shed a little light on it
You know a burden ain't a bust, you know the truth's been made a crutch
No no no only them who's pauper lays him up
AUATC is a song written by Phil Cook and Justin Vernon and released by Bon Iver as a single in 2020. The above lyrics are for Bon Iver's album version of AUATC as released in 2020.
"AUATC" is an acronym for "Ate Up All Their Cake". Bruce Springsteen contributed backing vocals on the track. AUATC was released on 05 Aug 2020 as the second single from an upcoming album tentatively dubbed "Bon Iver: Season Five".
AUATC was produced by Justin Vernon, Jim-E Stack, and BJ Burton, with additional production by Mary Hickson. It was mixed by Justin Vernon and mastered by Huntley Miller. The track credits also include Barbara Jean Meyers (fiddle), Ben Lester (pedal steel), BJ Burton (synthetic string parts), Bruce Springsteen (vocals), Elsa Jensen (vocals), Jenn Wasner (vocals and Morphagene), Jenny Lewis (vocals), Jim-E Stack (percussion and drums), JT Bates (percussion and drums), Justin Vernon (vocals, percussion and drums, guitars, OB6 bass, banjers), Matt McCaughan (percussion and drums), Phil Cook (pianos), and Reggie Pace (percussion and drums).
Bruce Springsteen has never performed AUATC live.
List of available versions of AUATC on this website:
AUATC [Bon Iver's album version]