Blue Ridge Mountains

This song was written by the Fleet Foxes chief songwriter, Robin Pecknold. It was directed to his brother Sean, at a time when he was missing him.

Many of the Fleet Foxes' songs, such as this one, utilize nature as a metaphor. Robin Pecknold told The Daily Mail February 20, 2009 that the references to nature are simply a useful means of expression: He explained: "The music was already sounding very rural, so it didn't make sense to start adding lyrics about receiving emails and watching TV."