Thanks!! Those are great..

Now - lets open up a discussion about what they mean! Any thoughts?

Chris

--- In Iron_and_Wine@yahoogroups.com, "blind_rabbit2000"
<pale_blue_rabbit@h...> wrote:
> The lyrics to Beneath The Balcony as printed in my copy of The Sea &
> the Rhythm E.P. are as follows:
>
>
> Let's go out and dance, darling
> our last of days
> and grace the game with a blindfold on
> the cheaters came to play
> and outside the soft-handed boys,
> screaming cars and all their speed
> music, math, a hero begging change
> his sword across his knees
>
> And how he prays to find a man to blame
> for every sleepless night he spends
> and for every well that he warned me of
> but wound up falling in
> and then for the kids beneath the balcony
> who disregard the rain
> to make sure the king won't grant
> the dead man one more day
>
> Let's go out and see darling
> what shines tonight
> and temper your dream about the
> dying horse
> with traffic, noise and light
> and somewhere the soft-handed boys,
> bleeding hearts, and worker bees
> give to the holy mother begging change
> Christ across her knees
>
> And how she prays to find a man to blame
> for every loveless night she waits
> and for every gun that she frowned upon
> but still some fucker made
> and then for the kid beneath the balcony
> behind the garbage can
> who hopes for the king to come
> and hold his sweating hand.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Iron_and_Wine@yahoogroups.com, "porcupinehoney"
> <enders_junk@h...> wrote:
> > Hey I was wondering if anyone knew of a resource besides the Muddy
> Hymnal site that
> > has lyrics? I keep listening to Beneath the Balcony, trying to
> understand what its about
> > as the music keeps grabbing me.
> >
> > Or, alternately, if someone just knows the lyrics would you mind
> posting them?
> >
> > Thanks :)
> > Chris