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Abigail Washburn – Burn Thru Lyrics 12 years ago
Springsteen should cover this song. The spiritual themes and longing for the divine are right up his alley. Abigail is amazing.

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Amos Lee – Violin Lyrics 14 years ago
I hear "Between the street sweepers and the pushers or the lawyers, who may as well be butchers"

As for the violin metaphor, it could be that the narrator sees God only in the beauty of music and art, when he needs God to be present in a more tangible way by relieving the pain and misery the narrator sees all around him.

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Iron & Wine – Communion Cups and Someone's Coat Lyrics 15 years ago
I like the interpretations that have been offered previously.

I've always, from the first time I heard this song, felt that he was talking about a young child. Maybe it's because I have a young daughter. Maybe it's the way the girl is described as talking, or reacting to conversation. But to me it sounds like the way an adolescent processes and provides information. Almost whimsical.

Beautiful, beautiful song.

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