| Iron & Wine – Rabbit Will Run Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This my favourite song from Kiss each other clean so far. The song feels a little like Trapeze Swinger, as Sam Beam put it, it feels like you've been on a journey by the end of it. First thoughts: could be that the narrator is an outlaw of some sort, the rabbit running and him getting caught could be allegory though. The beginning of the song starts off with him young: "as sure as my settling bones" (vanity of youth "combing my hair") and the song has 4 main elements: the mother (family?), the prayer (faith?), the rabbit (narrator?) and the captain (antagonist?). General thoughts: - I believe the rabbit could signify the narrator - The mother is always positively mentioned - There's no hostility towards the captain - Perhaps it's about coming to terms with your legacy, the things you've done - Or perhaps he is the outlaw of sorts, pushing against the prevailing forces he's furthered the world. As sometimes the fringes of society are the first to push norms and bring progress |
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