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Iron & Wine – Carousel Lyrics 13 years ago
I disagree with some of what CapuchoPacheco said
I think the "crackhead" character can't be Bush, he's someone who is praying for riots.

Also I think the line is
"Let the only honored bond / be the kinship of the kids and the riot squad"

And the line about "the bible and the wedding band both hidden in the tv stand" doesn't strike me as anti-religious.

If it implies anything (and I'm not sure it does) it implies that she's (or we) are neglecting to be loyal to her marriage and faithful to her religion.. but I kind of doubt it means

I see the song as being more about the uncertainty and tragedies of war, the yearnings they invoke, and the responses to war, self-righteous, preening, frivolous, violent and maybe justified or maybe mad.

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Iron & Wine – Carousel Lyrics 13 years ago
I think the last line but 1 is wrong

It scans better and make much more sense as:

"May our only honored bond
Be the kinship of the kids and the riot squad"

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