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I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images and when we kiss
They're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God himself did make us
Into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay
I've tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon listening
And that frankly will not fly
You'll hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images and when we kiss
They're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God himself did make us
Into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay
I've tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon listening
And that frankly will not fly
You'll hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home
They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now" they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now" but we'll stay
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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I LOVE the Iron & Wine version. The slowness of the tempo and the haziness of the vocals & guitar further the poignancy and meaning of the lyrics.
To me, this song is about finding someone who you connect with mind, body, and soul. When you both are past the worries and fears and where it feels as though all of the stumbles and faults in your life have led you to this beautiful feeling--as though everything that occurred or didn't occur was just to lead you to this euphoric state. The connection, so deep and pure, seems almost too good to be true (And I have to speculate That God Himself did make Us into corresponding shapes Like puzzle pieces from the clay)
I love how the emotions of love and connected-ness are portrayed with a song on the radio--a familiar and endearing metaphor that conveys the comfort of someone loved absolutely.
The chorus seems is portaying the feeling of being in a more beautiful world. People and the society around you don't realize the deepness of the relationship or the love and connections that you have, and tell you to wise up or "come down", but you don't care because you're in a higher place.
The second verse seems to be about having this connection and still living in the society where deep love is more rare, and trying to cope with the fact that not everyone understands. For instance, trying to leave the song on the machine hinders the feelings and makes them harder to understand, as though the world around you hasn't caught up with your feelings yet. "It sounded thin upon listening...shrillest highs and lowest lows"...the love cannot be summarized by these, because all of the in-between time makes love much more realistic, and this love is the most real of all.