Muddy Hymnal Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sethbrown 

Cover art for Muddy Hymnal lyrics by Iron & Wine

also, i love the line "a broken bow across a long lost violin"

it's like, violin is sort of a symbol of despair and grief. like how if you're feeling sorry for yourself, people will joke and pretend to play a violin to score your tragedy.

it's like he hasn't used his violin in such a long time, now he's come to play it he finds his bow broken. it's been so long since he's let his emotions out, he can't do it properly any more. the sound isn't beautiful and natural, but harsh and violent.