Beneath the Balcony Lyrics

Lyric discussion by manuelturcios 

Cover art for Beneath the Balcony lyrics by Iron & Wine

Ok I just noticed this song is sooo fucking religious... a hero begging change His sword across his knees

(a hero begging change His sword across his knees)

I think this part refer to peter, christ's disciple which is like a hero in organized christianity also the first pope... he once cut the ear off a soldier that went to arrest christ and is one of the disciples that prays for change in many of his letters that are found in the bible, also he begs for changed but before te arrest of christ he was put by christ to stay awake and not sleep the entire time christ prayed, but he and other 3 disciples fell asleep, and he denied christ 3 times while he was being judged by te jewish council...hence (And for every well that he warned me of But wound up falling in) A bit hypocritical...

(Let's go out and dance, darling, our last of days And grace the game with a blindfold on The cheaters came to play And outside the soft-handed boys Screaming cars and all their speed Music, math) this part is about living the last days as best as you can...christians hold that we truly are living the last of days...with blindfolds on to purposely ignore all the fucked up shit that's going on in the world