Lyric discussion by haroldvonanusiii 

Cover art for Serpent Charmer lyrics by Iron & Wine

I'll be damned if I don't her another indictment of George W. Bush here with his dusty compass to map the country's new behavior...

Brave boys = soldiers Empty coats of men = the bidnessmen that they fight for

The serpent charmer would be the generals leading the lambs (brave boys) to slaughter

Maybe the hunter in the fourth stanza is Cheney?

Can't figure out who the kitchen timer is though...

I know that Mr. Beam's lyrics are always (gloriously) interpretative, but that's what I be interpretating to-nite ya'll!

Fo sho,

Harold