War, Wisdom and Rhyme Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ShadeCharade 

Cover art for War, Wisdom and Rhyme lyrics by Baroness

This song has a lot to do with the american civil war.

"Only an angel can feed on ashes and ovaries" Refers to the burning of homes and crops. "The peach and the rattlesnake" Georgia, along with the 'Don't tread on me' rattlesnake.

"Maybe the sawgrass did feel - burnt confederate steel" More fire. Probably the burning of the confederate navy in Florida, among other things.

Perhaps someone who's a civil war buff can make some more connections, or correct me.

Maybe the saw grass noticed the Confederate defeat, or noticed the graves over which the grass grew. It's also kind of hinting at the fallen soldiers becoming forgotten over the years.