Sinning Hands Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kelsleann 

Cover art for Sinning Hands lyrics by Iron & Wine

I think this song is about a more experienced man (sinning hands) who didn't give enough thought to taking his lovers innocence. Perhaps he just didn't understand the magnitude of what it meant to her because he loved her but just had a different value system. She ended up marrying him, perhaps out of a form of guilt. She resented him and in the end he lost her. very sad.

My Interpretation