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Iron and Wine - The Trapeze Swinger Meaning

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The Trapeze Swinger Lyrics

Please remember me, happily
By the rosebush laughing
With bruises on my chin, the time when
We counted every black car passing

Your house beneath the hill and up until
Someone caught us in the kitchen
With maps, a mountain range, a piggy...

  1. anonymous
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    Nov 25th 2011 !⃝

    This great song had to have been inspired by Wim Wenders 1988 film " Wings of Desire ". Many of the descriptions & imagery in the song, including the song title, match many of the themes, ideas, & events in the movie. Watch it, you'll see what I mean. Plus its a good movie!


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