Lovers' Revolution
Iron & Wine Lyrics

I came to you, and you to me
We came together and met each other

And we were tapping on the window of the children when the piggy-bank broke
We were trying to get the attention of children when their piggy-bank broke

Pitching quite a fifth
Drinking and getting drunk

But how the makers of the medicine will always say you're looking sick
The pharmaceutical industry will always find something wrong with you

And we would wear up to the women washing in the form of white gloves
We dressed up in fancy clothes to impress the women washing clothes

But the funny thing was how in in god and his people were dreaming about the wilds to leave
Irony in how religious people dreamt of leaving their mundane lives

And all the fingers that we damaged when all we wanted was a diamond ring
We hurt ourselves trying to acquire material possessions

And we were barking at the drug dogs, blood-dried-black on their hands
We were antagonizing drug detection dogs

Never realized, You never tussle with a giant till you can hit him right between the eyes
Don't mess with someone powerful unless you have a good chance of winning

That no matter how we chose 'em we'll be chocking on the compromised
Regardless of what we choose, we're always unhappy because of the compromises we make

'Cause all the jaws, all the claws, they're restless by the riverside
People are always on edge by the river

And it was a muscle and a shadow that was shoving us into the light
Something was driving us towards enlightenment

And we were snatching out a poor baby's bottle just to trade it for change
We were stealing from a poor baby to sell it for money

But now it's come to pass, The every eye beneath the mountains saw the smoke and no one heard the blast
Something terrible happened, but nobody was listening

And no one knew the arm was broken, tho everybody signed the cast
Everyone signed the cast, but nobody knew the arm was broken

Until the compliment was good she said man I thought you'd never ask
A woman was waiting for a man to ask her out

And when the world wore out their welcome they just booked up for a bag of grass
People leave when they're not wanted and use drugs to escape

But when she cried on the grounds we were sucking all the laughing gas
We laughed at someone's misfortune

And when the hat had left the body not a flag was hanging on us
When they left, nobody cared about them anymore

And then we lost our own lovers revolution but then it all started again
They lost a revolution, but then started another one

One of the parade wailing widows walking home into the setting sun
A widow walking home after mourning a lost loved one

One of the soldiers lost, and then dreams and never lose their gun
A soldier who never loses hope and his weapon

One of the wise-men wondered onto the podium without a tongue
A wise man who doesn't need to speak to make an impact

One of the trophies' corners by the mess we made of being young
A symbol of past success, but a mess was made when they were young

One of the wrayers, one of the promises swallowed without chewing gum
Someone who prays and makes promises, but never follows through

One of the deaf ear's dumber all of the time for all the years of drums
Someone who never listens, despite hearing the same thing over and over

One of the wide-eyed soap boxes buried under washing time
Someone who used to be idealistic, but now has to do mundane tasks

One of the bee-cops combing every sidewalk-crack for love
Someone who's desperate for love, searching every nook and cranny

One of the crowded stars uncounted when the math was done
Someone who's important, but is overlooked when calculating statistics

One of the weather in the garden left to wonder when the rain will come
Someone left to ponder when their fortune will change