Boy With A Coin
iron and wine Lyrics

A boy with a coin he found in the weeds
A young boy discovered a coin lying among a tangled mass of unkempt vegetation

With bullets and pages of trade magazines
He found the coin alongside some ammunition and various publications involving business and commerce

Close to a car that flipped on the turn
The site of the finding was in the vicinity of a vehicle that had overturned on a curve in the road

When God left the ground to circle the world
This occurrence took place during a time when it seemed as though the Divine had departed from Earth in order to traverse the globe

A girl with a bird she found in the snow
A young woman stumbled upon an avian creature amidst the frozen precipitation

Then flew up her gown and that?s how she knows
The bird flew up the hemline of her dress, serving as a sign to her

That God made her eyes for crying at birth
The woman believes that the purpose of her tear ducts was established at the time of her arrival into the world, fashioned by a higher power

Then left the ground to circle the Earth
In a similar way as mentioned prior, it seems that the Divine has withdrawn from mortal contact to encircle the planet

A boy with a coin he crammed in his jeans
A different young boy held onto a coin which he kept in the pocket of his denim trousers, somewhat tightly

Then making a wish he tossed in the sea
In a gesture of hope, he cast the coin into the ocean, desiring that his request might be granted

Walked to a town that all of us burn
He then ambled towards a settlement which is doomed to destruction, bringing about flames that will harm all of us

When God left the ground to circle the world
Again, the notion is put forward that the Heavenly has moved beyond our realm to circle the whole sphere