On Your Wings
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On Your Wings by Iron & Wine
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Iron & WineProduced by
Brian DeckWrited by
Sam BeamAbout
This song is about human immaturity in the face of the rich possibilities of life on earth (“gold hidden deep in the ground”). Being “on your wings” generally has a positive connotation (the popular hymn “On Eagle’s Wings,” drawing from Isaiah 40:31 and Psalm 91, says “And He will raise you up on ea...
On Your Wings Lyrics
[Chorus]
God, there is gold hidden deep in the the ground
God, there's a hangman that wants to come 'round
[Verse 1]
How we rise when we're born
Like the ravens in the corn
On their wings, on our knees
Crawling careless from the sea
[Chorus]
God, give us love in the time that we have
God, give us love in the time that we have
[Chorus]
God, there are guns growing out of our bones
God, every road takes us farther from home
[Verse 2]
All these men that you made
How we wither in the shade
Of your trees, on your wings
We are carried to the sea
[Chorus]
God, give us love in the time that we have
God, give us love in the time that we have
On Your Wings Q&A
Who wrote On Your Wings's ?
On Your Wings was written by Sam Beam.
Who produced On Your Wings's ?
On Your Wings was produced by Brian Deck.
When did Iron & Wine release On Your Wings?
Iron & Wine released On Your Wings on Tue Mar 23 2004.