Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
[Verse 1]
She says, "Wake up, it's no use pretending"
I'll keep stealing, breathing her
Birds are leaving over autumn's ending
One of us will die inside these arms
[Chorus]
Eyes wide open
Naked as we came
One will spread our ashes 'round the yard
[Verse 2]
She says, "If I leave before you, darling
Don't you waste me in the ground"
I lay smiling like our sleeping children
One of us will die inside these arms
[Chorus]
Eyes wide open
Naked as we came
One will spread our ashes 'round the yard
Naked as We Came was written by Sam Beam.
Naked as We Came was produced by Brian Deck.
Iron & Wine released Naked as We Came on Tue Mar 23 2004.
In a live performance for Seattle radio station KEXP, Beam said this about “Naked As We Came”:
I cannot tell you how much teasing I got when I turned the title of that tune in. I turned it in and I was like “I wrote this new song, check it out,” and they were like, “‘Naked As We Came’? Really? That...
Yes, “Naked as We Came” was certified gold by the RIAA on April 12, 2023.