Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine
Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine

Passing Afternoon

Iron & Wine * Track #12 On Our Endless Numbered Days

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Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine

Release Date
Tue Mar 23 2004
Performed by
Iron & Wine
Produced by
Brian Deck
Writed by
Sam Beam
About

Here, Sam writes about the tendency of time to quietly slip by us, and instead of choosing to mark moments of high drama, he assumes the role of a narrator thinking of the simple mundane moments of a former lover that has since moved on, using the seasons to paint a picture.

The song is a daydream...

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Passing Afternoon Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There are times that walk from you
Like some passing afternoon
Summer warmed the open window of her honeymoon
And she chose a yard to burn
But the ground remembers her
Wooden spoons, her children stir her Bougainvillea blooms

[Chorus 1]
There are things that drift away
Like our endless numbered days
Autumn blew the quilt right off the perfect bed she made
And she's chosen to believe
In the hymns her mother sings
Sunday pulls its children from their piles of fallen leaves

[Verse 2]
There are sailing ships that pass
All our bodies in the grass
Springtime calls her children 'til she lets them go at last
And she's chosen where to be
Though she's lost her wedding ring
Somewhere near her misplaced jar of Bougainvillea seeds

[Chorus 2]
There are things we can't recall
Blind as night that finds us all
Winter tucks her children in, her fragile china dolls
But my hands remember hers
Rolling 'round the shaded ferns
Naked arms, her secrets still like songs I'd never learned

[Verse 3]
There are names across the sea
Only now I do believe
Sometimes, with the windows closed, she'll sit and think of me
But she'll mend his tattered clothes
And they'll kiss as if they know
A baby sleeps in all our bones, so scared to be alone

Passing Afternoon Q&A

Who wrote Passing Afternoon's ?

Passing Afternoon was written by Sam Beam.

Who produced Passing Afternoon's ?

Passing Afternoon was produced by Brian Deck.

When did Iron & Wine release Passing Afternoon?

Iron & Wine released Passing Afternoon on Tue Mar 23 2004.

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