Iron And Wine - Upward Over The Mountain

A wonderfully beautiful song that means so much to me.

Lyrics:
Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain

Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain

Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain


(Picture drawn by me, hope you like it.)

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[MetalHeadGrace]

I was staring at the picture for a while. This whole time I have seen it in my own way but I realized other people may see it in a different way. I have been seeing at someone trapped in a hole or tunnel, looking up to where they can escape from whats keeping them down. Does anyone see a different image?

[Michael Clitheroe]

Dude you're like to first person who got my original intent with that picture. Everyone else sees either a growing heart or a heart shining despite the darkness. I like how it's proven to be open to interpretation but i also very much appropriate that someone has gotten what i was feeling when i drew it, so thank you. = )

[Jenny Lapp]

I see a heart at the center of a huge ancient tree that has seen ages of humans past. Like a great thing of wisdom and memory.

[Michael Clitheroe]

I gotta say, that's a pretty cool interpretation you've got there. = )

[Hiroki Tominaga]

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[rocketskateeyes]

It looks like a passageway, the white heart is like the light at the end of the tunnel.

[ShatteredTiesEcho]

I see the one spec of light on a scary monster that an innocent child may be afraid of. Meaning even when something seams terrifying, there is always a lighter side. A side some people may not be able to see. But it's there, and that one spec of light is love.

[a4snowflakes]

I always saw it as the light at the end of the tunnel :)

[usagearhead]

who would dislike such a beautiful song ????? fuckers!!

[Indrani Dasgupta]

Could also be symbolic of the womb opening into the world. It reminded me of that with the lyrics beginning with 'mother...'. just an observation. :)

[Joe Scottman]

I see a raven, or a blackbird of some kind. Wrapping it's wings around me as I'm looking up to it's head.

[Owen Manning]

That image is brilliant. There are a few interpolations that it could be. Some people see a heart, some people might see a whole where people are trapped. I've even read that somebody saw a heart at the centre of an ancient tree that has seen the ages of humans pass.

Personally, I see it as I'm stuck in a trap with no ladder out, looking up at the sky hoping for rescue.

Enjoy this beautiful song :D

[ecbasaran]

I agree.. and the white part seems like sky to me.. Freedom, peace, happiness...

[Valeria Caampos]

I see a trapped heart, trying to get out of the darkness.

Not working.