Arms Of A Thief

Iron & Wine

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One of my personal favorites by Sam Beam--I’m always a fan of songs of his that have a slight feeling of menace and Arms of a Thief certainly fits the bill. Sam never plays this with block chords during live shows (or on Around the Well for that matter) but there’s enough harmonic meat in his fingerpicking that you can make a pretty good show of it. [Intro] [Verse 1] Mr. Henry and the muscle man Gave her shoes on a night there was no room to stand Like a letter in a stolen purse She was bored of her weight she was bored of her words The daughter of a soldier told the fallen priest It’s a cold cold place in the arms of a thief And reachin’ out to touch the steering wheel She said leave me alone but just don’t leave me here alright? [Chorus] Alright alright [Verse 2] Mr. Henry and another guy Gave her gold on a night that it fell from the sky And like a body when the buzzard came She was bored of her look she was bored of her name The daughter of a lawyer told the fallen priest It’s a cold cold place in the arms of a thief And dabbin’ at the arrow in her heel She said leave me alone but just don’t leave me here alright? [Chorus] Alright alright [Slide Guitar / "Nananana" Section] [Verse 3] Mr. Henry was a dyin’ man With advice in a tongue that she didn’t understand Like the water when the sea got rough She was bored of the breeze she was bored of her luck The winner and the loser told the fallen priest It’s a cold cold place in the arms of a thief And holdin’ everything he made her steal She said leave me alone but just don’t leave me here alright? [Chorus] Alright alright [Slide Guitar / "Nananana" Section]

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Dans cette chanson, on nous raconte l'histoire d'une femme perdue, s'interrogeant sur sa réalité et ses relations troublées. Elle se sent emprisonnée par les choix qu'elle a faits, ayant reçu des promesses d'amour et de richesse, mais se heurtant à une froideur et à un sentiment de vide dans ce qui l'entoure. Les personnages qui l'entourent, comme Monsieur Henry, semblent représenter des figures influentes mais aussi déchues, amplifiant son malaise et son ennui face à sa propre existence. Le contexte est celui d'un monde où les promesses s'évaporent aussi rapidement qu'elles apparaissent, laissant place à des sentiments de désespoir et à des réflexions sur l'identité. La lutte entre le désir de liberté et la peur de l'abandon se manifeste dans ses interactions avec les autres, tandis qu'elle cherche un sens dans un environnement souvent hostile.

Le Chansonnier