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Passing Afternoon

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[Verse 1]
CThere are times that walk from yDou
Like some Gpassing afternoCon
GSummer warmed the D/F#open window of Cher honeymoonD  
CAnd she chose a yard to bDurn
But the Gground remembers Cher
GWooden spoons, her cD/F#hildren stir her BoCugainvillea blDooms
[Verse 2]
CThere are things that drift awDay
Like our Gendless numbered dayCs
GAutumn blew the qD/F#uilt right off the peCrfect bed she madeD  
And she's Cchosen to believeD  
In the Ghymns her mother Csings
GSunday pulls its cD/F#hildren from their piCles of fallen leaDves
[Verse 3]
CThere are sailing ships that pDass
All our Gbodies in the grCass
GSpringtime calls her D/F#children 'til she leCts them go at lastD  
And she's cChosen where to beD  
Though she's lGost her wedding riCng
GSomewhere near her D/F#misplaced jar of BoCugainvillea seedDs
[Verse 4]
There are tChings we can't recDall
Blind as Gnight that finds us alCl
GWinter tucks her D/F#children in, her fraCgile china dollDs
But my Chands remember heDrs
Rolling 'Ground the shaded feCrns
GNaked arms, her D/F#secrets still like sonCgs I'd never learnedD  
[Verse 5]
There are nCames across the seDa
Only nGow I do beliCeve
GSometimes, with the D/F#windows closed, she'll siCt and think of meD  
But she'll Cmend his tattered clDothes
And they'll kGiss as if they knoCw
GA baby sleeps in D/F#all our bones, so scaCred to be aloneD  
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The story behind the song

"Passing Afternoon" lends its title to the album it appears on, Our Endless Numbered Days, with the line "There are things that drift away like our endless, numbered days." This song captures a sense of the fleeting nature of time and the things that inevitably pass. It was part of Iron & Wine's first album recorded in a professional studio, marking a shift in sound from his earlier home recordings. Playing this song can evoke a contemplative mood, reflecting on the passage of moments and memories.

AI-written from these sources:Our Endless Numbered Days — Wikipedia ↗Iron & Wine — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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