Dress: Anthropologie La Comoda Chemise - Size M
Sweater: Anthropologie Warmth and Respite Cardigan - Size S
Boots: Steve Madden Candence Boots - Size 8.5
Belt: Anthropologie Scalloped Perimeter Belt - Size M
Necklace Tree and Kimble
Love is a dress that you made long
To hide your knees.
Love to say this to your face
I'll love you only.
For your days and excitement,
What will you keep for to wear?
Someday drawing you different
May I be weaved in your hair?
Love and some verses you hear
Say what you can say.
Love to say this in your ear,
"I'll love you that way."
From your changing contentments,
What will you choose for to share?
Some day drawing you different,
May I be weaved in your hair?
- Iron and Wine
This song has been coming up on my Ipod a lot lately. It's almost like its haunting me. I took some time today to really dig into the lyrics, and I was intrigued by what I discovered.
I see an insecure woman who is loved by a man, the narrator of the song. She doubts herself because, for the first time in her life, she is making her own decisions. This doubt causes her to be in a constant state of change. She's trying to find herself, her identity. There are moments of complete clarity in the midst of confusion, moments when she knows and loves herself and doesn't give a damn what other people think. However, she keeps slipping back into a more familiar state of mind. One that tells her she is not good enough, that she needs to change into what everyone else wants her to be.
The one constant in her life is this man that loves her. He's an artist, and he sees the world much differently than she does. He learned a long time ago to be secure with himself, but he understands her struggles and loves her any way she chooses to be. He wants to be a part of her life as she goes through these changes. He wants to be her warmth and respite in a cold world, always loving and supporting her. In case you haven't figured it out, the woman is me and the man is Jerry.
I was stuck by how much I love this man as I was pulling out of the driveway today. It had started to rain lightly and my little girl emerged from our apartment with her new umbrella. Jerry followed behind her with his camera. She hopped onto a old tree stump in the front yard and posed as he snapped pictures of her. I watched them contently as I pulled away, and my heart was warm with love.
Iron and Wine - Love and Some Verses
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