The Trapeze Swinger Analysis

The Trapeze Swinger, a nearly ten-minute song written by American singer-songwriter Samuel Beam, known by the stage name Iron & Wine captures the idea of youth and loss of innocence through nostalgia as well as circus and religious imagery.

The speaker appears to be addressing a past and long-lost lover who was an eminent part of his childhood and memories. The speaker opens each verse with the words “Please, remember me”, to stress and signify the idea that this important girl is no longer a part of his life and he desires that she remember him by the fond and playful childhood memories. The song opens with memories of the two lovers as children undergoing typical childish experiences. The image of “laughing under the rosebush”, with “bruises