Iron & Wine – Red Dust

Know something about this song or lyrics? Add it to our wiki.
Send "Red Dust" Ringtone to Cell

Dust gets red, and red dust plays
On the wind near Daniel's place
Danny's sick and smaller boy
Rhythm lingers on and on
On and on, on and on

Dust gets dead the sun gone down
Danny's boy lies in the ground
Guitar on the dead boy's chest
Devil's granting a last request
Play on and on, on and on

Send "Red Dust" Ringtone to Cell


Lyrics submitted by talkies


Red Dust song meanings
Add your thoughts

11 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment:This song encapsulates a lot of the meaning behind many of Sam's songs. Though dust may rise and fall like the sun and man and child, the rhythm will always linger on.
    Flag OldJackMillson July 02, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:there is a demo version ...and the In the reins version with calexico/.... I ignore any other version that was recordered live.
    Flag manuelturcioson May 24, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:well, i was mistaken too. there is a 2002 version of the song but it's actually on the rare "Tour EP". gerpotze.com/ironandwine/ has it listed. a friend gave me a copy and mistakenly labeled it as the sea and the rhythm. sorry about that. but if you can find it, that version is better in my opinion.
    Flag ikefoxon April 01, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:don't be dumb. of course there is more than one release of the CD. try using Google. And ikefox said it was on the "EP (much earlier)," ie it is not on the later release. think with your brain, not your mouth (metaphorically speaking).
    Flag magnottion March 09, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:My apologies to you both...are there two releases of the CD then?
    Flag OpinionHeadon February 23, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Er, "with and without" Calexico
    Flag MosesConspiracyon February 23, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I have Red Dust as track three on The Sea and The Rhythm, but amazon says The Night Decending.

    This Red Dust track does exist with Calexico, but I'm not sure where it fits in.
    Flag MosesConspiracyon February 23, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Sorry, ikefox...

    You are wrong. I checked all the tracks on "sea and rhythm" and the lyrics for Red Rust were nowhere to be found. Is Red Rust a hidden track or what? I think it would've been listed otherwise.
    Flag OpinionHeadon February 22, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:no, it was written way before "in the reins"........ there's a version with just sam and the acoustic guitar on the sea and the rhythm EP (much earlier)
    otherwise one of my favorite songs by iron and wine
    Flag ikefoxon February 12, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:no, it was written way before "in the reins"........ there's a version with just sam and the acoustic guitar on the sea and the rhythm EP (much earlier)
    otherwise one of my favorite songs by iron and wine
    Flag ikefoxon February 12, 2006   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

Back to top
explain