Windowpane
Guillemots Lyrics


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Woke up with a shoe in my mouth
Should I head north or south?
You got me out on the lake
And I bank all my dreams on an earthquake

And I felt love come in through my windowpane
Tripping up the high road, tearing down the low
And I saw life chanting out the mantra
If you want it, let it go if you want it, so

Words can't express what it means
And yes, I believe you

And I felt love coming through my windowpane
Tripping up the high road, tearing down the low
And I saw life chant, shouting out the window
If you want it, let it go if you want it, so

Oh, come in through my windowpane




Won't you come in through my windowpane?
Come in through

Overall Meaning

my windowpane


The opening lines of the song appear to provide a strange scenario of waking up with a shoe in the mouth and trying to decide on a direction to take, head north or south. It’s vague what the shoe is meant to symbolize but it's possible that the shoe is a symbol of the path he is about to take. He might not know which path is the right path to take. The next line references being out on the lake which could represent the vastness and isolation of life, and the feeling of being alone in the world. The final line of the verse suggests that he is banking all his dreams on an earthquake. This could signify his hopes that something major and important will happen and shake up his life, giving him new opportunities and experiences.


The chorus of the song is powerful and conveys the message of the song very clearly. The singer is feeling love come through the windowpane and affecting his life in a profound way. It seems that love serves as the catalyst for change in his life. The chorus suggests that if we truly want something, we need to let it go and let the universe take its course. Life will take us where we need to go, even if we don't know it yet. This message is reinforced in the second verse, which speaks of the difficulty of expressing the feelings and emotions we experience, but still believing in them.


Line by Line Meaning

Woke up with a shoe in my mouth
I woke up with something unexpected and unpleasant in my life


Should I head north or south?
I'm unsure of the direction I should take in life


You got me out on the lake
You have taken me to a place where I am out of my comfort zone


And I bank all my dreams on an earthquake
I am hoping for something drastic to happen in my life to bring about change


And I felt love come in through my windowpane
Love entered my life unexpectedly and profoundly


Tripping up the high road, tearing down the low
Love has turned my life upside down, for better or worse


And I saw life chanting out the mantra
I witnessed life offering its wisdom through repetition of a phrase


If you want it, let it go if you want it, so
If you truly desire something, you must be willing to let it go


Words can't express what it means
I cannot fully articulate the significance of what I am experiencing


And yes, I believe you
I trust in the love that is present in my life


Oh, come in through my windowpane
I invite love to stay in my life and be a constant presence


Won't you come in through my windowpane?
I earnestly plead for love to remain in my life


Come in through
I am extending an open invitation for love to enter and stay in my life




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FYFE DANGERFIELD HUTCHINS

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