Winter Is Coming
Radical Face Lyrics


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I see the winter, she's crawling up the lawn
I feel her breathing beneath my palms

She tears the trees down while curses roll from her tongue
Got eyes like anvils and storms for lungs

Hiding in our house, sunburn in his mouth,
Summer's in our basement now
Light beneath the door, light beneath the door,
Just enough to keep us warm
Don't you let it out, don't you let it out,
Just make sure he's always around

But we're all out of time, nothing left to decide
Pack your things up quick, this one can't be fixed
Leave the rest of it behind

We push through trees now, our house is covered in ice
Our breath falls from our mouths like tiny rainclouds

We tug on Summer, and he melts the snow at our feet
She's on our heels, there's never time to stop and sleep

I feel you breathing, I hear you curse my name
I hope that you'll forgive me one of these days

The sky is bleeding, the fog is thicker than walls
She's wrapped up in it, like cloth on a wrecking ball

Everything we stole, everything we broke,
Everything we bought is gone
A couple dumb mistakes, bigger than we thought,
Nothing to left to do but run
If I could put it back, fill in all the cracks,
Nothing there I wouldn't change
But wishing never helps, wishing never helps,
Wishing never solved a thing

You were right
Yeah, you were right




You were right
Yeah, you were right

Overall Meaning

The song "Winter Is Coming" by Radical Face seems to be about the arrival of winter and its effects on the world around us. The first verse paints a picture of winter as a powerful force that tears down trees and carries curses on its breath. It's as if winter is a living entity, and the singer can feel it breathing beneath his hands. The second verse makes a sudden shift away from winter and focuses on summer, which is personified as a person who is hiding in the house with a sunburnt mouth. This image creates a sense of sadness or longing for the warmth and light of summer, which seems to have been replaced by the dark and cold of winter.


The chorus brings a sense of urgency to the song. The singer and his companions are running out of time, and they must leave everything behind and flee before it's too late. The line "nothing left to decide" communicates a sense of hopelessness and finality. The third verse continues this sense of urgency as we hear about the group pushing through trees and their house being covered in ice. However, they are also trying to save summer, and they manage to temporarily keep winter at bay with a small amount of light from beneath the door. The final verse brings closure to the song as the singer reflects on the mistakes he has made, wishing he could go back and change things. However, he acknowledges that wishing doesn't solve anything, and in the end, he knows that someone else was right all along.


Line by Line Meaning

I see the winter, she's crawling up the lawn
I am witnessing the arrival of winter, who is slowly coming close to me.


I feel her breathing beneath my palms
I can sense the presence of winter through the chill and coldness beneath my palms.


She tears the trees down while curses roll from her tongue
Winter destroys the trees as she curses in anger.


Got eyes like anvils and storms for lungs
Winter has eyes as heavy as anvil and lungs that breathe out strong winds.


Hiding in our house, sunburn in his mouth, Summer's in our basement now
We have hidden Summer in our basement and he is upset about it.


Light beneath the door, light beneath the door, Just enough to keep us warm
There is a small ray of light coming from beneath the door, which provides us with enough warmth to survive.


Don't you let it out, don't you let it out, Just make sure he's always around
We must ensure that Summer stays hidden and doesn't leave the basement.


But we're all out of time, nothing left to decide, Pack your things up quick, this one can't be fixed
We don't have any time left to make any decisions; we must leave and pack quickly as this situation is beyond repair.


Leave the rest of it behind
We have to abandon everything we couldn't take with us.


We push through trees now, our house is covered in ice, Our breath falls from our mouths like tiny rainclouds
We are trying to move through the snow-covered trees and our breaths are making tiny clouds of smoke.


We tug on Summer, and he melts the snow at our feet, She's on our heels, there's never time to stop and sleep
We are trying to move quickly as Winter chases us, and Summer is helping us by melting the snow at our feet.


I feel you breathing, I hear you curse my name, I hope that you'll forgive me one of these days
I sense Winter's presence and understand its anger towards me. I hope that it will forgive me someday.


The sky is bleeding, the fog is thicker than walls, She's wrapped up in it, like cloth on a wrecking ball
The sky is dark and foggy, and Winter is hidden in it, ready to strike like a wrecking ball.


Everything we stole, everything we broke, Everything we bought is gone
We have lost everything we owned, stole or broke during our escape.


A couple dumb mistakes, bigger than we thought, Nothing to left to do but run
Our mistakes were massive and bigger than what we thought. We have no choice but to run.


If I could put it back, fill in all the cracks, Nothing there I wouldn't change
If it was possible for me to turn back time, I would undo every mistake and fix everything that was broken.


But wishing never helps, wishing never helps, Wishing never solved a thing
Wishing and hoping never solve anything; it's action that makes a difference.


You were right, Yeah, you were right, You were right, Yeah, you were right
You were correct in predicting the horrors that would follow us, and I acknowledge that now.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BENJAMIN COOPER

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