Winter Windows
Sea Wolf Lyrics

There is a man inside a room in the forest
A man is sitting alone in a room that is located in a forest.

He sits alone upon the chair his father left him
The man is sitting by himself on a chair that was given to him by his father.

In the dark, in the dark, in the dark with the radio on
He is sitting in a dark room while listening to the radio.

The voice crackles when he says that God will save you
The man hears a crackling sound when he hears someone say that God will save him.

He will take you from the lonely life you're living
The man believes that if he gives himself up to God, he will no longer be lonely.

If you give, if you give, if you give up on what you want
The man thinks that in order to be saved, he must give up on his own desires.

The man stands and pours himself another bourbon
The man stands up and pours himself another glass of bourbon.

He stops and watches the birds through the winter windows
The man pauses and watches the birds outside his window during the winter season.

And the light, and the light from the morning dew
The man sees the light reflected off the morning dew and is in awe of it.

"I thought I love you and our love would be forever
The man reflects on his past mistakes and regrets hurting someone he loved.

How could I hit you, the only one who ever loved me?"
The man questions how he could have physically hurt someone who loved him unconditionally.

Said the man, said the man to his shadow
The man speaks to his own shadow, perhaps feeling as though it represents an empty version of himself.

This is the world, this is the world we live in
The man acknowledges that this is the world we live in and accepts it for what it is.

It's not the one I choose but it's the one we're given
He acknowledges that this world isn't necessarily the one he would have chosen, but it is the one he has been given.

And it's the winter windows that ends become beginnings
The man notes that winter windows have a power to transform endings into new beginnings.

As a boy he was taught he was the bad one
Growing up, the man was told that he was the one who constantly caused trouble or made mistakes.

One that could heed the other, the protector
He was seen as the one who could protect others and keep them safe from harm.

He will walk, he will walk, he will walk into the river
The man seems to be planning to walk into a river, perhaps as a way to end his own life.

Sixty years held down by his brother
For sixty years, his brother has held him down or kept him in a certain place or state of mind.

Ten years with the ghost of his father
The man has felt the presence or impact of his father, who has since passed away, for ten years.

And five years since he spoke, since he spoke to his only son
It has been five years since the man has spoken to his only son.

Yes, it's the winter windows that ends become beginnings
The man reiterates that it is the winter windows that have the power to turn endings into new beginnings.