Warm Winter
Seth Sentry Lyrics

And then there was one, a girl young, hair in a bun
The story begins introducing a young girl who is the only survivor of a tragedy

Buried under rubble, pummeling the air from her lungs
The girl is buried beneath the debris and struggling to breathe

Shes stunned, she really should be scared but shes numb
Despite being in a frightening and dangerous situation, the girl is in a state of shock and unable to feel fear

So she keeps tunneling towards the glare of the sun
She continues moving towards the light, driven by her survival instincts to escape the rubble

And she wonders, who was sick enough to have done this
The girl questions who could have caused such a terrible tragedy

One minute she sits at her class desk the next shes under it
The girl was in class when the tragedy occurred and suddenly found herself buried under her desk

And outta the hundreds, that went down, shes the only one that made it out among them
She was the sole survivor among many others who did not survive

And she stumbles, through the debree as it crumbles
She moves through the debris, which is still falling apart and collapsing around her

Truthfully if you could have seen what she saw, you wouldnt have believed it all
The girl witnessed something so shocking and traumatic that nobody would believe what she saw

'is this a war?' surely not it couldnt reach our shores (nah)
The girl questions if it is a war, but believes it is unlikely since it is happening where it was thought to be impossible

Surely not they couldnt breach our walls
She doesn't believe that anyone could have penetrated the security measures that were put in place

We're the good guys we shouldnt fall
She feels confident that their country is on the right side and that they won't be defeated

And she screams, now this is not a dream
The girl screams in disbelief at the reality of what is happening around her

But somehow the scene just looks different on the screen
She realizes that the situation appears different when viewed through the media

My mum said its gonna be a warm winter
The chorus begins, with a repeated phrase that suggests that things may not be as they seem

My dad said its gonna be a warm winter

Your god said its gonna be a warm winter

Everythings a little bit crazy right now
The repetition of the phrase 'warm winter' is contrasted with the chaos that surrounds the girl

Everyones a little bit strange and right now

All i wanna do is find a place to hide out
The girl just wants to find a safe place to shelter from the chaos

Watch for the bombs falling outta the sky now
She is constantly vigilant for further attacks and danger

So we came home, handshakes and ticket tape parades
The story shifts to a different perspective, with a focus on soldiers returning home from war

Ace of spades swinging from a rope, 'hip hooray for the saviours'
The soldiers are celebrated as heroes, but there is a sense of irony in their return

We didnt even notice the changes, a disease born more contageous than aids is
The celebration of the soldiers ignores the changes that have occurred in their absence, changes that are spreading like a disease and more contagious than AIDS

Yeh, paranoia had changed us, the fear made us insane, afraid of our neighbours
The return to civilian life is difficult because of the paranoia and fear that exists in society, and how it affects everyone's relationships with one another

The mere delay of a train was taken as strange
The smallest things are now perceived as suspicious because of the paranoia that exists

And every brown paper bag was an al-quaeda attack
Even innocuous things like a brown paper bag are seen as potential evidence of an attack

And every street corner had an armed marine on it
The paranoia is so pervasive that military personnel are present everywhere

Peace keepers here to keep the peace that we wanted
The peacekeepers, who were meant to bring peace, are now viewed as the cause of the paranoia and fear that exists

They took the streets from us, our own leaders
The government and the military have taken over control of the streets and the public's freedom

Who the fuck would invade a country for no reason? Oh Jesus
The singer questions why their own government would invade a country for no reason, with a sense of disbelief

Goodbye freedom, bye liberty, goodbye sense, goodbye friends, high 50 metre wire fence
The loss of freedom is highlighted, along with the loss of personal connections and relationships, as symbolized by the high fence

Irony, yeh didnt we define it, signed over our rights but didnt read the fine print
The irony of the situation is acknowledged, as people have given up their rights without even realizing it

Opened our eye lids and stormed into the streets for peace, its gonna be a warm winter indeed
The people have awoken to the loss of their rights and are protesting for peace, but the artist repeats the phrase 'warm winter' again to suggest that things may not improve

So there it is, how we became the terrorists at war with our government
The song concludes with a summary of how the situation has evolved, with the people in conflict with their own government

'OK kids class dismissed'
The final phrase suggests that there is a lesson to be learned from the story, but it is left up to interpretation