The Wind Blows
The All-American Rejects Lyrics


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I've got to breathe
You can't take that from me
Cause it's all that you left that's mine
You had to leave
And that's all I can see
But you told me your love was blind

There are times
You're so impossible that I should sign a waiver
And you will find
Someone worth walking on when you ask me to go

I'll leave when the wind blows
Take a breath and there it goes
I'll be outside of your window
I'll pass by but I'll go slow
I'll leave when the wind blows

There was a day
You threw our love away
Then you passed it to someone new
You wanna stay
But since you wanna play
We can finally say we're through

There are times you're so impossible and you ask me to go

I'll leave when the wind blows
Take a breath and there it goes
I'll be outside of your window
I'll pass by but I'll go slow
I'll leave when the wind blows

You can scream there's just echoes
Pass outside of your window
You'll be sad that you let me go
I'll leave but just know

As I lay in solitude
Oh what's a boy supposed to do
I shake the very thought of you
Me together, I remember
Late nights when I stayed up late
All I do is wait and wait
Your never coming home to me
That's the hardest thing to see

I got to breathe
You can't take that from me
We can finally say we're through

I'll leave when the wind blows
Take a breath and there it goes
I'll be outside of your window
I'll pass by but I'll go slow
I'll leave when the wind blows

You can scream there's just echoes
Pass outside of your window
You'll be sad that you let me go
On every face you'll ever know




And everywhere you ever go
You'll feel when the wind blows

Overall Meaning

The All-American Rejects’ song “The Wind Blows” is a breakup song that speaks about the aftermath of a relationship in which one person leaves another for someone new. The opening lines, “I’ve got to breathe, you can’t take that from me, cause it’s all that you left that’s mine,” show how the singer is still holding onto the only thing he has left after the end of the relationship, his breath, and by extension, his life. He then points out that his lover told him her love was blind, hinting that perhaps she never really saw the singer in the way he thought she did.


The chorus of the song, “I’ll leave when the wind blows, take a breath and there it goes, I’ll be outside your window, I’ll pass by but I’ll go slow,” suggests that the singer will leave when the time is right, that he doesn’t want to leave immediately but will wait until the time is right. He then notes, “I’ll leave but just know,” that he will still be around, even if only in memory.


The bridge of the song speaks of how the singer remembers better times when he and his lover were together, but now, all he does is wait, and she’s never coming back. The final lines of the song, “On every face you’ll ever know, and everywhere you ever go, you’ll feel when the wind blows,” highlights the idea that the memory of their relationship will always be with her, that she will never truly escape it.


Line by Line Meaning

I've got to breathe
Breathing is a basic human right.


You can't take that from me
No one has the right to take away something as natural as breathing.


Cause it's all that you left that's mine
After losing everything else, breathing remains the only thing that belongs to the singer.


You had to leave
The departure of the loved one was inevitable.


And that's all I can see
The pain of the separation is the only thing the artist can focus on.


But you told me your love was blind
Even if the loved one is physically gone, their love is still present.


There are times
There are moments in this relationship when it becomes impossible for the singer to continue.


You're so impossible that I should sign a waiver
The loved one is so difficult to deal with that the artist feels the need to protect themselves from the potential consequences.


And you will find
The loved one will eventually find someone else who is willing to put up with them.


Someone worth walking on when you ask me to go
The loved one will find someone who is willing to be treated poorly, unlike the artist.


I'll leave when the wind blows
The singer will only leave when the universe naturally pulls them apart.


Take a breath and there it goes
Just like the wind, the relationship will come and go.


I'll be outside of your window
The singer will not completely disappear, but they will still have a presence in the loved one's life.


I'll pass by but I'll go slow
The singer will not rush into the future, but they will gradually move on.


There was a day
There was a specific moment in time when the relationship was over.


You threw our love away
The loved one was the one who ended the relationship.


Then you passed it to someone new
The loved one quickly found someone else to take the artist's place.


You wanna stay
The loved one cannot make up their mind about what they truly want.


But since you wanna play
The loved one is only interested in playing games instead of committing to a serious relationship.


We can finally say we're through
After all the pain and frustration, the artist can finally accept that the relationship is over.


You can scream there's just echoes
The loved one can try to hold on, but it will only result in an echo of their own screams.


Pass outside of your window
The artist will eventually leave the physical space that they once shared with the loved one.


You'll be sad that you let me go
The loved one will eventually regret their decision to end the relationship.


On every face you'll ever know
Regardless of how many people the loved one meets, they will always remember the artist.


And everywhere you ever go
No matter where the loved one goes, they will always be reminded of the singer's absence.


You'll feel when the wind blows
The natural forces of the universe will always remind the loved one of their past relationship.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NICK WHEELER, TYSON RITTER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Angeltopia3

The Melody is my favorite part of this song...
Lyrics
I've got to breathe, you can't take that from me
'Cause it's all that you left that's mine
You had to leave and that's all I can see
But you told me your love was blind

I know there are times you're so impossible
That I should sign a waiver
And you will find someone worth walking on
When you ask me to go

I'll leave when the wind blows
Take a breath and away it goes
I'll be outside of your window
I'll pass by but I'll go slow
I'll leave when the wind blows

There was a day you threw our love away
Then you passed it to someone new
You wanna stay but since you wanna play
We can finally say we're through

I know there are times you're so impossible
And you ask me to go

I'll leave when the wind blows
Take a breath and away it goes
I'll be outside of your window
I'll pass by but I'll go slow

I'll leave when the wind blows
You can scream there's just echoes
I''ll pass outside of your window
You'll be sad that you let me go
I'll leave but just know

As I lay in solitude, oh what's a boy supposed to do?
I shake the very thought of you, me together I remember
Late nights when I stayed up late all I do is wait and wait
You're never coming home to me, that's the hardest thing to see

I've got to breathe, you can't take that from me
I can finally say we're through

I'll leave when the wind blows
Take a breath and away it goes
I'll be outside of your window
I'll pass by but I'll go slow

I'll leave when the wind blows
You can scream there's just echoes
I'll pass outside of your window
You'll be sad that you let me go
On every face you'll ever know
And everywhere you'll ever go
You'll feel when the wind blows



All comments from YouTube:

@godschild8863

Why is this song so underrated? This is my favourite song of theirs. 

@cecilieranga4561

Hi ! I agree with You! ☺

@technoghost68

listen "Sierra's Song", that's my favorite song of they, and is very underrated

@boomchicaboomboom

God's Child mine too!!

@jeremygilley624

Mine to

@jessicatodd3304

Definitely my favorite AAR song why didn't they do more like this?💜💜💜💜

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@Katiebaby3825

I honestly think this is their best song. I think it's strange that it never became a bigger hit.

@gamemonster7

they're really underrated IMO

@josephstalin8008

+christian baluyot Sup Nathan Drake

@ninojardinearellano1058

Ya’ll anybody here from 2020? This song still in my top 5

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