Window to the Abbey is Troy Baker, Jon Titterington, Wayne G. Miller, James Bowen, Christopher Wray, and A.J. Novak
Recorded in Stinson Beach, CA and at Selma Studios.
Water Into Wine
Window To The Abbey Lyrics
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As she crosses down the street
And she stares about the line
Which she follow with her mind
And she does this every time
In her ordinary life
To match the reason with the rhyme
She turns water into wine
She seems so to scream
As she makes with the battery
Mm-mm
And she gives a waking smile
Laughing inside all the while
And she does it all with style
In her ordinary life
To match the reason with the rhyme
(And) she does it every time
She turns water into wine
She turns water into wine
She turns water into wine
She turns
She turns water
She turns
The opening verse of Window to the Abbey's song Water into Wine describes the mundane act of a woman shuffling her feet and walking down the street. However, her gaze is fixed on an imaginary line that she follows in her mind. This suggests that she is preoccupied with something significant and her act of following the line is a way of connecting to her inner thoughts. The lyrics go on to describe how this woman has the power to turn water into wine, a biblical reference to a miracle that Jesus performed at a wedding in Cana. The lines "To match the reason with the rhyme" and "And she does it all with style" suggest that this woman is able to seamlessly blend the ordinary and extraordinary in her life.
The second verse talks about how the woman seems to be screaming as she interacts with a battery, possibly a metaphor for an external power source - technology or society - that she engages with. Despite this, she wears a waking smile, indicating that she is not only comfortable with, but also enjoys the duality of her existence. The chorus repeats the line "She turns water into wine" emphasizing the woman's power to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary in her daily life.
Line by Line Meaning
She shuffles her feet
She moves her feet around with little purpose
As she crosses down the street
While walking across the street
And she stares about the line
She looks at the line of people, objects or structures
Which she follow with her mind
She imagines following them in her head
And she does this every time
She repeats this behaviour often
In her ordinary life
In her usual, not particularly special life
To match the reason with the rhyme
To find consistent explanations for things
(And) she does it every time
(And) she does this each and every time
She turns water into wine
She transforms something plain into something more valuable
She seems so to scream
She looks like she wants to shout out something
As she makes with the battery
While she works with the battery or some kind of energy source
Mm-mm
Simple vocal expressions that do not convey information
And she gives a waking smile
And she smiles while still feeling half asleep or in a dream-like state
Laughing inside all the while
Laughing internally, while keeping a more serious, outward appearance
And she does it all with style
Doing all of this in a fashionable or confident way
She turns water into wine
She transforms something commonplace into something extraordinary
She turns water into wine
She has the ability to create something impressive from something simple
She turns
She transforms things
She turns water
She transforms an element into something different
Contributed by Gabriel E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.