apology
Zach Winters Lyrics

The opening line of Zach Winters's Apology, "Sorry love, I didn't mean to hurt you, I apologize," shows the singer's remorse and sincere attempt at reconciling with their beloved. The song has a poetic vein running through it, touching upon themes of love, regret, forgiveness, and redemption. The second line, "I love your hands," is an instance of the singer expressing their affection for their loved one, and signifies a deeper bond beyond the physical aspect of the relationship.

The line "Please come out, out from behind the red holly tree, I'll prune their horns" can be interpreted as an invitation to the loved one to come out from their hiding place, as if behind a symbolic "red holly tree." The singer promises to "prune their horns" which can be seen metaphorically as the obstacles that the loved one might have faced before, and the singer is going to clear the way for them by removing or mollifying those obstacles. In the lines "Foolish tongue, speak kindly to a lady, your ever-wife, and wash her arms, Holy light—see it—through the window of her skin, a mirror shines," the singer first acknowledges their mistake and then suggests that the use of harsh language in the past was a mistake, and they need to speak kindly to their partner. The mention of holy light and the mirror shining through the skin suggests that the singer sees their loved one's inner beauty and purity, and is trying to reflect that back to them to win back their trust and love.