White kitchen walls with a thousand windows
you turn on Winston in the den
and I'm still asleep but I can hear the piano
when you make breakfast after 10
and I smell the coffee on your fingers
I still smell the perfume in the bed
the crushed linen roses on everything
and your still inside my head

you gotta make her know how it feels to miss you
let her know your swapping sides
you're not the one with all the problems no no
you're the one with all the pride

so just pick your head up boys and walk away
walk the coolest walk that you know
cause in a month or two she'll call you
you gotta hang up the phone

I hope she knows I got this memory
that won't ever seem to break or bend
a thick lock and sheetrock is on my windows in the kitchen
I dont think I'll ever take them down again

and I've learned a lot from all these break ups and make ups
and fuck ups and fake ups
things that I wish you could comprehend, yeah comprehend
but for now I'll lace up my wingtip shoes, boys
and I'll go and have breakfast with my good friends

you gotta make her know how it feels to miss you
let her know your swapping sides
you're not the one with all the problems
you're not the one with all the problems
you're the one with all the pride

you gotta make her know how it feels to miss you
let her know your swapping spit
you're not the one with all the problems
you're not the one with all the problems
she's the one that's full of shit

so just pick your head up boy and walk away
walk the coolest walk that you know
I know you know that in a month or two she'll call you
you gotta hang up the phone



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    Song Meaning:*DISCLAIMER* I have just obtained a copy of Justin Furstenfeld's book Crazy Making. It's not very detailed, but it contains all the lyrics to all current (The Answers - Approaching Normal) Blue October songs, and his inspiration behind them. As I said, it's not very detailed, but it's his words on every Blue October song that is in the book. I know everyone interprets a song differently from everyone else, but having the original intent behind the song will be helpful to people who don't fully understand a song. Also, any grammatical errors are not made by me, I'm putting down Justin's words exactly how he writes them. So yea... enjoy :)

    Album:
    The Answers: Driving 610 loop with Jeff my first roommate. He knew I was sad. He said 'You gotta make her know how it feels to miss you'"
    Consent to Treatment: "Second attempt at Jeff's advice and the recording itself"
    Flag marquptonon June 04, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I absolutely love this song.

    This may sound crazy, but I relate to this song in the death of my mom. My childhood was the "white kitchen walls with a thousand winds" and while I'm not angry at her for dying there's still so much anger that it happened and I'm just all locked up and screwed up from it.

    "a thick lock and sheetrock is on my windows in the kitchen
    I dont think I'll ever take them down again"

    And while you act like you're all tough and you'll SHOW THEM you really just hurt so bad inside and would take it back in a heartbeat. I think that's how Justin feels too.
    Flag savannahwrenon April 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This is one of the best "F-you" breakup songs I've ever heard. It's about swallowing your sadness of an old flame, and showing her that you've moved on, and moreso that you're happy about it. It's about gettting over an ex, but still remembering her, and rubbing both those facts in her face.
    Flag Stolensoulon August 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think 'thick lock and sheetrock' is him closing out the rest of his world because he's so fixated on this one issue. He's locking the door and covering the windows.
    Flag Fayrlieon May 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"a thick lock and sheetrock is on my windows in the kitchen"

    what is a thick lock and sheetrock? O_o

    Flag Somniaon April 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:mindhuntress your wrong by saying shes the one with all the pride hes saying that she wont try to fix this relationship that her pride gets in the way of her putting in 100 percent,and finaaly when he leaves and she gets her pride out the way hes not there anymore
    Flag gunmetalblue5591on April 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think he means George Winston, the pianist. "I'm still asleep but I can hear the piano."
    Flag frey78on October 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:What does "Turn on Winston in the den" mean. Winston Churchill? Winston who?
    Flag SoldierSide77on September 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think you got it right mindhuntress.

    But I think the part where he says:

    "I've learned a lot from all these break ups and make ups and fuck ups and fake ups - things that I wish you could comprehend, yeah comprehend..."

    ...is pretty telling in that this isn't the first break up/make up they've been through together. Like it's a relationship with a lot of games going on. And that instead of just being depressed and wanting her back as usual, he's going to keep living life without her this time. This time is going to be different (or at least he's telling himself that) - and when she calls to get back together again... he's not going to be there waiting for her call.

    Whether he's still playing the game (by trying to teach her a lesson) or he's really done with her... is hard to say. But I agree with you that it's dripping with sarcasm.
    Flag ZenWolfon March 14, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Mindhuntress -- the end of this song always reminds me of Floyd's "Nobody Home," the way it stops way short of resolve.
    Flag PaleolithNickon July 29, 2007   Link

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