Broken Window Serenade
Whiskey Myers Lyrics

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Is what I brought I to you
I saw you through a broken window
With a different point of view

You had signs of depression
From a long line of sin
And your face tells a story

Bout the places you have been
I love you so,
I thought you should know

And that muddy waters flowin
As you take my hand
Past the creek down by the holler
Through your daddy's land
I could buy you a diamond
But I cannot change your world
Cuz I ain't got no money
You'll never be my girl no no
I thought you should know

You was gonna be a singer
Or be a movie star
But you cant catch no breaks baby
And Hollywood is hard

Now you work down at the Time Out
Off 155
And you're dancing for your dollar
Just tryin' to stay alive
It hurts me so
I thought you should know

You feed your addiction
With your crystal meth
And I plea for your life
as it takes you to your death

You make your deal with the devil
As your looks begin to fade
I saw you laughin' through the tears
As you slowly slipped away
I watched you go
I thought you should know
Yeah I watched you go
I thought you should know

That cold rain is pourin'
As they lay you in a grave
I can barely recognize you
In your fragile state

No more signs of depression
From a long time ago
I throw in a pretty flower
As they slowly laid you low, it was a rose
I thought you should know
Yeah it was a rose
I thought you should know

A couple of pretty flowers is what I brought to you

I saw you through a broken window
With a different point of view

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Whiskey Myers's song Broken Window Serenade are about a man who brings two flowers to a woman he loves. She is going through a tough time, and he sees her through a different perspective, through a broken window. She has had a difficult past and is dealing with depression from a long line of sin. He loves her and wants her to know that he does. They take a walk together through her family's land, even though he can't change her world because he doesn't have money or power. She had dreams of being a singer or a movie star, but life didn't turn out that way, and she works at a bar dancing for her dollar. She is addicted to crystal meth, and he pleads her to quit, but she continues to make deals with the devil until her looks start to fade away. He watches her slowly slip away, and as she is buried, he throws in a rose.

The lyrics of this song are about the harsh realities of life, such as depression, addiction, and the struggles of living in poverty. The broken window represents the way that people can have a different perspective when they see things from a different angle. The man in this song sees the woman he loves through a different viewpoint, which helps him understand her situation better. The song is a reminder that even though we may see things differently, we should try to see things from the other person's point of view and show them love and support.

Line by Line Meaning

A couple of pretty flowers
It is a gift he brought to the person he loves.

Is what I brought I to you
He brought pretty flowers as a gift to the person he loves.

I saw you through a broken window
He saw her through a window that was damaged or had cracks.

With a different point of view
He saw her life differently from others.

You had signs of depression
She suffered from depression.

From a long line of sin
Her depression was caused by mistakes from her ancestors.

And your face tells a story
Her face showed the impact of the struggles she had to face.

Bout the places you have been
Her experiences and hardships caused the changes in her appearance.

I love you so,
The artist loves the person so much.

I thought you should know
He wanted to confess his love.

And that muddy waters flowin
The surroundings were not very pleasant.

As you take my hand
She held the artist's hand.

Past the creek down by the holler
They walked past a creek in the valley of the hills.

Through your daddy's land
They walked through the land owned by her father.

I could buy you a diamond
He could offer her a diamond ring.

But I cannot change your world
He couldn't change her life or circumstances.

Cuz I ain't got no money
The artist was not wealthy.

You'll never be my girl no no
She cannot be his girlfriend.

You was gonna be a singer
She had aspirations of becoming a singer.

Or be a movie star
She also had dreams of becoming an actress.

But you cant catch no breaks baby
She was unable to catch any opportunities.

And Hollywood is hard
It is difficult to become successful in Hollywood.

Now you work down at the Time Out
She works at a place called Time Out.

Off 155
The place is located off of a road called 155.

And you're dancing for your dollar
She has to dance for money.

Just tryin' to stay alive
She is just trying to survive.

It hurts me so
It hurts the singer to see her in this situation.

You feed your addiction
She had an addiction problem.

With your crystal meth
She used crystal meth as her drug of choice.

And I plea for your life
The singer begged her to stop using drugs.

as it takes you to your death
Her addiction led to her death.

You make your deal with the devil
She made a risky deal or decision.

As your looks begin to fade
The effects of her addiction were evident on her physical appearance.

I saw you laughin' through the tears
She laughed even though she was crying.

As you slowly slipped away
She was slowly dying.

I watched you go
The artist watched her die.

That cold rain is pourin'
It was raining slowly during the funeral.

As they lay you in a grave
They buried her in a grave.

I can barely recognize you
He could hardly recognize her dead body.

In your fragile state
Her body was weak and frail.

No more signs of depression
She is free from her past depression.

From a long time ago
Her past depression happened a long time ago.

I throw in a pretty flower
He throws in a rose as a sign of affection and farewell.

As they slowly laid you low, it was a rose
He threw in a rose as they buried her.

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cody Cannon

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