The gray ceiling on the earth
Well it's lasted for a while
Take my thoughts for what they're worth
I've been acting like a child
In your opinion, and what is that?
It's just a different point of view

What else, what else can I do?
I said I'm sorry, yeah I'm sorry.
I said I'm sorry , but what for?
If I hurt you then I hate myself
Don't want to hate myself, don't want to hurt you
Why do you chew your pain?
If you only knew how much I love you, love you

[Chorus]
I won't be your winter
And I won't be anyone's excuse to cry
We can be forgiven
And I will be here

The old picture on the shelf
Well it's been there for a while
A frozen image of ourselves
We were acting like a child
Innocent and in a trance
A dance that lasted for a while

You read my eyes just like your diary,
Oh remember, please remember
Well, I'm not a beggar, but what's more
If I hurt you, then I hate myself,
I don't want to hate myself don't want to hurt you
Why do you chew that pain?
If you only knew how much I love you, no

Well I won't be your winter
I won't be anyone's excuse to cry
And We can be forgiven
And I will be here

[Chorus]


Lyrics submitted by kevin

Your Winter Lyrics as written by Jeff Beres Andrew Copeland

Lyrics © Songtrust Ave

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Your Winter song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

41 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song is so amazing lyrically not to mention musically!! I think the song is about a guy who hurt somone that he loved and he has become their "winter", their cold season. The guy is saying that he is sorry for letting her down and that he loves her so much, but he won't stand still and become her winter...ie "I won't be any one's excuse to cry". In the end of the song, he realizes that he loves her too much to just walk away..."I will be here"

    txsnowbunnyon May 02, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I love sister hazel, and this is the first song I heard by them. I downloaded all the songs from the movie 10 Things I hate About You and this one just stuck out to me. So I bought their cd, and they are amazing. His voice is beautiful and all their lyrics are just...amzing, there is not enough words to describe it.

    manyamoreon June 07, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this song- to me it means having a relationship but the person feels they are no good. they feel they are the person's "Winter"

    ellemouson April 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this song- to me it means having a relationship but the person feels they are no good. they feel they are the person's "Winter"

    ellemouson April 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this song- to me it means having a relationship but the person feels they are no good. they feel they are the person's "Winter"

    ellemouson April 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    To me this song goes perfectly with my last relationship. Things were great but it all went bad and we broke up. Afterwards it was just like no regrets dont cry bout it. Maybe one day we can put this behind us and get back together. Until then we'll love each other as friends.

    Ulairi81on July 05, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    My ex boyfriend just sang this song to me...it almost made me cry. This is the sweetest and saddest song, and coming from him made it even better...I love this song. I can totally relate to it, its just the best.

    PunkAngel401on July 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    What else can I do? I said I'm sorry, yeah I'm sorry. I said I'm sorry , but for? If I hurt you then I hate myself Don't want to hate myself, don't want to hurt you Why do you choose your pain? If you only know how much I love you, love you

    This songs a really good song to explain a relationship that's breakin up.. especially that part up there :( It's kinda a sad song, but it means a lot to me and I love it!

    thedreamisoveron July 22, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is great because it can have more than one meaning. overall, its about someone who has become someone's "cold season" [beautifully worded by snowbunny] and has hurt them so much that they hate themselves. its a song about forgiving, and in the end, they'll always "be here" for the other person no matter what. snowbunny's explanation was perfect.

    FAVORITE PART: [ryan's amazing guitar solo] AND "if i hurt you then i hate myself; i don't wanna hate myself, don't wanna hurt you. why do you chew your pain? if you only knew how much i love you.."

    starlightfadingon July 22, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this is a fantastic song , it really suits 10 things i hate about you , they play it at the perfect moment...and i agree with snowbunny and starlightfading.

    lil_grrrlon July 26, 2002   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Album art
No Surprises
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Album art
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Album art
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Album art
Midnight
Ed Sheeran
“Midnight” is a song about finding a love that is so true that it provides a calming feeling through every storm. Ed Sheeran reflects on his good fortunes in landing someone with such peace and support and speaks of not fearing the dark days because he knows they’ll all end in the safety nets of her arms. “Well, good morning there / What a way to start the day / With everything laid bare,” Ed Sheeran sings in the first verse, enthusiastic to be waking up beside his woman. He apologizes for missing her calls in the second verse and promises to return them because for him, speaking to her is the most important thing. “Well, I get lost inside my head / In this chaos, you’re my calm / And I will find my feet again / ‘Cause еven the worst days of my life will always еnd / At midnight in your arms,” sings Ed Sheeran in the chorus, revelling in his good luck.