This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
I was staring out the window
The whole time he was talking to me
It was a filthy pane of glass
I couldn't get a clear view
As he went on and on
It wasn't the outside world I could see
Just the filthy pane
That I was lookin' through
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
I was never focused on just one thing
My eyes got fixed when my mind got soul
And they look like I'm concentrated
On a very clear view
But I'm as good as asleep
I bet you didn't know
Take the lot of it away if you do
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
It was the fact
Being back
Whatever's in front of me
Is coloring my view
So I can't see what I'm seein'
In fact
I only see what I'm lookin' through
I had to break the window
It just had to be
It was in my way
Better that I break a window
Than forget what I had to say
So again I've done the right thing
I was never worried about that
The answer's always been in clear view
But even when the window's clean
I still can't see for the fact
That when it's clean it's so clear
I can't tell what I'm lookin' through
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
I had to break the window
It just had to be
It was in my way
Better that I break a window
Than forget what I had to say
I had to break the window
It was in my way
Better that I break a window
Than forget what I had to say
I miss what I should see
Breakin' him or her
Or me
The whole time he was talking to me
It was a filthy pane of glass
I couldn't get a clear view
As he went on and on
It wasn't the outside world I could see
Just the filthy pane
That I was lookin' through
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
I was never focused on just one thing
My eyes got fixed when my mind got soul
And they look like I'm concentrated
On a very clear view
But I'm as good as asleep
I bet you didn't know
Take the lot of it away if you do
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
It was the fact
Being back
Whatever's in front of me
Is coloring my view
So I can't see what I'm seein'
In fact
I only see what I'm lookin' through
I had to break the window
It just had to be
It was in my way
Better that I break a window
Than forget what I had to say
So again I've done the right thing
I was never worried about that
The answer's always been in clear view
But even when the window's clean
I still can't see for the fact
That when it's clean it's so clear
I can't tell what I'm lookin' through
So I had to break the window
It just had to be
Better that I break a window
Than him or her or me
I had to break the window
It just had to be
It was in my way
Better that I break a window
Than forget what I had to say
I had to break the window
It was in my way
Better that I break a window
Than forget what I had to say
I miss what I should see
Breakin' him or her
Or me
Lyrics submitted by maxivolt, edited by lisasonoda
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I agree that the window in question is a metaphor, though I also kinda fun to interpret this one entirely literally. I'm not a violent person and could never envision inflicting harm on another human being, but there were times in my younger days when I did need to smash something because I clearly could not and would not smash the person whose behavior was tearing me up. I picture Fiona with a rock that she wants desperately to throw at this asshole, but she knows she can't, so the inanimate object bears the brunt of her fury. Viewed in that light, "So I had to break the window / it just had to be / it was in my way" strikes me as fairly brilliant dark comedy, and one of the best lyrics on an album that is not exactly deficient in that regard.