I wish I could find the interview where Vaden Lewis explains these lyrics... but alas.
From what I recall, Vaden had gone back to his hometown of Tyler, Texas and the big thing his family was talking about was that some weirdo had been seen around town peeping into windows. So he wrote the song from that weirdo's perspective, with the addition of a "what would happen if he actually went inside?" kind of scenario tagged on.
I'm sure you can find the article around the internet somewhere, i lack the energy to look for it at the moment.
I hope this clears up all the pointless debate about whether or not it's about a stalking/rape. It most definitely IS, but not a specific real-life instance of it, as some have attested.
I wish I could find the interview where Vaden Lewis explains these lyrics... but alas.
From what I recall, Vaden had gone back to his hometown of Tyler, Texas and the big thing his family was talking about was that some weirdo had been seen around town peeping into windows. So he wrote the song from that weirdo's perspective, with the addition of a "what would happen if he actually went inside?" kind of scenario tagged on.
I'm sure you can find the article around the internet somewhere, i lack the energy to look for it at the moment.
I hope this clears up all the pointless debate about whether or not it's about a stalking/rape. It most definitely IS, but not a specific real-life instance of it, as some have attested.