The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I see my reflection in the window
It looks different, so different than what you see
Projecting judgment on the world
This house is clean, baby
This house is clean
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Look out my window and see it's gone wrong
Court is in session and I slam my gavel down
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
Projector
Protector
Rejector
Infector
Projector
Rejector
Infector, injector
Defector, rejector
I see my reflection in the window
This window clean inside, dirty on the out
I'm looking different than me
This house is clean, baby
This house is clean
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
I look out my window and see it's gone wrong
My court is in session and now I slam my gavel down
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
Projector
Protector
Rejector
Infector
Projector
Rejector
Infector, injector
Defector, rejector
Dejector
I, I, I, I
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
Projector
Protector
Rejector
Infector
Projector
Rejector
Infector, injector
Defector, rejector
I, I, I, I
I drink from the cup of denial
I'm judging the world from my throne
I drink from the cup of denial
I'm judging the world from my throne, yeah
It looks different, so different than what you see
Projecting judgment on the world
This house is clean, baby
This house is clean
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Look out my window and see it's gone wrong
Court is in session and I slam my gavel down
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
Projector
Protector
Rejector
Infector
Projector
Rejector
Infector, injector
Defector, rejector
I see my reflection in the window
This window clean inside, dirty on the out
I'm looking different than me
This house is clean, baby
This house is clean
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
Am I who I think I am?
I look out my window and see it's gone wrong
My court is in session and now I slam my gavel down
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
Projector
Protector
Rejector
Infector
Projector
Rejector
Infector, injector
Defector, rejector
Dejector
I, I, I, I
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
I'm judge and I'm jury and I'm executioner too
Projector
Protector
Rejector
Infector
Projector
Rejector
Infector, injector
Defector, rejector
I, I, I, I
I drink from the cup of denial
I'm judging the world from my throne
I drink from the cup of denial
I'm judging the world from my throne, yeah
Lyrics submitted by ruben, edited by GrayWolf062395
Dirty Window Lyrics as written by Lars Ulrich James Alan Hetfield
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing
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Actually, I think you guys are a little bit off. James seems to be singing a song about someone misjudging the world around them. Someone who believes they are the sane one and everyone else is crazy.
Projector - finding your own faults in others Protector - taking it upon yourself to parent the rest of the world Rejector - refusing to accept the truth of the world around you and inside Infector - being the one with the disease in a clean world Defector - refusing the way of the world around you
Drinking from the cup of denial - denying the truth, that you are the dirty one Judging the world from a throne - holding yourself above everyone else as better
The speaker even knows it but won't let himself see - "Am I who I think I am?"
Thats the whole idea of seeing his reflection differently than everyone else. That he is making himself perfect when everyone else can see he isn't.
This person is trying to assure themself of the lie they are telling. "this house is clean baby, this house is clean"
And trying to assert their position in charge. "I'm judge and I'm jury..." "My court is in session and I slam my gavel down" "I'm judging the world from my throne"
...that's one opinion, anyway...