Behold the Hurricane

Honestly, in my opinion this song I feel has a double meaning. The lyrics reflect on a past relationship with a serious couple who lived together and she is no longer around. The man walks around his cold, empty house, where he and his ex once "once moved like the morning" seeing silhouettes that make him uneasy and feel as if the past and their time together was a dream. But the chorus to me reflects positive winds of change. He's starting to get over the break up. It's such a shame, but he's telling his heart to slow down and relax. The memories of her still are painful but he doesn't recognize himself in that he's no longer than man she loved. The winds of change (behold the hurricane) are starting to change him. He is no longer the man she loved, he is a different person, and sure winds of change can be scary and destructive like a hurricane; but I feel that the song precedes good things to come.

the end:

"at the door the leaves had fallen suddenly i realized that you were gone suddenly i realize that you were gone"

This is a sad song about a man who's life is falling apart and he doesn't know where to turn. The film that goes with it can be found on The Horrible Crowes' website.

"I don't recognize myself I'm not the man you love Behold the hurricane" - I've got a feeling he's referring to to that quote by Haruki Murakami - “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” or it might just be a coincidence, but either way I think the "hurricane" refers to his lover and now he's left to deal with the wreckage. Truly one of the best tracks on Elsie.

Does anyone know what the words are at the end of the song?

"When all the lines are drawn, and the leaves have fallen. Suddenly I realized that you were gone, suddenly I realized that you were gone."

Lyrically one of Brian’s best songs!

Lyrically one of Brian’s best songs!

Lyrically one of Brian’s best songs!