Arms

This is a song about a man who is going through the pains of a break up.

left your black gloves on my table (constant reminders from physical items) left your dark horse in the stable (girl leaving behind dark memories) thinking of a way to get you to stay (he's deeply in love and is desperate) and i'll promise to fight the wind and wait for you (he'll do anything for her) i'm an owl with tired eyes (can't sleep) i'm a scarecrow in disguise (haven't been taking care of himself)

i often go out pacing when all i want to do is stay inside and look out the window with you (his mind is racing but still wants to hide inside from the pain yet hoping to be with her again)

there was a dead grouse in your arms (could mean another man, or flaw that she had) that was the moment that you lost your charm (thats when he noticed she was changing) an old bear paw sitting in a jar (a relationship that was once so strong as a live bear, ended up being dead and defeated) under a tree that never grew any leaves (relationship never amounted to anything) shake my arms, shake my head (he's telling someone to make him snap out of the depression) i fell asleep in your cobweb (feeling like he somehow got trapped/stuck/tricked into loving her when all she did was kill him-emotionally in the end - black widows entice then kill their mates) and i'm turning off all the lights tonight (lonely, dwells, temporarily ending his pain by going to sleep) saw you in a crowded bar, pale with hungry eyes (he saw how she wasnt interested in him anymore or it could be a dream of her going out to find another man)