Story Behind The Song
Watching the effects of an alcoholic Father on the family of a loved one. The Father as the Gardner reaping what he sows.
Song Description
Metaphor of the effects of Alcoholism on a family. How an addiction can cast even the brightest souls into darkness.
| Song Length |
4:24 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Serene |
Subject |
Existence, Addiction |
| Similar Artists |
Sinead O'Connor, Dead Can Dance |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Breakwater
Verse I
Staring down breakwater
In the garden of the Father
Pleased to meet you
Mrs. Constance
Do you whisper to your Children here?
Chorus I
Ohh, do they here you anymore?
Tell me Mrs. Constance
Do they hear you anymore?
Verse II
I watched the Father
Tend the garden
The withered weeds from his
Angry seeds
Once were flowers
In the garden
They do their best in his
Shadow here
Chorus II
Ohh, watch him stumble through the rows
Alabaster angels,
Watch him stumble through the rows
Verse III
Please forgive me
It?s not my place to
Trample on the deeds
Of haunted men
I don?t belong here
Ms. Constance
I sure do thank you
For your company
Verse IV
And I?ll remember
A Mother?s garden
Sleeping still beneath his window pane
Waiting for a drop of water
To make it through his
Whisky Rain