Standing Here

This song is about being in love, and that is all. I really like the imagery of someone shouting 'I should be safe forever, in your arms.' It's ridiculous and sweet.

this song is about a deceaased guy, who haunts his living girlfriend (in a non-creepy way)... love is eternal and death will not part him from being with her)

the last 2 verses are out of this world i could listen to it all day

The guitar intro is the same (very similar) guitar intro as the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Galilee (where JC was from) is 100 miles from Jerusalem where he was crucified. Therefor, using what was given to us: this song is about the resurrection, but twisted to also be about unrequited love. Pretty damn brilliant and hauntingly beautiful. One of the Roses best, no doubt. JC was crucified on a hilltop, he can see-the-light surrounding...

Love the idea that it's about a guy who dies visiting his girlfriend, as soon as I heard this theory it completely makes sense.

I have always struggled, like everyone else it seems, to decipher the "Over me my free-fall baby" line. It never sounds right when you're listening to the track and reading it. You get the same couple of guesses being regurgitated year after year even though it's nearly 25 years old. The other guess I see a lot is "over me my fruitful life, babe". Again doesn't really make sense and doesn't really sound like what he's singing.

However after finally hearing it live a few years ago at heaton park I think I finally heard what he's singing:

"Over me bright blue fork lightning"

I've listened to live versions and I think this is the correct.

Anyway the song is mint, and the last verses are perfection with the guitar: I can feel a hurricane when you shout: "I should be safe forever in your arms"

Love it!

I would say this song is basically about unrequited love: 'I really don't think you could know that I'm in heaven when you smile'; The guy doesn't see how the girl can't feel the same way (i.e. 'think like [he does]'), and would hope to turn her around to his point of view ('I always thought I'd have the answer', 'I might just have the key'), but he's pretty sure it's all in vain, 'no matter how hard [he tries]' to think otherwise.

i think this song could be about a girl you have wondered about and you're in each others arms and you don't want to loses that moment. i'm a bloke and this song makes me feel so much adness

The song starts off singing about the Sermon on the mount given by Jesus (blessed are the the meek etc..etc..) - the usual Roses/religious imagery.

I'm sure the line in verse #3 is not 'over me my free fall baby' its 'Oh reap my fruit, for life it is (beautiful)'

A juggernaut is a hindu God not a truck.

The song seems to be an early incarnation of idea that 'the kingdom is all inside'.

agree with Dommykeay18, the last two verses are absolute genius. i could never grow tired of them either. uplifting and heartrending. reni's understated drums, mani's exquisite bass play and the guitar part at 4:52 - so hauntingly beautiful. truly a unique band and we were denied their talent at the height of their powers by greed. such a great tragedy.

I first heard this when I was 15 and just getting into music. Now I'm 26, and still think that those last two minutes encapsulate romantic adolescent longing better than anything else I've ever heard. Just beautiful.