This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
There is no turning back
From this unending path of mine
Serpentine and black
It stands before my eyes
To hell and back
It will lead me once more
It's all I have as I stumble in
Out of grace
I walk through the gardens
Of dying light
And cross all the rivers
Deep and dark as the night
Searching for a reason
Why time would've passed us by
With every step I take
The less I know myself
And every vow I break on my way towards your heart
Countless times I've prayed
For forgiveness
But Gods just laughed at my face
And this path remains
Leading me into solitude arms
I see through the darkness
My way back home
The journey seems endless
But I'll carry on
The shadows will rise
And they will fall
And our night drowns in dawn
Amidst all the tears there's a smile
That all angels will greet with an envious song
One look into strangers eyes
And I know where I belong
I walk through the gardens
Of dying light
And cross all the rivers
Deep and dark as the night
Searching for a reason
Why time would've passed us by
Oh I see through the darkness
My way back home
The journey seems endless
But I'll carry on
The shadows will rise
And they will fall
And our night drowns in dawn
From this unending path of mine
Serpentine and black
It stands before my eyes
To hell and back
It will lead me once more
It's all I have as I stumble in
Out of grace
I walk through the gardens
Of dying light
And cross all the rivers
Deep and dark as the night
Searching for a reason
Why time would've passed us by
With every step I take
The less I know myself
And every vow I break on my way towards your heart
Countless times I've prayed
For forgiveness
But Gods just laughed at my face
And this path remains
Leading me into solitude arms
I see through the darkness
My way back home
The journey seems endless
But I'll carry on
The shadows will rise
And they will fall
And our night drowns in dawn
Amidst all the tears there's a smile
That all angels will greet with an envious song
One look into strangers eyes
And I know where I belong
I walk through the gardens
Of dying light
And cross all the rivers
Deep and dark as the night
Searching for a reason
Why time would've passed us by
Oh I see through the darkness
My way back home
The journey seems endless
But I'll carry on
The shadows will rise
And they will fall
And our night drowns in dawn
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
I can relate to this song quite well. For me it is about an individual search for the place they belong, possibly spiritually, or just finding a path in life for them to follow. It could also be about coming to terms with a break up or the loss of someone close. The writer is resigned to follow the path he sees for himself, recognising that it'll take him through the darkest of places but he carries on because he knows that there will be light at the end of this dark path, 'our night drowns in dawn'.
this song really describes for me lifes ups and downs, and how we deal with them personally,also all the obstacles we encounter and how life is not an easy thing. Ville Valo is by far my personal favorite Songwriter, he knows how to put things into perspective in such an artistic way
This song is so amazing. I can agree with the both of you. What gets me about this song is that I can emotionally relate to it, but I can't pinpoint exactly why. The path may be one away from the fake light of many religions to what you believe is truly the Creator(s) of all. It may seem dark to everyone else, but you know that it comforts you; it's home to you. It could also be about the many choices we have in life; some are dark, but ultimately, they all lead to the light of the present or soon-to-be future. Or it could be about the path of life that you follow, which gets very dark and troublesome at times. Even the most terrible and uncertain "things" in life can turn out to be the light for you while on your path. Life may be dark (unclear/uncertain), but there is a light through that darkness (be it an afterlife or just a cease to all of the pain and bittersweetness of life). Like I said, I can't pinpoint why it is such a strong song, but it can mean so much at different times. The instrumentation is purely amazing here, which is what greatly enhances the lyrics. This is easily one of my favorite songs (or the best?) by this incredible band.
this song is very appealing to me, i can agree that there is deep meaning in this song. my friend and i love this song so much that we have recently started making an unofficial video for this song. it's about a guy who starts his journey down the path of life seeking for the light of his life at the end. if anyone would like to know more about this please e-mail me at bretthim666@3mail.com i would like to hear your suggestions about what we could do. i think this is one of the best songs that him have done, but i can't decide which is the best because they are all so amazing!
thank god there isnt someone takin the piss outa this song... i love it
i think this song is about, as you say, searching for yourself... but its an unending path, thats why its put out in such a sad way... cos he isnt finding himself.
i also agree why you cant 'pinpoint' it as such a strong song, komplexnous, i think its somewhere in the lyrics, they really strike home with me... i spent a long time like that and im pretty much out of it now, but i still feel like this sometimes, and i thjink its great that it can be summed up in one song that whenever i feel down i can listen to and feel so much better.
heh, cool. this song is amazing. im quite sure tha ive heard this song somewhere before, yknow, the piano-y bits.
maybe its just somethimng that sounds like it though
hey the piano intro is also used on hallejuah.
H.I.M. IS THE "GREATEST" BAND IN THE WORLD!!!!! I heard one song and was addicted. Its like crack for me. ITS ADDICTING!!!! I ALWAYS listen to H.I.M. Even when i go to sleep, eat my 3 meals, sk8t, play games, etc. I just can't get enough. What i really, really, really want to do is go to a concert!!! That would be wickedly awesome!!! I think "ALL" the songs are freakin sweat!!! I not tired of any of the songs!!!
Ville Valo and his group His Infernal Majesty (aka H.I.M.) are truly at the pinical of modern music... music today seems to be roll-overs and spin offs of other bands that have had thier day along time ago, whereas H.I.M. created its own genre. Love Metal...3 parts soothing... 3 parts edgy... 5 parts sexy, 4 parts romance, 5 parts metal and 10 parts pure passion...
the song the path i would have to say it is not only a song but something of true art, passion and something almost everybody can relate to at one point in thier life or another... the path, to me, sounds like a song that is about searching in the dark and not knowing what to expect.... and that life isnt easy.... there will always be ups and downs..... but thigns usually work out in the end....
keep up the good work Ville Valo
gah.. this song is such an inspiration for me. i just get a sense of never give up no matter what happens and how long the road seems, keep going. and follow it up with loves requiem and they make such a powerful duo. theres always hope, no matter how dark and lost you are, there is somewhere and someone you belong to and with, where you are accepted no matter what youve gone through or seen to reach it. very inspirational. Ville Valo = God of Lyrics
best lyrics ville has ever done. enough said