Another day in this carnival of souls
Another nights ends, end as quickly as it goes
The memories are shadows, ink on the page
And I can't seem to find my way home
And it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything
To keep me out
All the places I've been and things I've seen
A million stories that made up a million shattered dreams
The faces of people I'll never see again
And I can't seem to find my way home
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
To break me down
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
To keep me out
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
To break me down
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything
To break me down
To break me down
To break me down
Your heavens trying everything
Your heavens trying everything
To break me, down
Another nights ends, end as quickly as it goes
The memories are shadows, ink on the page
And I can't seem to find my way home
And it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything
To keep me out
All the places I've been and things I've seen
A million stories that made up a million shattered dreams
The faces of people I'll never see again
And I can't seem to find my way home
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
To break me down
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
To keep me out
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
To break me down
'Cause it's almost like
Your heaven's trying everything
Your heaven's trying everything
To break me down
To break me down
To break me down
Your heavens trying everything
Your heavens trying everything
To break me, down
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Far From Home Lyrics as written by Ivan Moody Darrell Roberts
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Another day in this carnival of souls
Another night settles in as quickly as it goes
The memories are shadows ink on the page
And I can't seem to find my way home
Carnival of souls represent's the other troops. Days seem to go by quickly, and the "memories are shadows ink on the page" represent the fact that this soldier has been away from his family for so long that his memories are blurred and obscured, to the point that the letters he receives from his family is just "ink" on a piece of paper.
All the places I've been and things I've seen
A million stories that made up a million shattered dreams
The faces of people I'll never see again
And I can't seem to find my way home
Being a soldier and traveling through a different country/countries and seeing or witnessing things other's who aren't in your position will never see or experience, whether it be good or bad experiences. "A million stories that made up a million shattered dreams" could imply soldiers who have lost their lives and can no longer have dreams, hopes, and ambitions of returning home. "The faces of people, I'll never see again", may mean meeting new people, whether it be other soldiers or civilians that you connected or build a special bond with, you'll more than likely never see again for whatever reason. "And I can't seem to find my way home" is pretty self explanatory, a soldier not being able to return home.
That's one of my interpretations. It could also be about acceptance and not being able to fit in with society, family or friends. "Another day in this carnival of souls", another day in this world of people who don't acknowledge "my" existence. "Another day settles in as quickly as it goes" could mean life is passing this person by, and this person continues living as an outcast. "And I can't seem to find my way home" could also mean "I" can't seem to find the place where I belong, fit in, or where "I'm" finally accepted.
very deep song... soft and balled esque... but its bad-ass either way... break out the lighters for this one.
Like this:
All the places I've been and things I've seen
A million stories that made up a million shatered dreams
The faces of people I'll never see again
And I can't seem to find my way home
and could heaven be like normal life?
And he feels alone.
But songs have many meaings and I love the one for our troops.
God Bless Them. :)
Most of the first stanza is speaking of the past. The first two lines represent how time is blurring, all seems the same. Same protocol... Same everything. Time is flying by, and not for good reason. The 3rd and 4th lines talk about his memories of a normal life are fading, becoming a fantasy it seems. Amist all the chaos and poverty and destruction in the Middle East, how could his normal life exist outside of this? "Ink on the page" is letters from loved ones, they are the only thing that he can still grasp to and remember what he fights for. He 'can't seem to find his way home' is him having trouble returning to normal after coming home.
The chorus is him describing how "heaven" is locking him out. "Heaven" could be many meanings, perhaps that's intentional. "Heaven" could be symbolic of home life, how it seems angelic compared to life overseas. Or he could feel like Heaven is legit locking him out for sinning. I think it has both meanings going on at once, dual wield. :)
The next stanza talks about his experiences in combat. The places he has seen is poverty and destruction. The stories and dreams are the dreams that have been crushed by the war in the Middle East. The faces he'll never see is most likely referring to the people he has personally shot or fallen comrades, or both. This is causing him to have trouble assimilating back into society. PTS stuff probably