Far From Home

General CommentIn my opinion, I think this is through a soldier's point of view. But I also believe it could have multiple meanings.

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.

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General Commenti can relate alot to this songs lyrics... sometimes i feel like Ivan is saying what i've been trying to say for years.

very deep song... soft and balled esque... but its bad-ass either way... break out the lighters for this one.

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General CommentGood god I love this song. Sometimes I just feel like I can't figure out or get anything right in my life. No matter what I do or who I talk to, it seems like nothing will let me. This is a ridiculous song that I just can't stop listening to.

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General CommentThinking of this album as more for the troops- It's called War is the Answer and has several obviously dedicated to them- you could almost relate this to the troops that come back and can't re-assimilate to normal everyday life.
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?

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Song MeaningPersonally, I think its about a guy how has tried everything to prove their love for a girl and the girl still doesn't love them back the way the he'd hoped.
And he feels alone.

But songs have many meaings and I love the one for our troops.
God Bless Them. :)

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General CommentGuitarist Zoltan Bathory told Metal Hammer about this song's evolution: "We'd been kicking this song around for over a year, and we did record an early version of it, but somehow we couldn't quite get it to gel. That can happen with songs — you're not sure about them to start them, and then they grow into something special, which is really what happened with 'The Bleeding'… I mean, that only just scraped onto the first album! Then Kevin (Churko, producer) heard 'Far From Home', which is kind of a ballad I guess, and he encouraged us to work on it some more, and today of course I'm really glad we did. We changed the structure, added some strings, and generally moved the track up to a whole new level."

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General CommentDamn, that's a good jam.

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My InterpretationIn my opinion, this song is from the perspective of a soldier who is "far from home." When I say "far from home," I mean that it can be either a physical, mental, or emotional detachment that the person is feeling and suffering from. Although I have never served and can only imagine what a soldier may go through, these lyrics have deep meaning behind them. I have heard about instances when a soldier returns home and still feels distant from his/her loved ones. War takes a toll on everything and everyone. That's why it's great to see that this band writes awesome songs like this. I think this is a very talented band and this is one of my favorite songs by them. I also like the version with the acoustic guitar more versus the one that is all electric. Just my liking though. Two thumbs way up.

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General CommentIt\'s not "another nights ends, end"\nIt\'s "another night settles in"\nWho\'s the retard who thought it was "ends, end"??

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My InterpretationThis is obviously about a solider returning home.

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

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