You say forever
And I confess I shiver
You say hope
I say that's where I'm goin'
To be in the shade
The oldest trees above my head
When I'm away, I know in my heart
There is a heaven
If I'm out hunting
Come right on in, yeah
And even when I'm gone
My doors are always open
And if I'm asleep
Make sure my blanket covers me, yeah
When I'm away, I know in my heart
There is a heaven
When I'm away
To be in the shade
The oldest trees above my head
When I'm away, I know in my heart
There is a heaven
Come right on in, yeah
And I confess I shiver
You say hope
I say that's where I'm goin'
To be in the shade
The oldest trees above my head
When I'm away, I know in my heart
There is a heaven
If I'm out hunting
Come right on in, yeah
And even when I'm gone
My doors are always open
And if I'm asleep
Make sure my blanket covers me, yeah
When I'm away, I know in my heart
There is a heaven
When I'm away
To be in the shade
The oldest trees above my head
When I'm away, I know in my heart
There is a heaven
Come right on in, yeah
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the thing is, i find the song more sinister than mellow, so i dont know that the religious themes people are getting out of it (if they even are really present) are meant to be sincere or cynical. something about the guitar riff during the verses: its a quieter, maybe even more elaborate version of the riff that's played at the beginning of the song and between the verses. its almost like its sneaking almost out of earshot under the vocals and creates a gradual tension. especially since other songs on the album have extremely sinister storylines (tyler, possum kingdom) i feel like that tense feeling in the song probably does reflect the subject matter somehow. also, at the end during the "come right on in's", i'm always waiting for it to turn into the quiet "do you want to die" part of possum kingdom.
"You say forever, / And I confess I shiver. / You say hope. / I say that's where I'm goin'"
The fact that this person will always be stalking him kinda makes him shiver, but he doesn't mind them knowing that he's going somewhere anyway..
"To be in the shade, / The oldest trees above my head. / When I'm away, I know in my heart / There is a heaven."
He doesn't care whether this person stalks him or not, he's still going to go out and enjoy life anyway.
"If I'm out hunting, / Come right on in, yeah. / And even when I'm gone, / My doors are always open."
Well, first two lines are pretty obvious. The last two, another way of saying that he's giving them an invitation to stalk. He leads a trail.
"And if I'm asleep, / Make sure my blanket covers me, yeah."
He doesn't mind that they're in his house.
"Come right on in, yeah."
Ditto for this one.
He's portraying God like a human, someone who "shivers" at the dependency placed on him, and hope is "where I'm goin'", as in that's what he's striving for. God is not immaculate or celestial, but rather just as human as those that believe in him (so he's portrayed). He has no ultimate jurisdiction or god-like presence.
Even when people don't believe in him ("when I'm away") he still believes in Heaven; either it shows the power in human belief and faith, or it mocks people who believe in an afterlife because their Heaven is seperated from the one man who determines their entrance.
However, God says "Go right in"; Might show that anyone, everyone deserves a ticket into paradise, not just the forever faithful or never-been believers. Again, maybe to mock overly religious and atheist people.