Reunion

The first song I ever learned on my acoustic. Great song. To me, its about moving on. Wonderfully written. This entire CD rocks. Ed is an amazing song writer.

I find this song to be very touching. It has always seemed bittersweet to me. There is an old saying that "you can't go home again." Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't physically go back to your old home, nor does it mean that you cannot revisit and reconnect with your old family and friends. But it means that you cannot ever truly recover the past. That is the tough part about moving on in one's life. No matter how wonderful the move is, no matter how certain one is that one is following the right path, one must always accept that the life one is leaving behind shall be gone forever.

I think he's talking about the day when his career as a musician is coming to an end "now my curtain has been drawn and my heart can go where my heart does belong..." and he can finally go back home in peace and be with his family. I agree with Chris and Spyder, this is an amazing song. So many Collective Soul songs are so simple and beautifuly written and Ed's lyrics are always so meaningful.

This song was included on their 2nd album, Collective Soul. This has been their most successful album to date. I tend to look at his song through the viewpoint of the band:

Change will come Change is here Love fades out Then love appears

The band has decided to take a break for touring for awhile. They release their first album then the self-titled album that blew everyone away. Since then, they've been out touring and promoting it. But change is coming. They're taking a break. Fans don't want to hear this, but true fans will come back.

Now my water's turned to wine And these thoughts I have Well I now can claim as mine I'm coming home

Never did the band think this album would have the success that it did. Now everything they could've ever dreamed of is coming true. Now Ed can talk about issues that are important to him and not be brushed off and seen as some new artist just trying to make a name for himself.

Change has been Change will be Time will tell Then time will ease

All bands need to take and have taken a break. If you remember, Collective Soul took a fair amount of time before getting back into the studio and recording between the Collective Soul album and their next, which I believe was Discplined Breakdown. Time will tell when they will come back, and time will ease the frustrations of their fans for their absence.

Now my curtain has been drawn And my heart can go Where my heart does belong I'm going home

It's time for Ed and the band to step away for awhile. All this craziness that's been going on with the band and the success of the album, he can escape it all and go back to where he longs to be, where he's just Ed.

Anyways, that's my take on the song. I'm sure it can be applied to others more personally. However, I see the songs as a message to their fans that we're stepping away for awhile, but don't worry, we'll be back.

This is obviously about politics in 2008. Obama is bringing change and Bush is going home to Texas. It was just recorded 13 years in advance. Collective Soul is just that good. lol

Not to over religiousize the song, but as best as I can tell, the narrator of the song is dying. In this context, though, its not a bad thing. Curtains been drawn (death), his heart can go where it belongs. He's going home (Heaven). The "my waters turned to wine" obviously has a religious context to many. Since Ed is the son of a pastor, these lines wouldn't be thrown out there lightly (imo). It could be a transformation from physical to spiritual. Thats my best guess. But I highly doubt the song meant "were gonna stop touring for a while".