The beginning of this song clearly describes different situations in which a person is dying, or on the verge of death. Perhaps the people dying are friends/family of Seal's. The first one seems to be about a drug addict, the second one about a person dying of old age.
Then the chorus-ish part begins with "Crossing that bridge..." . In this part of the song, Seal is basically saying that death is not "the end", and that without death, life would be meaningless. He also says that he will be with the dead ---in heaven or wherever--- in only a matter of time, but that life will carry on despite his death.
I think in the second verse, beginning with "Just say die..." is telling the listener to make the most out of life while s/he is still alive and to persue his/her dreams. When he sings "please don't cry" I think he's telling the listener ---and probably himself-- not to be frightened by what he's singing, that it's only "A Prayer for the Dying". He sings "I just don't know what's got into me" because he can't figure out why his mind wandered to such a morbid place.
The last verse, beginning with "there is a light through that window", is again stating that death is not the end, and that there is a better place after death.
The song winds down with "Life carries on. When nothing else matters... I just don't know what's got into me." This is tricky, but I believe he is saying that life moves on even when you feel hopeless (when nothing else matters), and again, Seal wonders why he is thinking about things like death.
It is truly an amazing song, with incredible lyrics that contain subject matter that not many artists have bothered to explore.
The beginning of this song clearly describes different situations in which a person is dying, or on the verge of death. Perhaps the people dying are friends/family of Seal's. The first one seems to be about a drug addict, the second one about a person dying of old age.
Then the chorus-ish part begins with "Crossing that bridge..." . In this part of the song, Seal is basically saying that death is not "the end", and that without death, life would be meaningless. He also says that he will be with the dead ---in heaven or wherever--- in only a matter of time, but that life will carry on despite his death.
I think in the second verse, beginning with "Just say die..." is telling the listener to make the most out of life while s/he is still alive and to persue his/her dreams. When he sings "please don't cry" I think he's telling the listener ---and probably himself-- not to be frightened by what he's singing, that it's only "A Prayer for the Dying". He sings "I just don't know what's got into me" because he can't figure out why his mind wandered to such a morbid place.
The last verse, beginning with "there is a light through that window", is again stating that death is not the end, and that there is a better place after death.
The song winds down with "Life carries on. When nothing else matters... I just don't know what's got into me." This is tricky, but I believe he is saying that life moves on even when you feel hopeless (when nothing else matters), and again, Seal wonders why he is thinking about things like death.
It is truly an amazing song, with incredible lyrics that contain subject matter that not many artists have bothered to explore.