This song is simply beautiful (and yes I'm a self-confessed FFF fan). I believe John is writing about a younger woman whom he loves and addresses as 'Kid', but this woman is on the verge of dying, i.e. "The Captain's Calling...come to see you back where we belong" which he probably believes to be heaven, or a better place. As he stares into her dying eyes he sees 'bloodshot fire clouds' in her eyes, signifying her will to cling on to life. In his heart, he questions his beliefs, but admiring the beauty of the woman he loves, he infers that God is in love with him to have graciously given him this woman whom he can love. Througout this time, his heart is breaking at the thought of losing her, and yet in his heart he hopes that there'll be some place better for the both of them. "Something inside me is breaking. Something inside says there’s somewhere better than this…".
This song is simply beautiful (and yes I'm a self-confessed FFF fan). I believe John is writing about a younger woman whom he loves and addresses as 'Kid', but this woman is on the verge of dying, i.e. "The Captain's Calling...come to see you back where we belong" which he probably believes to be heaven, or a better place. As he stares into her dying eyes he sees 'bloodshot fire clouds' in her eyes, signifying her will to cling on to life. In his heart, he questions his beliefs, but admiring the beauty of the woman he loves, he infers that God is in love with him to have graciously given him this woman whom he can love. Througout this time, his heart is breaking at the thought of losing her, and yet in his heart he hopes that there'll be some place better for the both of them. "Something inside me is breaking. Something inside says there’s somewhere better than this…".