I've always thought this song was about Billy and how he changed and what now is very important to him; reconnecting with lost love, whether that be family or romantic.
In the first part, it sounds like he's feeling the weight of rock stardom or just a general disconnection and would like to go back to something familiar. As the song goes on you can see that this isn't an easy thing to do for a couple of reasons. "Face downcast, I turn to ruins past and home." This sounds like he'll be facing some old daemons. He also references Caligula, which I believe to be himself. He's saying,"Enough! I know what I have to do." He knows it will be difficult dealing with his own ego as well as his once forgotten past. And the line "Home, let the word spill from my mouth"...damn, it's so beautiful. It's as if he's yearning so badly for it but is scared to even say it. So, basically, he wants to shake things up and get back to what's really important.
I really love this song. It's subtle but complex and really evokes emotion when you listen to it.
This song is simply incredible.
I've always thought this song was about Billy and how he changed and what now is very important to him; reconnecting with lost love, whether that be family or romantic.
In the first part, it sounds like he's feeling the weight of rock stardom or just a general disconnection and would like to go back to something familiar. As the song goes on you can see that this isn't an easy thing to do for a couple of reasons. "Face downcast, I turn to ruins past and home." This sounds like he'll be facing some old daemons. He also references Caligula, which I believe to be himself. He's saying,"Enough! I know what I have to do." He knows it will be difficult dealing with his own ego as well as his once forgotten past. And the line "Home, let the word spill from my mouth"...damn, it's so beautiful. It's as if he's yearning so badly for it but is scared to even say it. So, basically, he wants to shake things up and get back to what's really important.
I really love this song. It's subtle but complex and really evokes emotion when you listen to it.