The R.E.M. song is about suicide, and I think this one is too. It's possibly written at different points in the characters mind, as it's hard to tie the beginning in with the end as a continuous series of events.
The R.E.M. song is about suicide, and I think this one is too. It's possibly written at different points in the characters mind, as it's hard to tie the beginning in with the end as a continuous series of events.
At first, the character seems to be pondering mortality, the existence of God and eternal life.
I think the line "Looking back, seems that everyone in my life will be waiting for me," is saying that this person has lost a lot of loved ones and seems to believe that when they die there will be a reunion.
The line,...
At first, the character seems to be pondering mortality, the existence of God and eternal life.
I think the line "Looking back, seems that everyone in my life will be waiting for me," is saying that this person has lost a lot of loved ones and seems to believe that when they die there will be a reunion.
The line, "Have you found your way home?" is possibly asking if someone has made it to the afterlife, to heaven, but I'm not completely certain about that.
The last part that Simon sings with "All the way down" being repeated in the background to me could be about nothing else but the character's impending suicide. First there's the R.E.M. reference.
Then "And I'll try not to think what the happy things were
I just think of the stuff that just made me shit scared." I think this is someone who, after condoning the fact that they want to end their life, is now convincing themselves. They don't want to think about the happy times in life, for fear of changing their minds.
"And I'll just close my eyes and I'll see everyone
that I'm leaving behind for the dawn of the sun." I think this is after going through with it, spending their final moments in this world thinking about their loved ones.
"And I'll try not to feel, yes I'll try not to feel,
and I'll try not to feel on the way down." This is a hope that it won't last long, that it won't be a painful experience.
So overall I think it's someone who's down, has lost a lot of friends and is considering where they will go after this life, and at the end I think they decide to end their life. Sorry for making this such a downer, but this is how I've always interpreted this song, not sure if others will agree.
The line I'll try not breathe as I hold my head still is an adaption of a lyric from an R.E.M song ironically entitled "try not to breathe"
The R.E.M. song is about suicide, and I think this one is too. It's possibly written at different points in the characters mind, as it's hard to tie the beginning in with the end as a continuous series of events.
The R.E.M. song is about suicide, and I think this one is too. It's possibly written at different points in the characters mind, as it's hard to tie the beginning in with the end as a continuous series of events.
At first, the character seems to be pondering mortality, the existence of God and eternal life. I think the line "Looking back, seems that everyone in my life will be waiting for me," is saying that this person has lost a lot of loved ones and seems to believe that when they die there will be a reunion. The line,...
At first, the character seems to be pondering mortality, the existence of God and eternal life. I think the line "Looking back, seems that everyone in my life will be waiting for me," is saying that this person has lost a lot of loved ones and seems to believe that when they die there will be a reunion. The line, "Have you found your way home?" is possibly asking if someone has made it to the afterlife, to heaven, but I'm not completely certain about that.
The last part that Simon sings with "All the way down" being repeated in the background to me could be about nothing else but the character's impending suicide. First there's the R.E.M. reference. Then "And I'll try not to think what the happy things were I just think of the stuff that just made me shit scared." I think this is someone who, after condoning the fact that they want to end their life, is now convincing themselves. They don't want to think about the happy times in life, for fear of changing their minds. "And I'll just close my eyes and I'll see everyone that I'm leaving behind for the dawn of the sun." I think this is after going through with it, spending their final moments in this world thinking about their loved ones. "And I'll try not to feel, yes I'll try not to feel, and I'll try not to feel on the way down." This is a hope that it won't last long, that it won't be a painful experience.
So overall I think it's someone who's down, has lost a lot of friends and is considering where they will go after this life, and at the end I think they decide to end their life. Sorry for making this such a downer, but this is how I've always interpreted this song, not sure if others will agree.