This song isn't about the "uncertainty of our ending," but more about the certainty of it. The author is not afraid of death...it's something unknown or mysterious, it's something promising and exciting.
The song is about the fact that the author will die and the effect his death will have on his loved ones. He seems positive that life after death will be a good one. The point of the song seems to be to assure his loved ones that even though he's excited to reach his afterlife, he will still be with them so they won't have to be along. He'll postpone his journey to Heaven in order to comfort and protect his family:
"I'll watch over you
I'll watch over you
You know I'd love to get to heaven
You know I'd love to see the view
But first I think I'll stay and watch over you"
So it's not that he won't die to protect them -- it means after he's gone, he'll stick around instead of going to Heaven to protect them.
And I think there might be two errors in the lyrics:
It sounds like "But i know they'd all be yearning to fly" is really "But I know I'd be yearning to fly"
And I think "Oh, my care will cover you just like the moon do" is really "Oh, my care will cover you just like the morning dew"
This song isn't about the "uncertainty of our ending," but more about the certainty of it. The author is not afraid of death...it's something unknown or mysterious, it's something promising and exciting.
The song is about the fact that the author will die and the effect his death will have on his loved ones. He seems positive that life after death will be a good one. The point of the song seems to be to assure his loved ones that even though he's excited to reach his afterlife, he will still be with them so they won't have to be along. He'll postpone his journey to Heaven in order to comfort and protect his family:
"I'll watch over you I'll watch over you You know I'd love to get to heaven You know I'd love to see the view But first I think I'll stay and watch over you"
So it's not that he won't die to protect them -- it means after he's gone, he'll stick around instead of going to Heaven to protect them.
And I think there might be two errors in the lyrics:
It sounds like "But i know they'd all be yearning to fly" is really "But I know I'd be yearning to fly"
And I think "Oh, my care will cover you just like the moon do" is really "Oh, my care will cover you just like the morning dew"