This song was included on their 2nd album, Collective Soul. This has been their most successful album to date. I tend to look at his song through the viewpoint of the band:
Change will come
Change is here
Love fades out
Then love appears
The band has decided to take a break for touring for awhile. They release their first album then the self-titled album that blew everyone away. Since then, they've been out touring and promoting it. But change is coming. They're taking a break. Fans don't want to hear this, but true fans will come back.
Now my water's turned to wine
And these thoughts I have
Well I now can claim as mine
I'm coming home
Never did the band think this album would have the success that it did. Now everything they could've ever dreamed of is coming true. Now Ed can talk about issues that are important to him and not be brushed off and seen as some new artist just trying to make a name for himself.
Change has been
Change will be
Time will tell
Then time will ease
All bands need to take and have taken a break. If you remember, Collective Soul took a fair amount of time before getting back into the studio and recording between the Collective Soul album and their next, which I believe was Discplined Breakdown. Time will tell when they will come back, and time will ease the frustrations of their fans for their absence.
Now my curtain has been drawn
And my heart can go
Where my heart does belong
I'm going home
It's time for Ed and the band to step away for awhile. All this craziness that's been going on with the band and the success of the album, he can escape it all and go back to where he longs to be, where he's just Ed.
Anyways, that's my take on the song. I'm sure it can be applied to others more personally. However, I see the songs as a message to their fans that we're stepping away for awhile, but don't worry, we'll be back.
This song was included on their 2nd album, Collective Soul. This has been their most successful album to date. I tend to look at his song through the viewpoint of the band:
Change will come Change is here Love fades out Then love appears
The band has decided to take a break for touring for awhile. They release their first album then the self-titled album that blew everyone away. Since then, they've been out touring and promoting it. But change is coming. They're taking a break. Fans don't want to hear this, but true fans will come back.
Now my water's turned to wine And these thoughts I have Well I now can claim as mine I'm coming home
Never did the band think this album would have the success that it did. Now everything they could've ever dreamed of is coming true. Now Ed can talk about issues that are important to him and not be brushed off and seen as some new artist just trying to make a name for himself.
Change has been Change will be Time will tell Then time will ease
All bands need to take and have taken a break. If you remember, Collective Soul took a fair amount of time before getting back into the studio and recording between the Collective Soul album and their next, which I believe was Discplined Breakdown. Time will tell when they will come back, and time will ease the frustrations of their fans for their absence.
Now my curtain has been drawn And my heart can go Where my heart does belong I'm going home
It's time for Ed and the band to step away for awhile. All this craziness that's been going on with the band and the success of the album, he can escape it all and go back to where he longs to be, where he's just Ed.
Anyways, that's my take on the song. I'm sure it can be applied to others more personally. However, I see the songs as a message to their fans that we're stepping away for awhile, but don't worry, we'll be back.