This Is The End Lyrics

Lyric discussion by iliketoeatapples 

Cover art for This Is The End lyrics by Relient K

There are two things about this song I don't understand completely.

One being the lines "I took the fire escape and made it out alive Yeah I still burn from time to time but I've a healing hand against my side"

And the other being "You'll take me home Like my family did, my father did I know."

What does he mean by those things?

The first part is that he's got Jesus to keep him from being fully alone.. or feeling it at least.. The healing hand..

I wanna know what the take me home part is too.. maybe he mentions his father because he left..

If you look at the lyrics of the next song on the album, (If You Want It), you see the lyrics,

I met the devil and i stared her in the eyes Her hair had scales like silver serpents high as statues, stood there mesmerized I took the fire escape and made it out alive Yeah i still burn from time to time but i've a healing hand against my side

It makes a bit more sense in context