The intro into the song is about the unborn child and innocence. An unborn child is a pure thing; not yet tainted by the corruption of the world. The child is born, or "coming home."
"We're a ship without a storm
The cold without the warm
Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah
We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We are coming - home"
We're off to the witch. I agree with trapezoid, the witch means the world or the state of. Dio is saying the world is a sketchy place and you might not make it out alive but the journey is completely worth the time and effort. Rock on!
We're off to the witch
We may never never never come home
But the magic that we'll feel
Is worth a lifetime
The next verse is a religious reference IMO. "We're all born upon the cross" could (and I think) is a religious reference. Jesus, God, and Christ are everywhere and constantly being shoved down our throats. You can release yourself, but the only place to go is Hell, so says the "Christians."
We're all born upon the cross
The throw before the toss
You can release yourself
But the only way is down
The rest of the song starting with "We don't come alone" reinforces the fact that we aren't by ourselves. There are others out there that think and act such as we do.
We don't come alone
We are fire we are stone
We're the hand that writes
Then quickly moves away
We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
We're the last in line
Two eyes from the east
It's the angel or the beast
And the answer lies between
The good and bad
We're the Last in Line; The Last to Die. The last to find out the truth for ourselves. What happens after death.
I'm gonna agree with trapezoid on some of this.
The intro into the song is about the unborn child and innocence. An unborn child is a pure thing; not yet tainted by the corruption of the world. The child is born, or "coming home."
"We're a ship without a storm The cold without the warm Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah
We're a laugh without a tear The hope without the fear We are coming - home"
We're off to the witch. I agree with trapezoid, the witch means the world or the state of. Dio is saying the world is a sketchy place and you might not make it out alive but the journey is completely worth the time and effort. Rock on!
We're off to the witch We may never never never come home But the magic that we'll feel Is worth a lifetime
The next verse is a religious reference IMO. "We're all born upon the cross" could (and I think) is a religious reference. Jesus, God, and Christ are everywhere and constantly being shoved down our throats. You can release yourself, but the only place to go is Hell, so says the "Christians."
We're all born upon the cross The throw before the toss You can release yourself But the only way is down
The rest of the song starting with "We don't come alone" reinforces the fact that we aren't by ourselves. There are others out there that think and act such as we do.
We don't come alone We are fire we are stone We're the hand that writes Then quickly moves away
We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're the last in line We're the last in line
Two eyes from the east It's the angel or the beast And the answer lies between The good and bad
We're the Last in Line; The Last to Die. The last to find out the truth for ourselves. What happens after death.