I got a weird impression while listening very closely to this song one night. At first it would seem to be about someone learning to let go of a deceased loved one. But then, take a closer look at the lyrics.
To me this song seems to be sung by someone that is already dead in an attempt to console his grieving friends. When he says, "Hush now, let it go now, there's no need for sad goodbyes" he sounds less like someone who is in mourning, but rather someone who is being mourned.
All of the words about moving on can be interpreted from two different points of view. One, obviously, is the surviving loved ones must learn to move on with their lives, but the other seems to be the deceased. He is accepting that he can't be with everyone he knew, and that he must try to believe that moving on into the next life is the best thing he can do. He's letting the world he left behind 'fall from his hands.'
Everyone can interpret the song however he or she wishes, but this idea, to me, is much more powerful because it is a means of comforting real people that have faced a heartbreaking loss. It also feels like it fits better with the overall theme of the album, from it being otherworldly (faith).
I couldn't agree with you more TheLabyrinthMind. It adds such a profound depth to think of this as being from the perspective of the dead. Just imagine these words
I couldn't agree with you more TheLabyrinthMind. It adds such a profound depth to think of this as being from the perspective of the dead. Just imagine these words
"And hush now, Let it go now, There's no need for sad goodbyes, Hush now, Let it go now"
"And hush now, Let it go now, There's no need for sad goodbyes, Hush now, Let it go now"
Being sung to the person who is grieving in "Forsaken"
Being sung to the person who is grieving in "Forsaken"
I got a weird impression while listening very closely to this song one night. At first it would seem to be about someone learning to let go of a deceased loved one. But then, take a closer look at the lyrics. To me this song seems to be sung by someone that is already dead in an attempt to console his grieving friends. When he says, "Hush now, let it go now, there's no need for sad goodbyes" he sounds less like someone who is in mourning, but rather someone who is being mourned. All of the words about moving on can be interpreted from two different points of view. One, obviously, is the surviving loved ones must learn to move on with their lives, but the other seems to be the deceased. He is accepting that he can't be with everyone he knew, and that he must try to believe that moving on into the next life is the best thing he can do. He's letting the world he left behind 'fall from his hands.' Everyone can interpret the song however he or she wishes, but this idea, to me, is much more powerful because it is a means of comforting real people that have faced a heartbreaking loss. It also feels like it fits better with the overall theme of the album, from it being otherworldly (faith).
I couldn't agree with you more TheLabyrinthMind. It adds such a profound depth to think of this as being from the perspective of the dead. Just imagine these words
I couldn't agree with you more TheLabyrinthMind. It adds such a profound depth to think of this as being from the perspective of the dead. Just imagine these words
"And hush now, Let it go now, There's no need for sad goodbyes, Hush now, Let it go now"
"And hush now, Let it go now, There's no need for sad goodbyes, Hush now, Let it go now"
Being sung to the person who is grieving in "Forsaken"
Being sung to the person who is grieving in "Forsaken"