God this song is so beautiful. It wasn't until I listened to it a few times did I realize just how beautiful it is and how amazing the lyrics are. Brandon is such a beautiful writer. It really seems to be about his own struggles, burdens and temptations that have been weighing on his mind.
He's asking his significant other or perhaps God, to be there and ground him harder and to keep him on the straight and narrow. "Hold my hand harder,Ease my mind." The lifestyle of rock and roll is quite hedonistic but it seems he is trying hard to resist all its temptations but he really needs this person or being's help, stability and guidance.
Flying is finally being free from all these inner conflicts in his conflicted mind.
"Fix my feet when they're stumbling. And well you know it hurts sometimes. You know it's gonna bleed sometimes." Here, he seems to be talking to his significant other and telling her that he really needs her to be there for him, to be strong for him and that it's not going to be easy. There's going to be a lot of hard times but he really needs her. He's done some things he's not proud of, but he needs this person/being's help in resisting temptation, the fire and perhaps everything that comes with this rock and roll lifestyle.
My absolute favorite part is:
I'm gonna climb that symphony home and make it mine.
Let his resonance light my way.
See, all these pessimistic sufferers tend to drag me down.
So, I could use it to shelter what good I've found.
This sounds somewhat religious but 'his' isn't a capitalized 'His', but it still seems to refer to the Lord as leading the way to stability and goodness. Or, actually, he could in another way be referring to himself in this passage, as resonance refers to his own musical talent and he's simply stating he's going to conquer the music world, aka "symphony home." What I love about this passage is his determination again, which is evident in so many of his lyrics, to not let others bring him down. He has so much faith in himself and he's going to simply shelter out all those negative influences in his life which drag him down. Beautiful, inspiring, and so touching.
God this song is so beautiful. It wasn't until I listened to it a few times did I realize just how beautiful it is and how amazing the lyrics are. Brandon is such a beautiful writer. It really seems to be about his own struggles, burdens and temptations that have been weighing on his mind.
He's asking his significant other or perhaps God, to be there and ground him harder and to keep him on the straight and narrow. "Hold my hand harder,Ease my mind." The lifestyle of rock and roll is quite hedonistic but it seems he is trying hard to resist all its temptations but he really needs this person or being's help, stability and guidance.
Flying is finally being free from all these inner conflicts in his conflicted mind.
"Fix my feet when they're stumbling. And well you know it hurts sometimes. You know it's gonna bleed sometimes." Here, he seems to be talking to his significant other and telling her that he really needs her to be there for him, to be strong for him and that it's not going to be easy. There's going to be a lot of hard times but he really needs her. He's done some things he's not proud of, but he needs this person/being's help in resisting temptation, the fire and perhaps everything that comes with this rock and roll lifestyle.
My absolute favorite part is: I'm gonna climb that symphony home and make it mine. Let his resonance light my way. See, all these pessimistic sufferers tend to drag me down. So, I could use it to shelter what good I've found.
This sounds somewhat religious but 'his' isn't a capitalized 'His', but it still seems to refer to the Lord as leading the way to stability and goodness. Or, actually, he could in another way be referring to himself in this passage, as resonance refers to his own musical talent and he's simply stating he's going to conquer the music world, aka "symphony home." What I love about this passage is his determination again, which is evident in so many of his lyrics, to not let others bring him down. He has so much faith in himself and he's going to simply shelter out all those negative influences in his life which drag him down. Beautiful, inspiring, and so touching.
What a great interpretation, very beautifully said!
What a great interpretation, very beautifully said!