In the first chorus, it's "But I hear them calling" rather than "if."
The backing vocals in the second verse say "But it's really not me" rather than "No one's really loved me."
I believe this song is told from the perpective of someone who is dying, and is moving on to the other side. They still love the person they're leaving behind, but it's time for them to move on. As the person is dying, they're "waking up" and remembering that their soul is more than the body it's leaving. It's been "way down underneath this skin" waiting to wake up and remember that life goes on even after death.
In the first chorus, it's "But I hear them calling" rather than "if."
The backing vocals in the second verse say "But it's really not me" rather than "No one's really loved me."
I believe this song is told from the perpective of someone who is dying, and is moving on to the other side. They still love the person they're leaving behind, but it's time for them to move on. As the person is dying, they're "waking up" and remembering that their soul is more than the body it's leaving. It's been "way down underneath this skin" waiting to wake up and remember that life goes on even after death.