I can hardly listen to this song without crying. My mom, dad, little sister and dogs (my whole family) all passed away in a plane crash in July '10 when I was 25 and these lyrics and the tone just reminds me of them.
"Don't you know that I'll be around to guide you.
Through your weakest moments to leave them behind you.
Returning nightmares, only shadows.
We'll cast some light and you'll be alright.
We'll cast some light and you'll be alright for now."
These specific lines just sound like they're coming straight from them to me, like they will watch over me and be there somehow, at least when I need it. But the "for now" part just makes it seem like I have to do some of the work on my own and I need to be strong for myself as well.
"Crosses all over, heavy on your shoulders.
The sirens inside me waiting to step forward.
Disturbing silence darkens your sight."
This part along with all of the cross references just reminds me of the funerals and church services and such. My family was Christian but I am now an atheist and I felt guilty about it at first, hence, "heavy on my shoulders".
"The streets outside your window overflooded.
People staring, they know you've been broken.
Repeatedly reminded by the looks on their faces.
Ignore them tonight and you'll be alright."
Just reminds me of how the crash was really big news in my town and how people just kind of swarmed me and my family, people not knowing how to react to us or treat us, or me, especially, since I was orphaned. Mostly their presence was comforting and appreciated but sometimes it was just overly stressful and debilitating. It's especially true about the "looks on their faces". I could be having an ok time, or be out with friends trying to get my mind off of everything, and people I knew would just give me that pitiful look or bring it up and I would feel awful again. I feel like the last line about ignoring it and I'll be alright was another one that came from my family.
All and all, this song has both torn me up and given me a lot of strength in how I've dealt with this situation. I don't know why he wrote it, and I don't know that I really want to know. But it's been the summary of how I've felt and I'm thankful for it.
I can hardly listen to this song without crying. My mom, dad, little sister and dogs (my whole family) all passed away in a plane crash in July '10 when I was 25 and these lyrics and the tone just reminds me of them.
"Don't you know that I'll be around to guide you. Through your weakest moments to leave them behind you. Returning nightmares, only shadows. We'll cast some light and you'll be alright. We'll cast some light and you'll be alright for now." These specific lines just sound like they're coming straight from them to me, like they will watch over me and be there somehow, at least when I need it. But the "for now" part just makes it seem like I have to do some of the work on my own and I need to be strong for myself as well.
"Crosses all over, heavy on your shoulders. The sirens inside me waiting to step forward. Disturbing silence darkens your sight." This part along with all of the cross references just reminds me of the funerals and church services and such. My family was Christian but I am now an atheist and I felt guilty about it at first, hence, "heavy on my shoulders".
"The streets outside your window overflooded. People staring, they know you've been broken. Repeatedly reminded by the looks on their faces. Ignore them tonight and you'll be alright." Just reminds me of how the crash was really big news in my town and how people just kind of swarmed me and my family, people not knowing how to react to us or treat us, or me, especially, since I was orphaned. Mostly their presence was comforting and appreciated but sometimes it was just overly stressful and debilitating. It's especially true about the "looks on their faces". I could be having an ok time, or be out with friends trying to get my mind off of everything, and people I knew would just give me that pitiful look or bring it up and I would feel awful again. I feel like the last line about ignoring it and I'll be alright was another one that came from my family.
All and all, this song has both torn me up and given me a lot of strength in how I've dealt with this situation. I don't know why he wrote it, and I don't know that I really want to know. But it's been the summary of how I've felt and I'm thankful for it.