I actually feel this is a mother speaking to her dead son/daughter. Most likely from a drug overdose or some other bad road.
"Watching you sleep for so long, knowing that I can't turn the rain into sun anymore"
---As a child, her mother could make her child smile, but now they grew up and made mistakes that hurt and the mother wishes she could 'turn the rain into sun'.
"I've given you all that I am. Now I stand here too scared to hold your hand. Afraid you might wake to see the monster that had to leave"
---She taught her young as best she could, but in the end, the child falls down a bad road and the mother is slightly scared of her child becoming a monster because of the choices they made.
"Cause you see the shelter as the storm. Holding wind to keep you warm. You are everything to me. This is why I have to leave. So sleep well, my angel"
---I can empathize with this part. 'you see the shelter as the storm'....when you get to a certain age, you hate your parents. You want to get the hell out of their house and go out on your own...but in the end, family is always there for you when nothing else is. We start to see family as the problem, but eventually start to realize that IS the true shelter. As for the rest of the chorus, Parents know they have to let their children go(this is why I have t leave)...and even sometimes let them make those mistakes to help them learn. Even though it hurts the mother to watch her child suffer.
"Under the ash of the lies. Something beautiful once here now dies. And the tears burn my eyes. As you sit there all alone. I just want to come home."
---The mother admitting to herself that her child lied and slowly lost their innocence (something beautiful once here now dies). The mother now showing her loss of composure at the funeral. 'as you sit there all alone' in that coffin. She just wants her little innocent baby back.
"I'm sorry"
--One of the smallest but most important lines. Parents have to let their kid go and learn about life through mistakes. But the mother never wanted this. She wanted to stop her child from going further down this road, even though the child saw the shelter as the storm. The mother's last wish is for her angel to sleep well, away from the dark road they fell into.
Kinda long, but I love this song and it makes me think of how I always saw my parents as the storm. Now I truly realize family is everything you ever need.
@techhnofreak13
I liker this interpretation a lot. It makes sense to me, primarily based upon the emotions that this song evokes in me...For justifiable reasons, my mom had to leave me when I was almost 5 years old. We were reunited 9 years later...no harm, no foul so to speak...and this song definitely does NOT evoke the emotions that I remember experiencing at that time.
I am also a recovering drug addict and alcoholic [fortunately by the grace of God not dead of an overdose - although I did overdose twice, and hospitalized for alcohol poisoning...on my 17 birthday :( ]
@techhnofreak13
I liker this interpretation a lot. It makes sense to me, primarily based upon the emotions that this song evokes in me...For justifiable reasons, my mom had to leave me when I was almost 5 years old. We were reunited 9 years later...no harm, no foul so to speak...and this song definitely does NOT evoke the emotions that I remember experiencing at that time.
I am also a recovering drug addict and alcoholic [fortunately by the grace of God not dead of an overdose - although I did overdose twice, and hospitalized for alcohol poisoning...on my 17 birthday :( ]
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Alright, so said...now, at age 56 and in recovery nearly 30 years, obviously I have had many heart to heart discussions with my mom - I have also lost loved ones to drug and alcohol abuse who it was beyond my ability to aid (you can only help someone who genuinely wants help). This song definitely evokes [in me] those sorrowful and painful memories and regrets about having lost a beloved child or friend..."what could I have done more" and so on...
I actually feel this is a mother speaking to her dead son/daughter. Most likely from a drug overdose or some other bad road.
"Watching you sleep for so long, knowing that I can't turn the rain into sun anymore" ---As a child, her mother could make her child smile, but now they grew up and made mistakes that hurt and the mother wishes she could 'turn the rain into sun'.
"I've given you all that I am. Now I stand here too scared to hold your hand. Afraid you might wake to see the monster that had to leave" ---She taught her young as best she could, but in the end, the child falls down a bad road and the mother is slightly scared of her child becoming a monster because of the choices they made.
"Cause you see the shelter as the storm. Holding wind to keep you warm. You are everything to me. This is why I have to leave. So sleep well, my angel" ---I can empathize with this part. 'you see the shelter as the storm'....when you get to a certain age, you hate your parents. You want to get the hell out of their house and go out on your own...but in the end, family is always there for you when nothing else is. We start to see family as the problem, but eventually start to realize that IS the true shelter. As for the rest of the chorus, Parents know they have to let their children go(this is why I have t leave)...and even sometimes let them make those mistakes to help them learn. Even though it hurts the mother to watch her child suffer.
"Under the ash of the lies. Something beautiful once here now dies. And the tears burn my eyes. As you sit there all alone. I just want to come home." ---The mother admitting to herself that her child lied and slowly lost their innocence (something beautiful once here now dies). The mother now showing her loss of composure at the funeral. 'as you sit there all alone' in that coffin. She just wants her little innocent baby back.
"I'm sorry" --One of the smallest but most important lines. Parents have to let their kid go and learn about life through mistakes. But the mother never wanted this. She wanted to stop her child from going further down this road, even though the child saw the shelter as the storm. The mother's last wish is for her angel to sleep well, away from the dark road they fell into.
Kinda long, but I love this song and it makes me think of how I always saw my parents as the storm. Now I truly realize family is everything you ever need.
@techhnofreak13 well that really helped. beautiful song. can really make a person think,,,,
@techhnofreak13 well that really helped. beautiful song. can really make a person think,,,,
@techhnofreak13 I liker this interpretation a lot. It makes sense to me, primarily based upon the emotions that this song evokes in me...For justifiable reasons, my mom had to leave me when I was almost 5 years old. We were reunited 9 years later...no harm, no foul so to speak...and this song definitely does NOT evoke the emotions that I remember experiencing at that time. I am also a recovering drug addict and alcoholic [fortunately by the grace of God not dead of an overdose - although I did overdose twice, and hospitalized for alcohol poisoning...on my 17 birthday :( ]
@techhnofreak13 I liker this interpretation a lot. It makes sense to me, primarily based upon the emotions that this song evokes in me...For justifiable reasons, my mom had to leave me when I was almost 5 years old. We were reunited 9 years later...no harm, no foul so to speak...and this song definitely does NOT evoke the emotions that I remember experiencing at that time. I am also a recovering drug addict and alcoholic [fortunately by the grace of God not dead of an overdose - although I did overdose twice, and hospitalized for alcohol poisoning...on my 17 birthday :( ]
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Alright, so said...now, at age 56 and in recovery nearly 30 years, obviously I have had many heart to heart discussions with my mom - I have also lost loved ones to drug and alcohol abuse who it was beyond my ability to aid (you can only help someone who genuinely wants help). This song definitely evokes [in me] those sorrowful and painful memories and regrets about having lost a beloved child or friend..."what could I have done more" and so on...