It's all about his grandfather dying of Alzheimer's Disease (hence the "then the devil took your memory/breath away") which I can fully relate to. It is so magical about how he reflects on his grandma telling him stories about his grandfather (he died when Ed was very young; 6 to be exact) and about how much he was a loving, and caring man.
He then goes on to talk about him at the funeral, and how everyone has united together through the grandfather's death as they sing "hallelujah" in their "black suits, black ties standing in the rain"
It is such a tribute to Ed's grandfather, and beautiful too. I don't see how anyone could say something bad about this song as it is so sweet, and I can relate to it entirely. And I love how it ends in hallelujah. It just sums up how praising they must have been of such a kind man.
I really love this song. So very much.
It's all about his grandfather dying of Alzheimer's Disease (hence the "then the devil took your memory/breath away") which I can fully relate to. It is so magical about how he reflects on his grandma telling him stories about his grandfather (he died when Ed was very young; 6 to be exact) and about how much he was a loving, and caring man.
He then goes on to talk about him at the funeral, and how everyone has united together through the grandfather's death as they sing "hallelujah" in their "black suits, black ties standing in the rain"
It is such a tribute to Ed's grandfather, and beautiful too. I don't see how anyone could say something bad about this song as it is so sweet, and I can relate to it entirely. And I love how it ends in hallelujah. It just sums up how praising they must have been of such a kind man.