I believe the song has two distinct meanings. The first meaning, which people usually "get" more easily relates to the man longing for a woman he admires. The first verse seems to be lamenting the fact that riches don't bring him the affection that he desires. Despite his acquiring of fame this only makes him feel the fall is greater should he fail. He also wants to be with this person who is also like him, who is alone and in a pitiful state and so attracts only sympathy from most onlookers. In his understanding of that state he looks beyond their plight to see them as who they are, hoping to offer them love and get it in return. In this interpretation, "house on a hill" could just mean a place of solitude, away from the world. It probably stands out against the atmosphere of life in a kind of jarring way
The second interpretation naturally relates to Khan's struggles with his religious outlook at the time. The entire chorus, namely "Take me home/ To a house on a hill in oblivion/ Where souls never die/ All alone" is Khan asking in a sense, to be taken to heaven. In this vein, "house on a hill" would relate to heaven. The second part of the chorus, namely "And take away away the shadow over me" could simply relate to him pleading to God for forgiveness. I also think it relates to Khan believing that restoring his faith would help to get rid of depression, or at least, the dark thoughts swimming around in his head.
In either case, the song is very well written, in the vein of Wander and The Pendulous Fall.
I believe the song has two distinct meanings. The first meaning, which people usually "get" more easily relates to the man longing for a woman he admires. The first verse seems to be lamenting the fact that riches don't bring him the affection that he desires. Despite his acquiring of fame this only makes him feel the fall is greater should he fail. He also wants to be with this person who is also like him, who is alone and in a pitiful state and so attracts only sympathy from most onlookers. In his understanding of that state he looks beyond their plight to see them as who they are, hoping to offer them love and get it in return. In this interpretation, "house on a hill" could just mean a place of solitude, away from the world. It probably stands out against the atmosphere of life in a kind of jarring way
The second interpretation naturally relates to Khan's struggles with his religious outlook at the time. The entire chorus, namely "Take me home/ To a house on a hill in oblivion/ Where souls never die/ All alone" is Khan asking in a sense, to be taken to heaven. In this vein, "house on a hill" would relate to heaven. The second part of the chorus, namely "And take away away the shadow over me" could simply relate to him pleading to God for forgiveness. I also think it relates to Khan believing that restoring his faith would help to get rid of depression, or at least, the dark thoughts swimming around in his head.
In either case, the song is very well written, in the vein of Wander and The Pendulous Fall.