In my opinion, this song speaks from perspective of someone who just left world too soon and now feels sorry for those he left behind. For easier writing, I'll refer to person who left as John and person to whom John is speaking as Ann.
"Watching the wings cut through the clouds
Watching the raindrops blinking red and white
Thinking of you back on the ground"
John speaks from perspective of an angel, watching from above on Ann (or his loved ones).
"That willful fire burning in your eyes
I only halfway apologize"
Ann feels anger and sorrow, and John feels slight regret, because he couldn't see other way.
And I'll be sorry for now
That I couldn't be around
Sometimes things refuse
To go the way we planned
Oh I'll be sorry for now
That I couldn't be around
There will be a day
That you will understand
You will understand"
John feels sorry he left, he knows that's not the way they planned,
but he hopes that one day Ann might understand.
"After a while you may forget
But just in case the memories cross your mind
You couldn't know this when I left
Under the fire of your angry eyes
I never wanted to say goodbye"
He explains to her that she couldn't have known he would do it, nor that he planned it. He never wanted to say goodbye, as in, it was all of a sudden.
"Yeah, stop telling 'em to pump the bass up
Tried to call home but nobody could wait up
Switch your time zones can't pick the pace up
I just passed out by the time you wake up"
I believe this wants to say he is transcedent, he is above physical world.
He can't reach them because bass is too loud and phone is unreachable,
He has different time, can't follow them.
"Best things come to those who wait
And it's bound to get rough on any road you take
But don't you ever have a doubt and make no mistake
I can't wait to come back when I'm going away"
He is cheering for them and tells he can't wait to meet them again.
Last line in chorus is repeated 3x times, possibly to represent how John is fading away and going to new place.
In my opinion, this song speaks from perspective of someone who just left world too soon and now feels sorry for those he left behind. For easier writing, I'll refer to person who left as John and person to whom John is speaking as Ann.
"Watching the wings cut through the clouds Watching the raindrops blinking red and white Thinking of you back on the ground"
John speaks from perspective of an angel, watching from above on Ann (or his loved ones).
"That willful fire burning in your eyes I only halfway apologize"
Ann feels anger and sorrow, and John feels slight regret, because he couldn't see other way.
And I'll be sorry for now That I couldn't be around Sometimes things refuse To go the way we planned Oh I'll be sorry for now That I couldn't be around There will be a day That you will understand You will understand"
John feels sorry he left, he knows that's not the way they planned, but he hopes that one day Ann might understand.
"After a while you may forget But just in case the memories cross your mind You couldn't know this when I left Under the fire of your angry eyes I never wanted to say goodbye"
He explains to her that she couldn't have known he would do it, nor that he planned it. He never wanted to say goodbye, as in, it was all of a sudden.
"Yeah, stop telling 'em to pump the bass up Tried to call home but nobody could wait up Switch your time zones can't pick the pace up I just passed out by the time you wake up"
I believe this wants to say he is transcedent, he is above physical world. He can't reach them because bass is too loud and phone is unreachable, He has different time, can't follow them.
"Best things come to those who wait And it's bound to get rough on any road you take But don't you ever have a doubt and make no mistake I can't wait to come back when I'm going away"
He is cheering for them and tells he can't wait to meet them again.
Last line in chorus is repeated 3x times, possibly to represent how John is fading away and going to new place.
@ArtClark, I always thought that the lyrics were "there with a fire burning in your eyes" but yours sounds better.
@ArtClark, I always thought that the lyrics were "there with a fire burning in your eyes" but yours sounds better.