The song is an expression of discarding you old life and awaking to a new one. He isn't expressing a need for death, he speaks of his life coming full circle, cleansing himself, finding himself and reuniting with his love.
The same misconceptions are seen in Fade to Black. That song isn't about suicide, it is an expression of grief the first time James ever truly opened up and connected with the audience.
The song is an expression of discarding you old life and awaking to a new one. He isn't expressing a need for death, he speaks of his life coming full circle, cleansing himself, finding himself and reuniting with his love. The same misconceptions are seen in Fade to Black. That song isn't about suicide, it is an expression of grief the first time James ever truly opened up and connected with the audience.