This is such a comforting and beautiful song about overcoming the fear of death. The author confirmed it was not about suicide, but rather about love transcending death and existence continuing in another form beyond death. The lyrics continually emphasize death as natural, not something to be feared.
While not necessarily the author’s intention or religious viewpoint, I view the reaper as God and not a scary, dark being. I think this song depicts the reaper in a similar way — as a spiritual being that gathers people not for evil but for them to go on to a better existence.
This is such a comforting and beautiful song about overcoming the fear of death. The author confirmed it was not about suicide, but rather about love transcending death and existence continuing in another form beyond death. The lyrics continually emphasize death as natural, not something to be feared.
While not necessarily the author’s intention or religious viewpoint, I view the reaper as God and not a scary, dark being. I think this song depicts the reaper in a similar way — as a spiritual being that gathers people not for evil but for them to go on to a better existence.