Going Home
Journey to Eternal Peace: Aaron Neville's 'Going Home' Meaning
Lyrics
Going home, going home
Expressing the journey towards home, a recurring theme throughout the lyrics.
I'm just going home
Reiteration of the desire to go home, emphasizing a sense of simplicity and purpose.
Quiet light, some still day
Describing the ambiance with quiet light on a peaceful day.
I'm just going home
Reaffirming the intention of going home with a tranquil tone.
It's not far, just close by
Stating the proximity of home, symbolized by an open door.
Through an open door
Highlighting an accessible passage to home.
Work all done, care laid by
Reflecting on completed work and discarded worries, signifying readiness for a peaceful afterlife.
Going to fear no more
Expressing the freedom from fear in the journey to the afterlife.
Mother's there expecting me
Anticipating a reunion with the speaker's mother in the afterlife.
Father's waiting, too
Acknowledging the presence of the father, suggesting a familial welcome in the afterlife.
Lots of folk gathered there
Describing a gathering of familiar faces and friends in the afterlife.
All the friends I knew
Reiteration of the reunion with friends in the afterlife.
All the friends I knew
Emphasizing the significance of the friends known to the speaker.
I'm going home
Reiterating the theme of going home and emphasizing the gain rather than loss.
Nothing's lost, all's gain
Asserting that nothing valuable is lost, and everything is gained in the afterlife.
No more fret nor pain
Expressing the absence of worries and pain in the afterlife.
No more stumbling on the way
Highlighting the end of struggles or difficulties along the journey.
No more longing for the day
Conveying the absence of yearning for a future day, suggesting fulfillment.
Going to roam no more
Declaring the end of wandering or roaming, indicating a settled state.
Morning star lights the way
Mentioning the morning star as a symbol of guidance in the afterlife.
Restless dream all done
Referring to the completion of restless dreams, suggesting tranquility.
Shadows gone, break of day
Describing the disappearance of shadows and the arrival of a new day.
Real life begun
Signifying the commencement of real, fulfilled life in the afterlife.
There's no break, there's no end
Stating the continuity of existence with no breaks or ends, indicating eternal life.
Just a living on
Describing a state of continuous living, implying an everlasting existence.
Wide awake with a smile
Being fully awake and content, symbolized by a smile in the afterlife.
Going on and on
Expressing the idea of an eternal journey, going on and on.
Going home, going home
Reiterating the theme of going home with a sense of peace.
I'm just going home
Reaffirming the intention to go home with a tranquil tone.
It's not far, just close by
Restating the proximity of home and the accessible open door.
Through an open door
Emphasizing the act of going home with certainty.
I am going home
Declaring the act of going home with a sense of certainty.
I'm just going home
Reiterating the simple and certain act of going home.
Going home, going home
Repeating the theme of going home, emphasizing the sense of peace and fulfillment.
Going home, going home
Concluding with a final repetition of the comforting theme of going home.
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