When I'm Called Home
Journey of Haunting Memories: When I'm Called Home
Lyrics
When I'm called home
When the speaker passes away or reaches the end of life.
I will bring a book
The speaker plans to bring a book to the afterlife.
That tells of strange and funny turns
The book recounts unusual and amusing twists of fate.
And of the heart it took
The book also narrates the emotional challenges faced.
To keep on living in a world
Living in a world that feels unfamiliar and not one's own.
That never was my own
Reflecting on a world filled with haunting memories and unknown realms.
A world of haunted memories
A world carrying memories that linger like ghosts.
Of other worlds unknown.
Memories extending beyond into other unexplored worlds.
I'll tell them of the trouble here
Sharing the difficulties experienced in the present life.
When they call me home.
Anticipating to convey these troubles when summoned to the afterlife.
When I'm called home
Reiteration of the speaker's future call to the afterlife.
I will sing a song
Planning to express oneself through a song when called home.
And tell them of a beggar's life
Sharing the hardships of a life filled with misfortune.
Where everything goes wrong
Where everything seems to go awry.
Where everybody's hopes and dreams
Describing a world where hopes and dreams are shattered by external forces.
Are shattering by the wind.
Highlighting the impact of adversity on individuals.
I'll tell them of a ghostly world
Continuing the narrative with a description of a ghostly world.
Of us and they and him.
Addressing the divisions between "us" and "they" in the ghostly world.
I'll tell them how the shadows fall
Explaining the phenomenon of shadows falling in this otherworldly realm.
When they call me home.
Reiteration of the anticipation of the call to the afterlife.
When I'm called home
Reaffirming the speaker's readiness for the afterlife.
I will tell the stars
Expressing the intention to share stories with the stars in the afterlife.
Of the battles that were lost
Recounting the losses in battles experienced in the world of wars.
In a world of wars.
Emphasizing the impact of conflict on the speaker's existence.
I will tell the rivers
Sharing tales with the rivers about children lost at sea.
Of the children lost at sea
Describing the tragic fate of those lost in the vastness of the sea.
Of a how a soul is bartered
Reflecting on the exchange of a soul and the cost of true freedom.
And what it costs a spirit free.
Delving into the profound price paid for spiritual liberation.
Hallelujah tell a story, oh,
Expressing a jubilant exclamation to tell a story when summoned to the afterlife.
When they call me home.
Reiteration of the anticipation of the call to the afterlife with an exclamation.
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