Calling Home
Eternal Light in the Face of Loss: James Deacon's 'Calling Home' Meaning
Lyrics
Time runs like lines across your face
Time passing is evident on your face, showing aging or experiences.
Chemicals running through your veins
The body is driven by chemical reactions and processes.
Gathered around you like an altar
People surrounding you, perhaps like a sacred place or support.
Praying to Gods I don't believe in
Expressing a sense of pleading or seeking help from higher powers despite disbelief.
How do I see
Questioning how to find meaning amidst suffering.
Sense in all this pain?
Seeking understanding amid pain and difficulty.
When my hero's gone
When someone admired or looked up to is no longer present.
Where will I shelter from the rain?
Seeking refuge or support in times of trouble or loss.
Oh, I know they're calling you home
Acknowledging a call or beckoning towards someone's final destination or passing away.
Oh, I know they're calling you home
-‘Cause even when a star burns out
Even after someone is gone, their impact endures for a long time.
You'll see it for a thousand years
A metaphor suggesting enduring legacy or influence.
I'll live every day for you
Committing to live in honor of the departed.
I'll never let them see my tears
Deciding to hide emotional vulnerability and pain from others.
‘Cause even when a star burns out (Even when a star burns out)
-You'll see it for a thousand years (See it for a thousand years)
-I'll live every day for you (I'll live every day for you)
-I'll never let them see my tears
-I'll never let them see my tears
-Don't you be sad about my passing
Asking not to mourn the passing but to accept it as inevitable.
I was surely born to die on this day
Accepting mortality as an inherent part of life's purpose.
I carried the weight of my life upon my shoulders
Bearing the responsibilities and burdens of life.
Until the day when my legs couldn't hold no more
Enduring until reaching physical exhaustion or breaking point.
Oh, don't you see
Expressing relief from pain or suffering.
All my pain is gone
Assurance that the departed is now free from suffering.
You will find your way
Encouragement to find solace or protection amidst challenges.
To shelter from the storm
-Oh, I know they're calling you home
Deciding to hide emotional vulnerability and pain from others.
Oh, I know they're calling you home
-‘Cause even when a star burns out
Reiteration of the lasting impact or legacy even after departure.
You'll see it for a thousand years
-I'll live every day for you
-I'll never let them see my tears
-‘Cause even when a star burns out (Even when a star burns out)
-You'll see it for a thousand years (See it for a thousand years)
Deciding to hide emotional vulnerability and pain from others.
I'll live every day for you (I'll live every day for you)
-I'll never let them see my tears
-But you left the light on
Leaving a symbol of hope or guidance before departing.
Before you go
Expressing a desire to convey a message before leaving.
I want you to know
-Forever I
A commitment to keep something alive or present.
Am gonna leave the light on
Promising to maintain a source of hope or guidance.
‘Cause even when a star burns out
Reiterating the enduring presence and impact even after departure.
You'll see it for a thousand years
-(See it for a thousand years)
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