Lyrics
They says angels
Reference to the belief that angels were involved in taking someone away.
Were the ones that took you away
Continuation of the idea that angels were responsible for the departure of a loved one.
But if there was a god he’d find it in his heart
Expressing a wish that if a higher power or god existed, they would have allowed the loved one to remain.
To let you stay
Desire for the departed person to have stayed if there was a divine intervention.
If I had wings
If the singer possessed wings...
I’d fly away, oh lord
...they would fly away and seek a heavenly destination.
Ya, I’d be heaven bound
Desire to transcend earthly bounds and reach a celestial realm.
So I could see your face once more
To encounter the departed person once more by having wings.
If I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the desire for wings.
Well I’d take them to the sky
To utilize wings for soaring into the sky.
I’d finally get a chance to make it right by you
To correct past mistakes or regrets concerning the departed individual.
If I, if I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the longing for wings.
Now I’m here without you
The singer is left behind without the departed person.
Just the keeper of our memories
Being the keeper of shared memories in the absence of the departed.
As the years roll by I might lose my mind
Despite the passage of time, there's a fear of losing sanity but an insistence on holding onto memories.
But I won’t let you leave
Determination not to forget or let go of the departed person.
If I had wings
Continuation of the longing for wings.
I’d fly away, oh lord
Reiteration of the desire to fly away towards a heavenly destination.
Ya, I’d be heaven bound
Aiming to transcend earthly constraints.
So I could see your face once more
To see the departed person's face again if the singer had wings.
If I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the desire for wings.
Well I’d take them to the sky
To use wings to reach the sky and correct past wrongs towards the departed.
I’d finally get a chance to make it right by you
Further longing to make things right with the departed if given the chance.
If I, if I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the longing for wings.
Down here the lonesome are the ones you left behind
The loneliness felt by those left behind by the departed individual.
We could build an ocean with all the tears that we have cried
The immense sorrow represented by the tears shed by those left behind.
Well if it be angels that took you away
If angels were indeed responsible for taking the departed, it happened prematurely.
Well they took you far too soon
Expressing the feeling that the departed person was taken away too soon.
If there’s a god then how did he not let me say good bye to you?
Questioning a higher power for not allowing a proper farewell.
If I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the desire for wings.
I’d fly away, oh lord
To fly away towards a heavenly realm.
Ya, I’d be heaven bound
Seeking a transcendental experience.
So I could see your face once more
To encounter the departed person again if given wings.
If I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the desire for wings.
Well I’d take them to the sky
To use wings to rectify past regrets or mistakes concerning the departed.
I’d finally get a chance to make it right by you
Continued longing to make amends with the departed if provided the opportunity.
If I, if I had wings
A repetition emphasizing the longing for wings.
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