The Endless
Grieving Distance
Lyrics
A summer night in Boise, Idaho, I wasn't ready for the call that I received.
A recounting of receiving a difficult call on a summer night in Boise, Idaho.
Little did I think or know, the heavy news that it would carry me,
Reflecting on the unexpected and heavy news carried by the call.
Rage meets anger, white knuckles and tears, I'm helpless, 2500 miles away.
Expressing emotions of rage, anger, helplessness, and distance during a challenging situation.
Sitting underneath a street light, wondering if another angel got his wings.
Sitting under a street light, contemplating the possibility of losing a loved one.
Black birds swept down, they surrounded me.
Symbolic mention of black birds, possibly representing ominous or sorrowful feelings.
Carefully they wrapped their dark wings all around me.
Describing the symbolic act of dark wings surrounding the speaker, possibly signifying grief.
This song is for those dead and gone.
Dedicating the song to those who have passed away.
Its just another day, another funeral.
Acknowledging the regularity of funerals and the inevitability of death.
God knows that they're never coming.
Recognizing the permanence of the departed ones not returning.
Its just another day, another funeral.
Reiterating the commonplace nature of funerals and the absence of the departed.
An Austin, Texas morning, I wish I never woke up that sunny day.
Recalling a regretful morning in Austin, Texas, possibly linked to a tragic event.
Just find out about the lie, that was 24 long years in the making.
Discovering a long-standing lie that spans 24 years.
he was in and out of my life, just like a slow-passing train.
Comparing a person's presence in the speaker's life to a slow-passing train.
I never got to say goodbye to the mother I barely knew was mine.
Expressing regret for not saying goodbye to a mother the speaker barely knew.
Black birds swept down, they surrounded me.
Repetition of the symbolic black birds surrounding the speaker.
Carefully they wrapped their dark wings all around me.
Reiterating the symbolic act of dark wings enveloping the speaker, emphasizing grief.
This song is for all of those dead and gone.
Restating that the song is dedicated to those who have passed away.
And God knows that they're never coming home.
Acknowledging that the departed ones will never return home.
Another piece of me gone, I might as well just join you all.
Expressing the loss of a part of oneself and contemplating joining the departed.
No, too many people need me here.
Rejecting the idea of joining the departed due to responsibilities to others.
How many more friends will die this year?
Pondering the potential loss of more friends in the coming year.
Nothing can prepare you for the loss of someone you love.
Stressing the unpreparedness for the emotional impact of losing a loved one.
And when the thought of them gone, it numbs like a drug.
Describing the numbing effect of the thought of losing someone close.
Take sanctuary in the arms of those you love.
Advising seeking comfort in the arms of loved ones during difficult times.
No matter how bad you've gone it, someone's got it worst.
Acknowledging that, no matter how bad one's situation, someone else may have it worse.
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