Call Home
Journey of Redemption: Wild Light's Call Home Unveiled
Lyrics
Is this glass full of water or is it full of light
Reflecting on the ambiguity of perception, questioning whether the glass is filled with water or light.
You can never walk by a mirror without looking at yourself twice
Highlighting self-awareness and the tendency to scrutinize one's reflection in a mirror.
Your whole life has been shaped by what you saw in the back of a hand
Life influenced by the actions witnessed, possibly referring to negative experiences.
You used to be a hungry boy but the law turned you into a decent sort of man
Transformation from a hungry boy to a responsible man due to legal influences.
Go and get your things now, we're going for a ride
An invitation to embark on a journey, leaving the current situation.
I see the arrow in my path and I know this has gotta be a sign
Perceiving an arrow in the path as a symbolic sign, suggesting a significant moment.
It didn't take much no it never took much to get out
Expressing the ease of leaving a situation, emphasizing minimal resistance.
Just your daddy's turn key and the engine fire burned every wire down
Describing the escape using a key and the burning of wires, possibly implying a rapid departure.
Now the moon light lights up all of the dirty back roads
Night illuminating rural paths, referencing the moonlight on dirty back roads.
Past the graveyard family plot where everyone I know goes
Passing by a family graveyard, acknowledging mortality and the inevitability of death.
Drive away from the sounds of the place in the town where he lives
Driving away from a troubling place in town, seeking distance from a negative environment.
I was swinging blind tryin' to find a way out of hell with my fists
Struggling to find a way out of a difficult situation, using fists as a metaphor for determination.
You put your hand on my shoulder it was nothing to me 'cept dead weight
Physical contact feels burdensome, possibly suggesting emotional detachment.
'Cause I ain't never gonna turn around I'd rather make the whole world pay
Determined not to look back and ready to face consequences for one's decisions.
Do you wanna be one of the other reconciled down in the earth
Pondering whether one wants to be part of the destructive forces affecting the earth.
To poison the fields and the soil and the trees in the dirt
Reflecting on the environmental impact of poisoning fields, soil, and trees.
Oh oh oh oh oh
Repetition of "Oh" possibly emphasizing a powerful or emotional moment.
Oh oh oh oh oh
-You hear a name in the noise at a party it was somebody you know
Hearing a familiar name in a noisy environment, connecting with someone from the past.
Your sister singing for an audience of one on the radio
Depicting a personal connection through a sister singing on the radio for an audience of one.
Call home, call home if you ever have any doubts
Encouraging communication and seeking reassurance by advising to call home during moments of doubt.
You're just a hitchhike highway ghost ridin' your ways from town to town
Describing the narrator as a wandering spirit, moving from town to town like a hitchhike highway ghost.
Call home, call home, I'm looking for a quarter and a payphone
Requesting a connection through a call home, searching for support and guidance.
Call home, call home, you've got a long way to go
Repeating the call home, emphasizing the long journey ahead.
I am a long way from home
Expressing the distance from home, possibly indicating a sense of displacement.
You've got a long way to go
Reiterating the long journey ahead, emphasizing the challenges faced.
We are a long way from home
Acknowledging a collective sense of being far from home, possibly reflecting a shared experience.
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