Rapture
Antony The Johnsons Lyrics

Eyes are falling
The singer is observing eyes, which are slowly closing or losing their brightness, possibly indicating a sense of hopelessness or sadness.

Lips are falling
The singer is observing lips, which may be drooping or trembling in sadness or despair.

Hair is falling to the ground
The singer is observing hair, which may be falling out or being shed due to stress or illness.

Slowly, softly
The artist is describing how everything seems to be falling, evoking a sense of melancholy or despair.

Falling, falling
Repetition emphasizes the sense of things slipping away or deteriorating.

Down in silence to the ground
The singer is observing how things are falling to the ground silently, indicating a sense of inevitability or resignation.

All the world is falling, falling
The singer is suggesting that the sense of things falling is universal, possibly indicating a sense of shared pain or loss.

All the blue
The artist is using the color blue as a metaphor for sadness or depression.

From me and you
The artist is suggesting that both they and the person they are addressing are suffering from sadness or depression.

Tear drops falling to the ground
The artist is describing tears, physical evidence of emotional pain, falling to the ground.

I'm talkin' 'bout your tear drops
The singer is addressing someone specific and indicating that they are aware of that person's sadness.

For instance
The artist is indicating that they will now provide an example or illustration of the point they have been making.

Oh my mama
The singer is addressing their mother.

She's been falling
The singer is indicating that their mother has been struggling with sadness or depression.

Falling down for quite some time
The singer is emphasizing that their mother's struggles have been ongoing and possibly chronic.

And oh my papa
The artist is addressing their father.

He's been falling
The artist is indicating that their father has also been struggling with sadness or depression.

Oh my friends
The singer is addressing their friends.

I've watched them falling
The singer is indicating that their friends have also been struggling with emotional pain.

Falling softly to the ground
The artist is using the metaphor of falling to describe their friends' emotional struggles, but the softness of the fall may indicate that they are finding ways to cope.

Oh the leaves
The artist is observing the natural world, specifically the falling leaves of autumn.

The Leaves are falling
The artist is extending the metaphor of falling to the natural world, indicating that everything is in a state of decline or transition.

Is this the rapture?
The singer is using the Christian concept of the rapture, the end of the world, as a metaphor for the sense of loss and despair they are experiencing.

Why don't you tell me
The artist is asking for someone to respond or provide an explanation for what is happening.

Our father who art in heaven
The singer is referencing the Lord's Prayer, a Christian prayer that begins by addressing God the Father.

For the kingdom, the power, the glory, yours
The singer is quoting the end of the Lord's Prayer, acknowledging the power and authority of God.

Now and forever
The singer is affirming their faith in God and a belief in lasting hope, despite the pain and loss they are currently experiencing.