The song is built into the story. It builds verse by verse together with the events in the episode. Part of the lyrics are not complete, since some verses are not sung in full. The song has been used in several places since its 1964 broadcast. It was featured on the soundtrack of Vincent Gallo's 2003 film The Brown Bunny. It was also used as background music in Belgian director Koen Mortier's 2006 television commercial "Angels" for Dutch insurance company RVS. The ad shows flying men with open umbrellas inspired by René Magritte's Golconda.
In the The Twilight Zone episode the "Rock-A-Billy Kid," Floyd Burney, arrives at a small town in search of a new song. He is directed to a dilapidated shop in the woods run by a reclusive old man. After his offer of money in exchange for an original song is rebuffed, Floyd hears a voice singing and wanders off through the woods, not seeing a nearby tombstone inscribed with his name.
Next to a lake, he encounters a pretty but mysterious woman, Mary-Rachael, who reluctantly plays a song for him about two lovers who meet in the woods and are torn apart by tragedy. Floyd offers to buy the song rights from her, but she claims it isn't for sale. As he tries to seduce her, a jealous young man named Billy Rayford shows up and attacks Floyd, who defends himself, killing Rayford.
Mary-Rachael's song reflects the event, and foreshadows a future attack. As Floyd runs off, he looks back and sees that Mary-Rachael's clothes have changed; she is now dressed in black, with a black shawl, mourning.
Soon, Billy Rayford's brothers arrive to chase after Floyd. As he prepares to flee, Mary-Rachael begs him to stay, hoping things will be different "this time". She implies that these same events have occurred before. Ignoring her, he runs away and finds himself back at the shop in the woods. The old man declines to help him hide, and in his anger, Floyd kills the old man, then hides among the old musical instruments in the shop.
Billy Rayford's three brothers arrive at the shop, see the old man's body, and when Floyd bumps a music box, the brothers close in on him and shoot him. The camera returns to the image of the tombstone in the first scene, thus fulfilling the prophecy within the song that Floyd would die.
Come Wander With Me
Jeff Alexander Lyrics
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Come wander with me
Away from this sad world
Come wander with me
He came from the sunset
He came from the sea
He came from my sorrow
The lyrics of "Come Wander With Me" are about a lover asking the woman he loves to escape with him from the real world that is full of sadness and pain. The lyrics suggest that the world they live in is not suitable for them, and that they need to leave to find happiness. This idea of leaving the real world is further emphasized in the repetition of the phrase "come wander with me," as if the lovers are aiming to wander aimlessly and escape from the world's responsibilities.
Line by Line Meaning
He said come wander with me love
He requested to accompany him to wander around with love.
Come wander with me
Join me to wander around with love.
Away from this sad world
Get away from this distressful world.
Come wander with me
Join me to wander around with love.
He came from the sunset
He arrived from the sunset scenery.
He came from the sea
He arrived from the sea environment.
He came from my sorrow
He is the solution for my distress and sadness.
And can love only me
And he loves only me with his whole heart.
Contributed by Victoria N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bob Costas
Played college football. Committed D1 to east coast school. Freshman year was a disaster. Destroyed my knee. Sister got deathly ill. Nothing was right and I lost myself.
Dad showed up after a failed procedure and we packed my dorm room. I ended up trying out for a better college (Pac12) and somehow made the team.
My family cried. I cried. But when I showed up on campus with just a backpack and suitcase - now a Junior (20 years old), no more a freshman - I remember walking into the stadium and this song played in my head.
That 80,000 seat stadium sat empty. Still. Ears ringing quiet.
And in that numbing silence, I felt absolute. Crushing. Loneliness.
I had wandered. And what I was to make of it, lay before me.
…
You’ll be happy you wandered too. You got it.
Morgel666
She said come wander with me love ...
Come wander with me ...
Away from this sad world ...
Come wander with me ...
She came from the sunset ...
She came from the sea ...
She came from the street ...
And her love shines to be ...
She gave love to feel love ...
Around far and near ...
Relived from this moment ...
Her eyes saw the fear ...
She came from the sunset ...
She came from the sea ...
She came from my dreams ...
And she wakes up to me ...
She trailed to the tree shift ...
The nature in reel ...
Refined to cure the feel ...
Her heart spoke to me ...
She said come wander with me love ...
Come wander with me ...
Away from this sad world ...
Come wander with me ...
Space Engineer
Jeff sure has a nice voice.
Space Engineer
@KristinaDok I was a jokin'. ;)
Fox on Drums
Jeff myrtlebank?
Dillon Qaphsiel
Like an angel 😇
pinkbeatle2012
he really hits those high notes 😂😂😂
Nanz
beautiful and deeply touching with these melancholic chords and this beautiful almost crying voice
really takes one away from all the madness
c0rn
Nancy Van der Plas this song always makes me cry or break out suddenly crying.
Dillon Qaphsiel
I’ve tried to find this on Spotify but was never able to find it because I was looking it up under Bonnie Beacher. But know I’ve actually found it! Thanks a million.
Abnovelist
this song is so powerful
Izayoi Higurashi
Such a beautiful voice 😔💓