Gone
Johnny Hollow Lyrics
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Peel away my skin
Pluck out my eyes
I can't stand to see you die
Dark skies have followed me
Into this hollow tree
Memories of moonlit nights
Replaced by this hopeless plight
An angel with tattered wings
To me I hear you sing
What's become is unjust
I shuffle through your lonely dust
A fire that cannot quit
Upon Hell's throne I must sit
All I do is scream at night
It's a silent fight
For you now
There's nothing right
I and to you I say goodnight
The song "Gone" by Johnny Hollow is a haunting and mysterious expression of loss and love. The first two lines, "Stick me with pins, Peel away my skin," create a sense of physical pain and distress, a metaphor for the emotional turmoil of losing someone you deeply care for. The next lines, "Pluck out my eyes, I can't stand to see you die," suggests the feeling of not being able to cope with the reality of death, and a desire to remove everything that might remind you of the person you lost.
The song's theme centers around a loss, which is evident in the following lines, "Dark skies have followed me, Into this hollow tree, Memories of moonlit nights, Replaced by this hopeless plight." The use of the word "hollow" suggests emptiness and a sense of loss, whereas the reference to "moonlit nights" implies something once beautiful but now gone.
The lines "An angel with tattered wings, To me I hear you sing, What's become is unjust, I shuffle through your lonely dust," illustrate the idea of someone you loved, now gone and the resonance of their presence, like an echo that lingers long after they are no longer present. The song continues with "A fire that cannot quit," which symbolizes the deep passion and love which is unable to be extinguished.
In conclusion, the song Gone by Johnny Hollow is a deeply emotional and evocative expression of grief and the pain of losing someone you love.
Line by Line Meaning
Stick me with pins
I am willing to bear the pain of the separation
Peel away my skin
My soul is exposed to the pain of your departure
Pluck out my eyes
I cannot bear the torment of seeing you suffer
I can't stand to see you die
The thought of you leaving this world is unbearable
Dark skies have followed me
The grief has taken over my life
Into this hollow tree
I am lost and broken, surrounded by emptiness
Memories of moonlit nights
The beautiful memories of us are now a constant reminder of my loss
Replaced by this hopeless plight
My life is now consumed by a feeling of hopelessness
An angel with tattered wings
You were once an angel in my eyes, now you are just like me - imperfect
To me I hear you sing
I still hear your voice in my head, haunting me
What's become is unjust
Your fate is unfair, and it's hard for me to accept it
I shuffle through your lonely dust
All I am left with is the ashes of the memory of you
A fire that cannot quit
My love for you is still burning strong
Upon Hell's throne I must sit
I am a prisoner of my own emotions and despair
All I do is scream at night
I am tormented by my grief, and can't find solace
It's a silent fight
I am fighting a battle that no one knows about
For you now
This is all for you, my lost love
There's nothing right
Everything feels wrong, now that you are gone.
I and to you I say goodnight
I say goodbye to you, knowing that I will see you only in my dreams
Contributed by Asher A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.