DEARLY DEPARTED
Point North Lyrics
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Stayed out late again
Running through the night
Still searching for a sign
Your mother asked for pictures
I had of you when you were younger
Are you alright
When you were always there for me
I'm sick of screaming out your name
Hope you find your way, your way back home
I know you're safe out on your own
Another day we'll never know
Wish I could turn back time so I never had to let this go
No one cared but you did
I disregarded all the moments in our lives
And now we're out of time
Your father's pointing fingers
Following your footsteps in the dark
We tried to move on, we're falling apart
And I don't wanna look back on the way it used to be
When you were always there for me
I'm sick of screaming out your name
Hope you find your way, your way back home
I know you're safe out on your own
Another day we'll never know
Wish I could turn back time so I never had to let this go
You're on the other side
It's all you'll find
It's all you'll find
Hope you find your way, your way back home
I know you're safe out on your own
Another day we'll never know
Wish I could turn back time so I never had to
Wish I could turn back time so I never had to let this go
I let you go
The song "Dearly Departed" by Point North is a heart-wrenching tribute to a lost loved one. The singer of the song regrets not paying enough attention to the person when they were alive and wishes they could turn back time so they would never have to let this person go. The song starts with the singer lamenting their late nights spent searching for a sign of the person they lost. They feel guilty that they were not there for the person but still hope that they are safe wherever they are. As the song progresses, the singer notes that despite no one else taking an interest in the person they lost, the person cared for them. They rue that they did not cherish the moments they had with the person when they were alive.
The singer's regretful voice and the bittersweet melody make "Dearly Departed" a moving song. It touches on the universal feeling of losing someone you love and the feeling of guilt that comes with it. The lyrics show that even though no one else may care for a person, they still influence and are loved by some. For the singer, they only realize too late the depth of the loss that they've experienced. The song ends with the singer laying out their wish to turn back time, desperate to never have to say goodbye to the person they lost.
Line by Line Meaning
No one tried but I
I was the only one who put effort in trying to make things work
Stayed out late again
Despite my efforts, I couldn't fix the situation and kept avoiding coming home
Running through the night
I kept searching for a solution desperately, in the dark hours of the night
Still searching for a sign
I was looking for any indication that things could be fixed
Your mother asked for pictures
Your family is worried about you, and they asked me for pictures to keep a memory of you
I had of you when you were younger
I have pictures of happier times, when we were all together
Are you alright
I am worried about your wellbeing, and I hope that you are safe
Don't wanna look back on the way it used to be
I don't want to dwell on the past and how things were before they fell apart
When you were always there for me
I miss having you around and being there for each other
I'm sick of screaming out your name
I've been calling out for you, but it seems like you're not listening or responding
Hope you find your way, your way back home
I hope that you find your way back to us and the place where you belong
I know you're safe out on your own
Despite everything that happened, I still have faith in you and trust that you can take care of yourself
Another day we'll never know
We missed out on another day that could have been different, but we didn't take a chance to change things
Wish I could turn back time so I never had to let this go
I regret not doing more to prevent this situation and I wish I had the power to undo the mistakes that led to this
No one cared but you did
Nobody else seems to care about what happened, but you were the only one who did
I disregarded all the moments in our lives
I didn't appreciate and value the time we had together, and now I realize what we lost
And now we're out of time
It's too late to make things right, and we missed the opportunity to fix things before it was too late
Your father's pointing fingers
Your family is blaming me for what happened and I feel guilty for not doing more to prevent it
Following your footsteps in the dark
Your family is struggling to find answers and understand what happened to you
We tried to move on, we're falling apart
Despite our efforts to move forward, we are still struggling and the situation is getting worse
You're on the other side
You are no longer with us and we have to accept that
It's all you'll find
You've reached the end of your journey and there is nothing more beyond
I let you go
I have to accept that I can't change what happened and I have to let go of the past
Contributed by Amelia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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