Crossroads
Ruu Campbell Lyrics

Crossroads, [?] my friend
Starting off his song, the singer realizes he is at a crossroad in his life and asks the listener (who he calls his friend) where the road of life leads after this juncture.

Tell me where the road ends
The singer pleads for his friend to tell him where the journey of life finally ends.

How come from somewhere?
Asking a more philosophical question, the singer wonders how people come from non-existence and go back to it, eventually.

I'll know when I get there
Although he is currently uncertain, the singer believes he will gain clarity once he reaches his destination.

Preacher, we'll meet again
The singer knows he will come across a preacher again in his journey of life.

When this ends I run
After the current phase of his life ends, the singer plans to run away from the preacher.

And your preaching's done
The singer hints that he doesn't care for the advice offered by the preacher who will eventually stop preaching.

Now my brothers, under the sun
The singer addresses everyone under the same sun as he asks his next questions.

Can you tell me where we come from?
The singer poses a question that has long puzzled humanity.

And how when I move to where
Continuing his philosophical inquiry, the singer questions how it's possible for him to still exist when he moves from one place to another.

I can still be there
Despite him changing his location, he remains the same person he always was.

One day, I'll move my light
The metaphorical language of light represents the singer's essence or soul which will eventually move on from this place called life.

Through tunnels bright
The singer suggests that his journey to the afterlife will be an illuminated one.

And came ashore
After he leaves the tunnel, he 'lands' in a new, unfamiliar place as he completes his journey.

Into a land of different types
The singer imagines that the place he enters after death will be completely different from anything he experienced during his life.

Nobody there
To the singer's surprise, there's no one waiting for him when he arrives at that new place.

Just my light
The singer embraces the idea that all that's left of him is his essence that shines purely in that new place.

And I was too aware
Despite being in a foreign land he's not scared, as the singer realizes that he's still conscious and present.

That I was there
The singer makes an assertion in which he accepts that he's still his essential self despite no longer being physically alive.

Some say we hit a rough
The singer acknowledges that life isn't always smooth and some believe that this is the reason behind existence.

Into a [?] made of
He trails off mid-song and lets the listener ponder what it could be that they are made of if they were hit by life's hardships.

Freedom to make our mistakes
The singer reflects on the idea that it's human to err and people should freely be allowed to do so without shame or guilt.

Into a fight won't be misplaced
Continuing the previous thought, the singer suggests that people should be able to learn from their mistakes and fight their battles without feeling like they don't belong.

Now my brothers, under the sun
Wrapping up his song, the singer returns to his previous address and reaches out to other people under the same sun.

Can you tell me where we come from?
The closing question of the song suggests that human beings are still grappling with the concept of our existence and yet to find an answer.

And how when I move to where
The final lyrics re-state the same inquiry the singer had earlier in the song, bringing it full circle and ending with the same question that he started with.

I can still be there
The final lyrics carry the same sentiment as before where the singer acknowledges that despite moving, their essence remains the same and unchanged.