The Song
Second Coming Lyrics

And when she hurts herself
The singer feels the pain of the person they love when they hurt themselves.

How she'll be hurting me
The singer experiences emotional pain when the person they love is hurt.

My Constantine
The singer refers to the person they love as 'Constantine'.

Tonight the sky's on fire
The sky is full of vibrant colors and emotions.

And spills its grief for you
The sky reflects and empathizes with the emotions that the artist and their loved one are going through.

Cries out for you
The singer feels that the universe is crying out for the person they love.

I always shamed the bleeding heart
The singer previously disapproved of people who were emotionally vulnerable.

I used to incantate my hate for you
The artist used to try to cast spells to remove their feelings of love and attachment for the person they now love.

Unacceptable demise
The artist feels that the way in which the person they love died was unacceptable and unjust.

To throw your love around
The artist believes that the person they love shared their love carelessly and without much thought.

Like it's everyone's light
The singer feels that the person they love shared their love as if it was a common commodity.

I used to wash the thoughts of you
The artist used to try to forget about the person they now love by distracting themselves with other things.

Out of my days
The singer used to try to remove the person they now love from their life completely.

Always fighting for a breath of air
The singer feels like they are constantly struggling to breathe and survive without the person they love.

And humbled when my Constantine is near
The singer feels a sense of vulnerability and humility when they are around the person they love.

But oh how so beautiful she looked
Despite the sadness and pain that the artist feels, they still find their loved one to be beautiful.

As she was lying in state
The artist is referring to when their loved one is lying in state after death.

And missing out on life
The singer is lamenting the fact that their loved one never got to fully experience life before passing away.

Never hurts to be awake
The singer believes that it's better to be aware and present in the moment, especially during times of pain and grief.

When you're dying in my arms
The artist is describing a moment when their loved one is dying, and they are there to hold them and comfort them.

My love she's slipping
The artist is watching their loved one slip away and die.

Years have gone to waste
The artist feels like they have wasted years that they could have spent with their loved one.

Years to take her place
The singer believes that even if they find someone else to love, that person can never truly replace the one they lost.

I hope you hear my voice
The artist hopes that their loved one can hear them, even though they are no longer alive.

I'm nothing without thee
The singer feels like they are nothing without the person they love.

Reduced to emptiness
The singer feels like they are hollow and empty without their loved one.

Now that I'm lying in state
The singer is imagining their own death and how it would feel to be lying in state like their loved one.

And missing out on life
The artist is lamenting the fact that they too would miss out on life if they were to die.

Mi amor
The artist is expressing their love in Spanish by saying 'my love'.

Soft to me
The singer wants their loved one to be gentle and kind to them.

You are everywhere in me
The singer feels like their loved one is a part of them and is always with them.

For my love
The artist is dedicating this song to their loved one.

You embrace me in that special dream
The artist believes that their loved one visits them in their dreams, and it brings them comfort and peace.

We would talk
The artist is imagining conversations they would have with their loved one if they were still alive.

You would say
The singer is imagining the things their loved one would say to them in these imaginary conversations.

How I charmed you each and every day
The artist imagines their loved one telling them how much they loved them and appreciated all the ways they made them happy each day.

But just look at you now
The singer is looking at their loved one's lifeless body and feeling heartbroken and devastated.

Where is your grace?
The singer is questioning why their loved one died and why they were taken away.

Death has stolen you without a trace
The singer feels like death has taken their loved one away without any signs or explanation.

Now I've gone looking for you
The artist is searching for their loved one in their memories, in their dreams, and in their heart.