The title is based on a Southern expression meaning "at my wit's end.". As for the "heaven won't let me in" part, I too, see that as some others have said that it's someone who knows they're not living the life they should, so "heaven won't let them in", yet they're not ready or they're unwilling to change, yet at the same time are still somewhat sad about it somewhere deep inside. Sounds like a guy who's trying to fit in, and no one lets him. Learned what family really means. To me, I think it's about a person struggling with emotional pains that never seem to ease. My interpretation is simple. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, Songs in Famous Movie Scenes: '80s Edition. Maybe growing up, there was a bad situation and/or they felt very different in personality from other family members, hence feeling "this isn't quite 'home' for me". Far From Home Five Finger Death Punch {{REACTION}}!! "Losing My Religion" isn't about religion, but unrequited love. My own story involves severe domestic violence growing up, leaving home at 14 on the streets to escape. I think it's about PTSD and the effect war has on soldiers in the modern era... now the "heaven" part I saw as the government/people who they fight for because they are bound by honor and duty to fulfill their commands... this should open some eyes to the mental battle soldiers struggle with on and off the battlefield. I try not to spend too much time in the think tank.(Bed). /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ 30 yrs of law enforcement after that. The Texas songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker wrote "Mr. Bojangles" after a weekend in jail where a fellow inmate told him his life story. It is one of Five Finger Death Punch's most well known songs. When a music artist writes, sings, releases a song, they might have personal reasons for doing so (as with this one, I feel.) He's always getting rejected and ostracized. I honestly think that this is, in a way, supposed to be about ALL of what you say. Days that feel like hours and sleep that feels like minute's. "Then Kevin [Churko; producer] heard 'Far From Home', which is kind of a ballad I guess, and he encouraged us to work on it some more, and today of course I'm really glad we did. Seeing loved ones and fellow men on the battlefield die and not being able to join them and the guilt of living through the tragedy of others death. I think its about committing a sin and trying to forgive yourself of it or being in a bad relationship and trying to leave but there is something holding you back or a unstable family memeber or a loss of someone or just any struggle your going though. Whatever meaning speaks to you when it comes to the lyrics, is what it means....to YOU. "Far from Home" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. Seen the worst humanity has to offer. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. Song meanings ©2003-2020 lyricinterpretations.com, More Five Finger Death Punch song meanings ». Try to find out what's wrong and why they can seem to find peace within. "Far from Home" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. entering the military at 17 until 23 with UN deployments across the Arab nations and other areas. But, if you are an empathetic person, you can easily read the lyrics & see it from their view as well as yours, it'll make sense. "Always On My Mind" was first recorded by Brenda Lee in 1971, then by Elvis in 1972. Train wrote the 2011 song "Brand New Book" for the TV show The Biggest Loser - part of the song was used in the opening credits. It debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and has peaked at number 14. The "How Country Feels" singer talks Skynyrd and songwriting. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory told Metal Hammer about the song's evolution: "We'd been kicking this song around for over a year, and we did record an early version of it, but somehow we couldn't quite get it to gel. Could be about religion, being divided with a friend because their idea of a perfect world goes against your personal beliefs, and now, you can't talk to them, I've gone through it before with friends. With the line "your heavens trying to keep me out" sort of sounds like the person is doing something that isn't "right" in the eyes of god but must be done regardless...so they are forced to remain behind. It’s about someone leaving home.... and trying to get back to where they came from. We changed the structure, added some strings, and generally moved the track up to a whole new level. My daughter just asked me to listen to this song, and wow! It was released on September 16, 2010 as the sixth and final single from their second studio album War Is the Answer. This is an amazing song. A person having a beer by themselves and having a conversation with god maybe. Trying their best to fit in with the people around them but just can't. The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley. "Now I would say it's a potential single, but quite a way down the line…"[2], Far from Home (Five Finger Death Punch song), "Five Finger Death Punch, 'Far From Home' -- New Song", "5FDP: Zoltan Bathory's Guide To 'War Is The Answer, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Far_from_Home_(song)&oldid=965924708, Songs written by Jeremy Spencer (drummer), Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 July 2020, at 07:30. Retired now and my 3 wonderful kids and wife keep the demons at bay. }; 35 Comments; ... My InterpretationIn my opinion, this song is from the perspective of a soldier who is "far from home." You know the scenes - Tom Cruise in his own pants-off dance off, Molly Ringwald celebrating her birthday - but do you remember what song is playing? Then Kevin (Churko, producer) heard 'Far From Home', which is kind of a ballad I guess, and he encouraged us to work on it some more, and today of course I'm really glad we did. The line "a nights sands end as quickly as it goes..." makes me think of a desert, or Iraq and the soldiers over there. It’s about an individual who has lost family & friend’s & wants so badly to be w/ them that suicide is the only solution but he knows if he commits this act he or she will not be allowed to be w/ the people that are gone from his life. That can happen with songs – you're not sure about them to start them, and then they grow into something special, which is really what happened with 'The Bleeding'… I mean, that only just scraped onto the first album! This I think means you're always trying to keep me away from peace. This is one of those songs that are written and sung with an indiscriminate meaning, it has a specific meaning to the person performing it, yet it also has an individual meaning to all that listen to it, everyone's interpretation may be slightly different, but the basic idea is to realize we all have losses and regrets, we all think about such from time to time, it's about moving forward and trying not to let the … song: "Far from Home", adunit_id: 100001411, The people you love & miss. Since I know nothing of this band and it's the first time I heard the song, my impression in trying to figure out the meaning was that it's a person who's never really felt quite "at home" anywhere. I thought it was about falling in love with some one who doesn't love you and you are forced to live with the pain of never connecting with that person in the true way you feel. When she released her first album in 1988, Tanita became a UK singing sensation at age 19. Willie Nelson's 1982 version was the big hit and won the Song of the Year Grammy. "a nights sands end as quickly as it goes..." describes how quickly the days, weeks, years went by that I was not able to be a good mother...memories I won't get to make. An unknown Ke$ha sang on Flo-Rida's #1 hit "Right Round," but refused to appear in the video because she wanted to make a name for herself. (function() { "Your heaven's trying everything to break me down." - YouTube It was released on September 16, 2010 as the sixth and final single from their second studio album War Is the Answer. When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did. Trying to cope with depression,anxiety,PTSD or anything else but are always on the edge of life or death. It debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and has peaked at number 14. When I say "far from home," I mean that it can be either a physical, mental, or emotional detachment that the person is feeling and suffering from. Five Finger Death Punch – Far From Home. It debuted at number 33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, eventually peaking at number four. To someone else it might be something entirely different, depending on their past & pain. I've always been sorta good at interpreting lyrics in a song.