Would you know my nameIf I saw you in heaven?Would it be the sameIf I saw you in heaven?
I must be strongAnd carry on,'Cause I know I don't belongHere in heaven.
Would you hold my handIf I saw you in heaven?Would you help me standIf I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my wayThrough night and day,'Cause I know I just can't stayHere in heaven.
Time can bring you down,Time can bend your knees.Time can break your heart,Have you begging please, begging please.
Beyond the door,There's peace I'm sure,And I know there'll be no moreTears in heaven.
Would you know my nameIf I saw you in heaven?Would it be the sameIf I saw you in heaven?
I must be strongAnd carry on,'Cause I know I don't belongHere in heaven.
Eric Clapton: “Tears in Heaven”
Eric Clapton’s, “Tears in Heaven” was written for his two year old son who fell off a balcony in an apartment complex. The song is about what Clapton himself would experience for himself if he was to go to Heaven and visit his son. Lines in the lyric describe the encounter in many ways. The verses “if I saw you in Heaven”, “would it be the same?”, “would you know my name?”, or “would you hold my hand?” Bring out the idea that none of us know what’s beyond our deaths and if there happens to be a heaven, will it be the serene Heaven that some believe in? In addition, the lines “Time can bring you down, Time can bend your knees. Time can break your heart” assert that time will always dominate us throughout our lives. In the end of the song Clapton sings how he must move on since he does not yet belong in Heaven, suggesting that transcendence can’t be reached in a rush.
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Did you just go there? I think you did! Maybe it's my own cognitive dissonance, but this post seems really sketchy. You would have to use the entire song if you want to use it in your paper, because a lot of people already have their opinions about this song and some have emotional ties to it, so you would have to break down that wall with your audience. Just keep that in mind!
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