Regardless, its themes are universal for people who have experienced the death of a loved one. ItвЂ™s not heavy metal by any means, but may not be of a style that everyone loves. вЂњGone AwayвЂќ by The Offspring is certainly an alternative-rock song. This is quite morose, but one that is a very common feeling for people who are grieving. ItвЂ™s hard to completely decipher, but the line вЂњAnd if I could tradeвЂќ seems to imply that if he could trade his life for her to be back on earth, he would. He so-longingly wishes to hold her again, that he canвЂ™t help but scream. He reaches and looks upwards, beckoning his lover to come back to him, yelling out her name. SheвЂ™s been taken, and she wonвЂ™t return.Д¬learly this man is devastated. However symbolic that may be, he knows that flowers and prayers will not bring her back. He leaves a bouquet of flowers on her grave, perhaps kissing the ground above. The second and third stanzas portray some beautiful ideas, as Holland expresses numerous thoughts in these lines.ДЄ fairly-typical scene emerges here inвЂќGone Away.вЂќ A young man returns to the grave of his lover who has died. He clearly felt a strong connection with her, and now his world is freezing. And it must have just been a horrible experience for him. We arenвЂ™t sure if they had plans to marry or not, but regardless, Holland clearly loved her. As mentioned earlier, the song was written after HollandвЂ™s girlfriend at the time had died. The singerвЂ™s loved one has died unexpectedly, and now it feels like his paradise is lost. The chorus of вЂњGone AwayвЂќ by The Offspring follows the first stanza: Things we wish we had said, maybe missed chances to say вЂњI love you,вЂќ or tell them how much they meant to us, tend to linger in our heads for a while afterward. Thoughts of regret can also arise when a young loved one dies unexpectedly. Accidental deaths, in particular, blindside us so tragically that we tend to be at a loss for words. When someone we love dies as a young person, it adds another level of devastation. However, the line вЂњPulled away before your timeвЂќ is a particularly brutal one. Of course, itвЂ™s difficult when anyone we love dies. If not in this life, then hopefully another. ItвЂ™s so difficult to believe that the person is really gone, so we try to imagine that weвЂ™ll see them again someday. The idea of вЂњseeing you againвЂќ in another/afterlife is very common among people who are grieving. Holland begins вЂњGone AwayвЂќ by stating something countless people have wondered following the death of a loved one. The first stanza makes it pretty clear what the songвЂ™s about within the first minute. ItвЂ™s an emotionally powerful tune, and the lyrics should resonate deeply with anybody who has lost a loved one. Lead singer Dexter Holland wrote the song after his then-girlfriend (the song was released in 1997) died in a car accident. The track вЂњGone AwayвЂќ by American rock band The Offspring is one of their most popular hits.

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