Everybody is going to Heaven
I have been revisiting citizen's old discography (sense the release of Halcyon Blues). 'Everybody Is Going To Heaven' has really stuck with me. I have been pondering the title of the album being what it is for a while. What I read online about what it means doesn't speak to me. My takeaway from the album is this - It is titled 'Everybody Is Going To Heaven' , because it is speaking to the profound impacts of isolation. How you start to view yourself on the outside in every moment. Everybody is going to heaven, except for me. The final song of this album ' Ring of Chain ' cements that thought for me.
“I was medicated but ended up where I was
I was beautiful
I was yet to be someone
I know they won’t let me in
They don’t wear my skin
I know that the pieces fit
Yeah, I know what you meant.”
It speaks to feeling like a constant outsider, everyone hates you and no one wants you here -
“A ring of chain takes place of me
But where am I? But where am I?”
I absolutely love this album and will admit I did not give it the attention and love it deserved when it first came out but by far one of my favorite albums now.