When life has you by the horns, in exile and on the edge of destruction you can listen to this song and remember where you came from.
Thrice is your favorite American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school.
By Brian Boulos from NYC - [1], CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2963769
In Exile is track 5 on the album Beggars which released in 2009.
As with many Thrice songs, the lyrics work on several levels. On a universal level, they validate our need to find a place of peace and belonging – a place of rest where we can be who we’re meant to be.
[Verse 1]
I am an exile, a sojourner
A citizen of some other place
All I've seen is just a glimmer in a shadowy mirror
But I know one day we'll see face to face
I am a nomad, a wanderer
I have nowhere to lay my head down
There's no point in putting roots too deep when I'm moving on
Not settling for this unsettling town
[Chorus]
My heart is filled with songs of forever
A city that endures, where all is made new
I know I don't belong here, I'll never
Call this place my home, I'm just passing through
[Verse 2]
I am a pilgrim, a voyager
I won't rest until my lips touch the shore
Of the land that I've been longing for as long as I've lived
Where there'll be no pain or tears anymore
[Chorus]
My heart is filled with songs of forever
A city that endures, where all is made new
I know I don't belong here, I'll never
Call this place my home, I'm just passing through
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