I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
She walks on the street
Alone in the dark
Her heads held up high
And she's got nothing to fear
As she crosses the road
She looks to the stars and asks for advice on where to go,
On where to go from here
Jona, Jona Vark,
Her name was Jona
Jona Vark
She found her place
Amongst the trees
She opened her eyes
And started to see
A flower in the distance
Showed her a way
To answer the questions
That we all like to ask
Alone in the dark
Her heads held up high
And she's got nothing to fear
As she crosses the road
She looks to the stars and asks for advice on where to go,
On where to go from here
Jona, Jona Vark,
Her name was Jona
Jona Vark
She found her place
Amongst the trees
She opened her eyes
And started to see
A flower in the distance
Showed her a way
To answer the questions
That we all like to ask
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Or should I rather say: Joan of Arc ? If you read about her story, the song will explain itself...
Maybe for the flower another hint: it certainly means the fleur-de-lys or lily, they sign of the french royals, but also the sign of purity...
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She walks down the street Alone in the dark ?>Her heads on her hands<? And she's got nothing fear
As she cries and She looks to the stars ask for advice
Where to go? >Where do we go from here?<
Jona Jona Vark Her name is Jona Jona Vark Her name is Jona Jona Vark Her name is Jona Jona Vark
She found a place Amongst the trees She opened her eyes And started to see Further in the distance Showing her the way To answer the question
"Her heads on her hands" lol. best i got.
Fixed lyrics off cd sleeve
I believe its "Her head's held up high'
That makes more sense. Thanks :)<br />
To me, this song is about enlightenment.
"She walks down the street Alone in the dark Her head's held up high And she�s got nothing fear"
This part points to the fact that she is free of the fear of death
I think it really would be "flower" rather than "further" because when we are present with nature, it brings about a sense of connectedness with it.. all of this frees us from what we are not - the mind.
The question we all like to ask is "what is the meaning of my life".. with enlighentment we are able to see that there is no answer and there is no need to ask the question in the first place. We dont need to conceptualise everything!