Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven Meaning

Song Released: 1992
Tears In Heaven Lyrics
If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong,
and carry on
Cause I know, I don't belong
Here in heaven
Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven
Would you help me...
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Alright you idiot listen up, are you some sort of clown? This song is clearly about his son please jump off the highest peak you can find. Cream of clapton
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The two previous interpretations are very close, just combine them and you are there. After his son died at age four, Clapton wrote this song for his own sake. He wanted to clear his head and come to peace with the whole thing. It was not written with the direct intention of being used at shows or concerts, it was his way of venting. He did sing it at a night club and that's when it grew in popularity, then it was incorporated into his long list of hits. Overall though, it was just written as a way to come to peace with the fact that his son, Conor, did die at age 4 by falling out of the building.
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Actually, that's completely wrong. Eric Clapton's son Conor, who was only 4, fell from a New York apartment building and landed on an adjacent roof top because his nanny had left the window open. Clapton has said that this song wasn't written because of the death of his son, but that it was written for the movie Rush. I personally don't believe it, and think of it as a beautiful momento to his son. This song is amazinly written and played. One of my personal favorites.
-Casey, 10th grader from NH -
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