Into The Dark.

When I first heard the song "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie, I fell in love with it right away. It's such a beautiful song. Then I went back and listened again to try and absorb the full meaning. The lyrics suggest that the man doesn’t believe in heaven or hell. When he dies he believes that there is only darkness and eternal wandering. He’s telling his soul mate that it’ll all be okay. Death is not something to fear, it’s part of life and they will die and be together for the rest of time. This really got me thinking about the afterlife and what happens when “our soul embarks.”

The truth of the matter is no one knows. Perhaps the writer of this song, Ben Gibbard, is right. Maybe it is just darkness and eternal wandering. I suppose that would be just like the millions of years before we were born. Or maybe it’s like an endless slumber. I know there are countless Bible verses and stories that a number of people would be happy to show me. I don’t mean to sound sacrilegious. I believe in God, I honestly do. One might say I’m a Deist. The thing is, I think I might actually be okay with the dark. If I were the girl the man talks about in the song, I would be perfectly happy with it.

“If there’s no one beside you when your soul embarks, then I’ll follow you into the dark.”