Nocturnal_System August 6th, 2006 05:37PM  
I can't believe there are no killswitch fans here, come on there must be! Anyway, I'll start with my own interpretation of this song off of the end of heartache...

I think it's about the loss of a loved one, which is pretty obvious considering the 'it won't be long, we'll meet again' part of the chorus. The frantic way it starts is cool too. I think howard is lamenting the memory of the person whom died, and he thinks that he will see her in another life, and will keep thinking about her, looking forward to that time ('your memory is never passing/my love for you is everlasting').

anonymous December 15th, 2006 08:11PM  
dude. rose of sharyn is about his mum.

anonymous January 23rd, 2007 02:43AM  
The song is about a friend of Howard's whose mother passed away. The title of the song comes from the play A Raisin in the Sun. There was a character named Rose of Sharon.

anonymous February 13th, 2007 01:22PM  
my theory of this song is that he lost someone who meant a lot to him and he can't even remenber what were his last words to her, and he would give anything just to see her again. And he feel sad for the people who never knew her. So she must have been a wonderful person. But oh well songs are meant for the public so you can have your own interpretation about them.

TheSickened666 June 12th, 2007 03:51AM  
Some of you are stupid =/
anonymous this song is about a women named Sharyn hense the name

anonymous July 1st, 2007 05:14PM  
I believe it's about his mom who died and he feels sorry that he doesn't know his last words and for the people who never knew her (which is what Adam D says) and he knows he will meet her again

anonymous August 21st, 2007 12:54PM  
Well, I don't know. To me, it reminds me of the losing of a beloved...but...also, I've read a lot that this song is about Jesus?

anonymous September 2nd, 2007 01:15AM  
If you ask me I think it is talking about Jesus Christ. There is a church named the Rose of Sharyn, that is where the name comes from I think.

anonymous September 2nd, 2007 01:18AM  
I agree, when there is a line that says "I mourn for those, who never knew you." I think he is referring to Jesus.

anonymous September 2nd, 2007 02:41PM  
This song is obviously about Jesus Christ, he was referred to several times in the Bible as the Rose of Sharon... (Sharon is a plain - it is one of the largest valley-plains in all of Palestine. Back at the time of Solomon, it was considered a wild, fertile plain that had a lot of beautiful flowers in it. Sharon was supposed to have been known for its beauty and majesty back in those days.)Since all the members (that I know of) in KSE are Christian, this has to be the message they are sending out through the lyrics of the song :)

Olblue October 18th, 2007 10:04PM  
Aight y'all...I think it's about Jesus or it's about losing someone special. The Rose of Sharyn is a rose that a lot of people send to funerals and put in the casket so it can go either way. Idk. Interpret it how you want but that's how I see it.

anonymous October 20th, 2007 06:09PM  
The jesus theory does seem right but it still feels like it could be written for someone who'd past away......'i mourn for those who never knew you' could also mean that the band is also mourning on behalf of everyone else who's listening to the song, i.e: us.....

anyway KsE kicks ass!!

Olblue November 11th, 2007 03:09PM  
Yeh well when he says "I mourn for those who never knew you" he might mean that he feels bad for those who never got saved or never knew of Jesus or the bible.

my_revolution1 December 4th, 2007 03:54PM  
Lol...First off it really was about his friends mother who passed away.. you can read it or hear it on an interview...but the play on words with ROSE OF SHARYN, that's also another name for man upstairs... So he in return made it for himself and her and his friend...like the father son and holy ghost..lol I really don't know what the song is about except for his friends mother and noone other than Howard Jones will

barx91 June 26th, 2008 09:30AM  
Firstly whoever sent the one bout him doing his dog is a complete spaz and secondly its not about Jesus its a tribute to his mother Sharon who died.

kselover July 13th, 2008 05:28AM  
It is stated in a couple of websites that this song is a dedication to Howard's mom who passed away. Sharyn must be her name.

"Numb and broken,
Here I stand alone,
Wondering what were
The last words I said to you
Hoping, praying that I'll find a way
To turn back time,
Can I turn back time?"

Could be he could not live without her love. Hoped to turn back time; wishing he could have more moments with her.

"It won't be long, we'll meet again
Your memory is never passing
It won't be long, we'll meet again
My love for you is everlasting."

Simply means he knows he'll meet her again somewhere, sometime.

"I mourn for those who never knew you
I mourn for those who never knew you"

For a moment I thought it was about Jesus Christ but when I thought about it. He could be referring to those who didn't knew his mom and he feels sad for it coz she's such a great person.

These are just my interpretation based on my opinions

anonymous July 16th, 2008 02:07AM  
The song is about Howard's mom not Jesus Christ.

anonymous August 26th, 2008 02:31AM  
What is it with people making everything about a religion. my first thought wasn't that they made a song for Jesus Christ. It's about losing a love one. not about Christ but about a loved on who has passed away.

anonymous September 15th, 2008 09:51PM  
It's about Howard's fiancé who died on their wedding day. From a car accident on the way to the wedding. End if a heartache and my curse are also about this too.

anonymous September 20th, 2009 07:53AM  
I don't know about you but I almost cry every time i listen to this song. There are more good songs like this. Like "This is absolution", "when darkness falls", "last serenade",... Peace!