☝️ Key Points
- The singer feels lonely and unfulfilled despite success and popularity
- There is a deep longing and homesickness to return home
- Possible connection to a person symbolized by the letters that were never sent
- The singer feels like they are living someone else's life and wishes to return to their roots
- Despite difficulties, there is hope for reconciliation and return home
Interpretation
The lyrics of 'Higher' by
Michael Buble tell the story of an individual who, despite having an apparently successful life and having visited many places, feels lonely and unfulfilled. The singer expresses his longing to come home and emphasizes his loneliness, even when surrounded by many people, as in the lines 'Maybe surrounded by A million people, I Still feel all alone'.
The recurring lines 'I wanna go home' and 'Let me go home' indicate a deep homesickness and longing for familiarity and comfort.
The singer also speaks of letters he has written but never sent - 'And I′ve been keeping all the letters That I wrote to you'. This could indicate that he has a relationship or connection with someone he misses and thinks of when he talks about 'home'.
Furthermore, there is a realization that he feels like he's living someone else's life - 'And I feel just like I′m living someone else′s life'. This could indicate that he feels he has strayed from the path he originally planned for himself and has the desire to return to his roots.
At the end of the song, there is a hope for reconciliation and return when he says: 'Let me go home It'll all be all right I'll be home tonight'. This shows that despite the difficulties and challenges that life sometimes brings, there is always the possibility to come home and find peace.