The song is about feeling lost and alone, even in familiar surroundings. The lyrics start with the singer contemplating if nature would listen to him if he were to scream out in frustration. He wonders if he will be heard by someone or if he will be laughed at. The song shifts to the memory of a conversation with a little boy asking where he was going. The singer responds with uncertainty, only knowing where he came from. He then questions whether the stars still shine when his eyes are closed, or if his brother's heart is in pain. The singer feels like a stranger in his home, longing for someone to talk to and connect with since everyone he knew is gone. He feels the pain and cry of someone close to him who's sitting with someone else. The reminiscing is about lying down under the Carolina sky and being sick of feeling trapped in his own little lie. He wonders about the meaning behind seeing someone he lost in his dreams, if the dreams indicate anything, or if it's just his mind coping with the loss. The chorus returns with his recurrent feeling of being a stranger in his own home. Everything seems unfamiliar, and he is struggling to understand his emotions. He questions if the person he lost is looking down at him and smiling. He thinks about whether they know how much he's hurting. The final verses express how he feels that his days are short and the nights are long as he tries to keep himself going with memories. He's still feeling lost and disconnected, even though the world around him remains the same. None of the trees or nature is listening to his pleas for help.
