In "The Old Therebefore," Scot Greenan & The Hunger Games sing from a threshold between departure and unfinished earthly business. One figure is already moving toward heaven while the other lingers, admitting there are loose ends to tie up before flying. The repeated image of the old therebefore frames this as a liminal space where nothing is left anymore, yet purification and learning to love still feel like conditions to meet. It is a quiet reckoning with the idea that readiness for peace may require letting go of everything first.
The Old Therebefore Lyrics by Scot Greenan & The Hunger Games
You’re headed for heaven
The sweet old hereafter
And I’ve got one foot in the door
But before I can fly up
I’ve loose ends to tie up
Right here in the old there before
When nothing is left anymore
When I’m pure like a dove
When I’ve learned how to love
Right here in the old there before
When nothing is left anymore
