Discover the story of the song > East Of The Sun – A Ha

The protagonist is talking about a letter that only tells half of the story, causing him to worry. He feels like he's forgetting where he came from too quickly. He says that money is important and he's lived without it long enough to miss it. He knows where he's going and he'll get there soon. The protagonist talks about never getting to his destination later, he wants to get there soon. The pain he's feeling is like a sound that no other sound can come after. He knows the pain before he even gets the wound. The ending says that he's on a desert road heading home, but it's east of the sun and west of the moon.