Lyrics
Verse 1
Do you wake with the light, or is it always day?
Do the angels know your name when you walk their way?
Is there music in the air, do you finally feel free?
Do you ever look down and still think about me?
Verse 2
Do you have your old smile, do you laugh like before?
Is there somebody waiting when you step through the door?
I imagine you peaceful, no fear in your chest
No more pain in your body, just finally rest
Chorus
Tell me, how is Heaven?
Is it everything they say?
Are the streets really golden?
Does the hurt all fade away?
I hope you found the peace
That this world couldn’t give
I’m still learning how to lose you
You’re learning how to live
Verse 3
Maybe you’re by a river where the water stays still
Maybe you’re on a hillside with a house on the hill
Maybe time doesn’t matter, maybe years feel like one
Maybe you don’t miss the night ’cause you live near the sun
Verse 4
Do you sing with the choir, do you stand near the throne?
Do you feel all the love that we should have shown?
Do you know every word that I never could say?
Do my prayers reach Heaven when I whisper your name?
Chorus
Tell me, how is Heaven?
Is it everything they say?
Are the streets really golden?
Does the hurt all fade away?
I hope you found the peace
That this world couldn’t give
I’m still learning how to lose you
You’re learning how to live
Bridge
I picture God beside you, saying, “You can let go”
Showing you the answers we were never meant to know
Maybe you can see me when I’m breaking at night
Maybe you’re the reason I still look for the light
And I know I can’t call you, I can’t hear your reply
So I talk to the ceiling and imagine the sky
I’ll keep carrying your love till my own journey ends
Then you can tell me all about Heaven, my friend
Outro
How is Heaven?
Do you feel no pain?
How is Heaven?
Will I see you again?
Save me a place
Somewhere close to the sun
I’ll keep talking to you
Till my hallelujah comes
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Tell me, how is Heaven" is written as a direct address from someone grieving a loved one who has died. The verses ask gentle, concrete questions: whether the person wakes to light, laughs "like before," and finds "somebody waiting when you step through the door." Each question is asked with longing, and none is answered.
The chorus asks, "Are the streets really golden?" and "Does the hurt all fade away?", while admitting "I’m still learning how to lose you." The bridge pictures God standing beside the departed and saying "You can let go," and the outro closes on a hope of reunion: "Will I see you again?"
The imagery of no pain, a throne, and golden streets draws on the descriptions of the life to come in Revelation, and the grief sits alongside the Bible's teaching that believers sorrow with hope. The lyrics speculate openly ("Maybe you’re by a river") rather than claiming certainty, which keeps the tone that of a prayerful question and not a doctrinal statement.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 21:4 God is described wiping away every tear, with no more death, mourning, crying or pain.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 Believers are told not to grieve as those without hope.