No, "So Far Away" by Avenged Sevenfold was written as a tribute to their late drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who passed away in 2009. The song reflects the band members' feelings of loss and the impact of his death on their lives.
Justin Moore - If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away
The song was originally written by guitarist Synyster Gates for his grandfather that passed away. Then, after The Rev.'s death, Syn Gates changed a few of the lyrics and made it a tribute song to The Rev. The song is about how much they miss him and how much he meant to them.
Ralph A. Bolton has written: 'Away And Far Out'
Yes, So Far Away was written by Avenged Sevenfold. The music was written by all the band members, and the lyrics were written by Synyster Gates in honor of The Rev.
The dream refers to the dreamer's feelings about the relationship with the grandfather. (The question does not mention whether the grandfather is deceased, far away, very loving, angry, etc.) Generally speaking, asking the grandfather to church suggests the dreamer's need to have the grandfather's acceptance and understanding, or to see things from the dreamer's point of view.
Guy Nearing has written: 'The far away' -- subject(s): Accessible book
Willie Carson has written: 'Yesterday ... when our troubles seemed so far away'
Once upon a time, a long time ago, in a land far far away....
Synyster Gates wrote the song So Far Away, originally for his late grandfather. However, after The Rev.'s death, he altered the lyrics for Jimmy.
Far, far away is a saying that means something is literally far away.
His grandfather has never been named (as far as I can find) & is apparently still alive, but never seen.
This aspect of the Swedish language is surprisingly confusing. Swedish has four words for great-grandfather, all referring to separate people. These are: - farfars far (paternal grandfather's father) - dad's dad's dad - farmors far (paternal grandmother's father) - dad's mom's dad - morsfars far (maternal grandfather's father) - mom's dad's dad - morsmors far (maternal grandmother's father) - mom's mom's dad