A
metaphore used to express death. When you are
cremated into ashes and your loved ones release your ashes into the wind. But you're not supposed to picture it that way; you picture someone you know who is dead and vizualize them standing untill his/her
bodie truns to ash and blows away.
An example from
2pac's "
Keep Ya Head Up." I'm Tryin' to find my friends, but their "Blowin' In The Wind." Meaning that they're
dieing off..