In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
This time I finally see the reason why
I can't do this alone
It took some time and concentration
To believe it, this I know
I need to build my faith sometimes
But I am so comfortable in line
I'm up, there's no more time
To try to mess with this design
Tonight's complete, everyone's asleep
And I wanna say these words to You
I'll be Your hand, take me as I am
I just wanna be with You
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
I lift my voice to sing now
Let the sound of my heart ring out
These hands aren't holding me down
Never again will I be without
I need to build my faith sometimes
But I am so comfortable in line
I'm up, there's no more time
To try to mess with this design
Tonight's complete, everyone's asleep
And I wanna say these words to You
I'll be Your hand, take me as I am
I just wanna be with You
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
I can't do this alone
It took some time and concentration
To believe it, this I know
I need to build my faith sometimes
But I am so comfortable in line
I'm up, there's no more time
To try to mess with this design
Tonight's complete, everyone's asleep
And I wanna say these words to You
I'll be Your hand, take me as I am
I just wanna be with You
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
I lift my voice to sing now
Let the sound of my heart ring out
These hands aren't holding me down
Never again will I be without
I need to build my faith sometimes
But I am so comfortable in line
I'm up, there's no more time
To try to mess with this design
Tonight's complete, everyone's asleep
And I wanna say these words to You
I'll be Your hand, take me as I am
I just wanna be with You
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm going
I was too scared to start
Now I'm too scared to let go
Take me as I am
'Cause I'm growing
But it's so hard to tell
When I'm not used to this, so
Lyrics submitted by sktennis11
Take Me as I Am Lyrics as written by Trevor Mcnevan Steve Augustine
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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Well, as a counter-argument to that, I like to believe (and know to be true) that this is about God. Coming from a concept album, the main character (Aero) moves to a new town, meets a girl, this girl then shows him her beliefs and takes him to church. He then has some soul-searching to do. Then the girl's father commits suicide, putting faith in question for the both of them. The boy (Aero) then thinks that his faith can't grow in this type of situation. By the time "Take Me As I Am" comes around, the boy then realizes that his faith can grow.
now about the song...
This song is definitely about God, or meant to be about him. He was too scared to start believing, but now he definitely knows that he needs him (especially after what happened) and is too scared to let go of him.
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I am inclined to agree with AndSoIWait on the meaning of this song.<br /> <br /> In this song, the character of the album first realizes that He can't make it through this life alone. He develops faith in God, but struggles in strengthening that faith because he is comfortable in the life that he has been living up until now.<br /> <br /> He expresses a desire in prayer for God to serve, saying "I'll be your hands, take me as I am,"<br /> <br /> He then explains his fear of being faithful to God, and his fear of failing in his faith. He feels that he's grown spiritually and is still growing in his faith, but he's still fresh in his faith and isn't really sure of himself.<br /> <br /> He is raising his voice and sharing the testimony he has gained of God, explaining that his hands, which represent his past sins, no longer bind him to the life he had.<br /> <br /> And at this point he repeats his prayer for strength and the guidance of God in his life so that he can continue in his faith.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
I think that You most definately needs to be capitalized because that's the way that FM Static meant for it to be... We sing it in Church a lot, this is meant to be a song about him growing in his relationship with Christ
I love this song so much! It shows to me that even though we may be at our lowest low, God will still take us back no matter what we've done.
Also, it says in the song, "I need to build my faith sometimes, but I am so comfortable in line. I'm up, there's no more time to try to mess with this design." So often in our lives we get comfortable with just getting by in life when we really should be working more and more each day to get closer and closer to being like God. Obviously nobody's perfect, but we can all try as hard we possibly can.
This is obviously a Christian song, whether you want it to be or not. And, I absoloutly love it. I first heard it on the "X" top Christian rock hits cd. Some of the lines really hit home, like "I was too scared to start, now I'm too scared to let go." Being a Christian is hard to jump in to, but once you've really got it, it's scarier to let go. Also, "These hands aren't holding me down, never again will I be without." I'm guessing it means he's raising his hands in worship, and he knows that he'll never be without God's love again. And the whole point of the song "Take me as I Am", like what jciscool said, it doesn't matter what we've done, God will take us as we are.
Astebbing, AndSoIWait- pretty much nailed it. Obviously the song is open to interpretation, but the intended meaning is learning to trust God and give one's self to Him.
Only disagreement is the meaning of 'hands'. When he says "these hands aren't holding me down", he doesn't mean his sin isn't holding him down. It's a response to the fact that many people feel religion constrains and limits a person- in reality, those hands are holding him up and protecting him.
LOVE THIS SONG! i know its about God and a kid whos finally realized that he NEEDS God and is praying to him...telling him hes made mistakes maybe?*(take me as i am- which means youve messed up) asking for forgiveness... basically giving himself to God. GREAT SONG
Everdred why would you listen to a christian song that is honoring God and then go and dishonor it like that by saying that? clearly its christian ITS A FREAKING CHRISTIAN BAND... i dont see why you ppl go and comment crap like that on a friggin christian band and say that it ruins it because its honoring out God.... that insults me and i dont think someone should be posting something like that on a webpage that is a christian band about a song that is christian. because you know that ppl who are christian and most likey believe very strongly in God are going to read it. are you tring to insult us directly or just the person that created you? either ways its wrong.
i totaly agree with you guesswhat37 i know verry few christain song dont have a godly meaning but fm static and trevor who sing take me as i am from thousand foot krutch which is another christain band im sure you know that but just about all the songs i heard from TFK and fm static have godly messages it only makes sense if your a christain band to have some what of a christain message in your song and this song clearly has a godly message to it. its makes me mad how people will listen to christain songs and turn the whole point of the song around.
I don't believe in god... Therefor these lyrics mean something else to me. Is that not OK with you and your invisible man?
actually its not. its a song honoring God. why listen to it if you dont believe in it? i mean everyone has free opinions blah blah blah BUT what upset me is you go onto a christian bands page that is a christian song and post that. why? why not just keep that to yourself?!?! theres some ppl that actually have something to believe in and dont like it to be insulted.... especially on a christian bands song.
and thanks djyoyoyo<br />
Although it bothers me sometimes when people insult religious aspects of Christian songs, I'm at least encouraged that they are still listening to the music. I want everyone to have a relationship with God and experience the joy and release he provides. If they at least hear the beliefs, then maybe sometime down the road they will realize they are true. As long as the opinions are clean and honest, I think the dialogue opened by these comments is interesting and offers good perspective to everyone-Christian and non-Christian. Sometimes we are so trapped in our own minds that we can't see how anyone could feel any differently. Challenging our beliefs is healthy--it forces us to really search for what we believe.
Music is a form of art. Sure the artist can make his/their art, in this case - their song, with a certain intended message or meaning, but some of the beauty of art lies in its ability to be interpreted differently by each person who views/listens to it. You may interpret this song one way and he, another. Beliefs aside, you both enjoy the song and relate to it in some way, and that's good, so leave it at that.
honoring our God** my bad
love this song. so much.
I'd rather not see this song with he word 'you' capitalized. I'd rather let myself believe that the lyrics are the words of someone offering themselves to the person they love.
And it's one of my favorite songs right now, mainly because it reminds me a lot of how I feel about loving the person I love. "Take me as I am, cause I'm goin', I was too scared to start and now I'm too scared to let go." Too damn scared to start loving him before, too damn scared to stop now.
Although I believe You should be capitalized, I understand how you can take it in a human relationship context. Human relationships are similar to our relationship with God. Specifically, a relationship between a man and a woman is meant to be a reflection of our relationship with God. It's cool that you can see the way human relationships are connected to divine relationships. You're experiencing an earthly form of God's love, created to give us a better grasp of God himself.