Knowledge came and devastated
Pressure building behind her eyes
Breathing buried under the weight
Will she, has she died also this day

Her death has been swallowed up by life
This dead will rise
Dying to death and raising to life

The moment we became alive death was waiting, chasing
And all of us fell and kept breathing
One day, today
A sprit’s alive, a body has died

And death has been swallowed up by life
This death will rise
Dying to death and raising to life
With mournful joy she finally lets out her cry
Death has been swallowed life
This dead will rise

In the middle of
All the business
A call to be still
Multitude of words
Quiet be still

And death has been swallowed up by life
This death will rise
Dying to death and raising to life
With mournful joy she finally lets out her cry
Death has been swallowed life
This dead will rise
Oh rise, oh rise
Rise, oh rise


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    I interpret it as kind of a two part song. One part reminds me of the history in the garden when satan/death was tempting Eve, and then came the fall of mankind but we kept breathing even though our spirits died. And then Christ who is Life, died and swallowed up death giving us the ability to spiritually rise from the dead.

    And then the other part of interpretation I think we all can relate to is our own personal encounter with Christ. If you've ever seen the Lifehouse Skit on Youtube it kind of sums it up perfectly. The weight of the world and sin weighs us down and leaves us empty or longing for death. But then God raises us back to life and frees us from death.

    I absolutely love this song, I get goosebumps everytime.

    dreamcake17on April 27, 2010   Link

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