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.
What if my heart
Had walk right past you
What if my eyes
Had never asked you
To come and take the chains
That kept me wighted down
If you never saved me
Oh, I know I'd still be
Walking in sinking sand
Flying with no place to land
Oh, I'd be lost
Searching for you
Heaven would be out of reach
My soul left incomplete
Thats where I'd be
Without your love
You're the reason
That I feel safe
The way you hold me
Holds my heart in place
Where I am right now
Without your arms around me
I'd be where you found me
Walking in sinking sand
Flying no place to land
Oh, I'd be lost
Searching for you
Heaven would be out of reach
My soul left incomplete
Thats where I'd be
Without your love
Thats where I'd be
Without your love
Had walk right past you
What if my eyes
Had never asked you
To come and take the chains
That kept me wighted down
If you never saved me
Oh, I know I'd still be
Walking in sinking sand
Flying with no place to land
Oh, I'd be lost
Searching for you
Heaven would be out of reach
My soul left incomplete
Thats where I'd be
Without your love
You're the reason
That I feel safe
The way you hold me
Holds my heart in place
Where I am right now
Without your arms around me
I'd be where you found me
Walking in sinking sand
Flying no place to land
Oh, I'd be lost
Searching for you
Heaven would be out of reach
My soul left incomplete
Thats where I'd be
Without your love
Thats where I'd be
Without your love
Lyrics submitted by AKChick
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@Jac22 Yes! I can't believe I never saw this before. I've always loved this song, ever since I bought the original album and the remix album on CDs. Today I heard it this way for the first time, and felt like I was hit over the head with a 2X4, with how strong the words are in pointing toward this song being about the Lord. Whether they intended or realized it or not (I suspect they did), God was certainly speaking to them and through them with this one.