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I like how Trevor's lyrical style is always very straightforward and confrontational. A lot of awesome bands (Demon Hunter off the top of my head) write great poetry, but there lyrics don't always resonate as well with the general listener. Trevor writes in a poetic sense some of the time, for instance, "down comes the rain" and "c'mon, start your engines, flip that switch", but even those are very understandable as metaphorical for perhaps an addiction and coming to life, respectively. I think that Trevor's realism and straightforward approach in lyrical writing (There are exceptions, of course, in their music) resonates with people a lot deeper then big poetic words. He's always encouraging to. Now on to the meaning of the song itself. To me, the song acts in a fourfold way. First, and foremost, it is a prayer to God to help the titular person through some sort of addiction. Indeed, beyond God helping him through, he wants God to bring him to life and take him from his situation. Some of the most obvious prayer lines are the chorus and the second half of the first verse. Secondly, it is an encouragement to take the some steps yourself "C'mon, start your engines, flip that switch.....and if your feeling life then pump your fist". Thirdly, it is a thank you to God for his help. "And I've been wanting to break out, you helped me figure out, that I could come to life and turn this thing around". And lastly, it is a rebuke of anything that's holding him down. Could be Satan, could be the addiction, could be himself. "Just shut it, if your talking to me. I'm sick and tired of all your lies and what you want me to be." This song resonates with me very strongly, because although I'm not addicted to drugs or porn or alcohol, I'm addicted to me. I'm also addicted to laziness. So this song has become my daily prayer, that God would help me break out and come to life. Not for my sake, but for His glory alone. |
