I'm finding my way back to sanity again
Though I don't really know what I'm gonna do when I get there
I take a breath and hold on tight
Spin around one more time
And gracefully fall back to the arms of grace
'Cause I am hanging on every word you're saying
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing
It's where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be
I'm looking past the shadows in my mind into the truth
And I'm trying to identify the voices in my head
God wish won't you
Let me feel one more time what if feels like to feel
And break these calluses off me one more time
'Cause I am hanging on every word you're saying
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside of your door
And listen to you breathing
It's where I wanna be, yeah
Oh I don't want a thing from you
Bet you're tired of me waiting for
The scraps to fall off of your table to the ground
La da da da
'Cause I just wanna be here now
'Cause I am hanging on every word you're saying
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing
Its where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be
'Cause I am hanging on every word you're saying
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing
It's where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be
Though I don't really know what I'm gonna do when I get there
I take a breath and hold on tight
Spin around one more time
And gracefully fall back to the arms of grace
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing
It's where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be
And I'm trying to identify the voices in my head
God wish won't you
Let me feel one more time what if feels like to feel
And break these calluses off me one more time
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside of your door
And listen to you breathing
It's where I wanna be, yeah
Bet you're tired of me waiting for
The scraps to fall off of your table to the ground
La da da da
'Cause I just wanna be here now
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing
Its where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be
Even if you don't wanna speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door
And listen to you breathing
It's where I wanna be, yeah
Where I wanna be
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It's an old comment, but still, thank you for saying this :) God bless.
It's an old comment, but still, thank you for saying this :) God bless.
The video suggests it's about a relationship. But the people talking back to him in the video are random and their faces look cold and "callous" (as the lyrics suggest). I think it's about a singer who feels like he's loosing his sanity through the "shadows in his mind", "voices in his head" and if any of them are Gods. He hasn't heard from God and his life has grown "callous" and lifeless ("let me feel one more time what it feels like to feel alive"). He projects these feelings on the random people he sees throughout the day (in the video). Sadly he thinks God is growing tired of him "waiting for the scraps to fall off the table to the ground" and then concludes he "sits outside heaven's door".
This song reminds me of one of my best friends (whos a guy) because whenever i talk to him at night he never talks very much, and i sometimes get that weird feeling that im falling in love with him.
@aNTiCuPiD that's really sweet
@aNTiCuPiD that's really sweet
I'd say that this song is just speaking about how much this guy wants to be in the presence of the (hopefully) girl he loves. Everything she says or does is just magical to him, so doesn't even matter if she is speaking, as long as he can sit there listening.
I don't understand how you can say this is about a girl. He says "God, which one's you?" It's obvious and should-be-apparent that this song is dedicated to God. How is he going to sit outside heaven's door and listen to a woman breathe? This song is about living by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
I don't understand how you can say this is about a girl. He says "God, which one's you?" It's obvious and should-be-apparent that this song is dedicated to God. How is he going to sit outside heaven's door and listen to a woman breathe? This song is about living by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
maybe you do need it
I'm sorry that you don't have god to hold you together! This song is about god tho, I have the CD, and in it the guys all tell about how god inspired all their songs and everythin like that. And if you don't care about this song or about god then why are you here, at the page for this song that is about god? special to honestyormystery: I totally agree with everything I've ever seen you post! Is your name from The Authority Song?
I like to think of this song as a love song... "sit outside heavens door" I like interpreting that as he thinks the girl he's singing about is an angel. It's such a sweet song is you look at it as a love song...
i knw these guys r famous as a christian rock band. but that doesnt mean this song should be about God... for me i think this song speaks about a girl he is obsessed or fallen in love with.
all the places he speaks about God are his prayers and how he waits for god to reply to those prayers "I'm trying to identify, The voices in my head, God, which one's you?"
wat he means by heaven here is the girl's place and not the actual heaven.
Fascinating. I just stumbled upon this song and started listening to it on repeat for like a million times. I had my friend listen and he thought it was sad - about unrequited love. I guess I didn't analyze the lyrics at that point, was just really enjoying the song. But I feel that the line "Let me feel one more time what if feels like to feel / And break these calluses off me one more time" is very telling...
He's happy to be sitting outside heaven's door - away from her - just listening to her breathing. There's nowhere else he'd rather be. This, for him, is like a "starter kit" relationship. She IS keeping him at arm's length, but I don't get it being unrequited love, so much as her not being able to love him. She doesn't want to speak that night, like she's just spent, exhausted, or too angry to speak - not about him but something else. But this suits him quite well ... he doesn't want a thing from her. As it is now, he's still "calloused" hardened and even if she were more accessible, she'd probably not be able to get to him.
All in all, I think the song is about him emerging and starting to the feel the effects of love again, but he's not ready, and she's not ready, but he's getting his heart going again, and where he's at right now is perfect, he's not even back to sanity right now, so why would he want to be deeply entrenched in a relationship now anyway? Whatever she gives / doesn't give is all right with him, because she's giving him an opportunity to expect love. He's listening to her breathing, which is proof that love exists, even if it's not yet being totally embraced.
this is such a beautiful song...i think it's about loving someone who doesn't love you back.
@jaxgrrl yeah my friend said the same I can see that i suppose.
@jaxgrrl yeah my friend said the same I can see that i suppose.