When I am scared, You are my Father.
When I can’t breathe, You are the air.
When I can’t swim, You are a lifeboat.
When I’m tired and weary, You are there.
And my times get high, my times get low,
You always let me in on all that You know.
I could give You time alone and then
You’d only come and ask me, “Where have you been?”
When I am weak, You are my shoulders.
When I’m poor, You give me a hand.
When I can’t swim, You are my lifeboat.
You carry me to dry land.
When I can’t see, You are my maker,
Speaking words that keep me aware.
When I can’t swim, You are a lifeboat.
When I’m tired and weary, You are there.
When I can’t breathe, You are the air.
When I can’t swim, You are a lifeboat.
When I’m tired and weary, You are there.
You always let me in on all that You know.
I could give You time alone and then
You’d only come and ask me, “Where have you been?”
When I’m poor, You give me a hand.
When I can’t swim, You are my lifeboat.
You carry me to dry land.
Speaking words that keep me aware.
When I can’t swim, You are a lifeboat.
When I’m tired and weary, You are there.
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this song is so awesomely pretty and powerful.. i'm not a christian, but i can relate to this easily, and i think everyone who's ever felt love can. the first two lines of the chorus are the best, the reference to eternal wisdom, like God is sharing a subtle secret with us all constantly, i like that idea, like really we're just guided by all these little subtleties that God has put on earth to guide us. 'when i can't swim you are a lifeboat' is obviously more about drowning under everyday stress and personal problems than swimming, which just really adds to my subtlety of the song; it's easy to point out what it all really means, but you can't take it literally. i like the way it's called Lifeboat, not Saviour or something because it prepares you for something demanding a little thought. the song is ultimately a pop punk hymn, and it's lovely. ^_^