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My hands are searching for you
My arms are outstretched towards you
I feel you on my fingertips
My tongue dances behind my lips for you
This fire rising through my being
Burning, I'm not used to seeing you
I'm I'm alive, I'm I'm alive
I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
My hands float up above me
And you whisper you love me
And I begin to fade
Into our secret place
The music makes me sway
The angels singing, say, "We are alone with you"
I am alone, and they are too with you
I'm alive, I'm alive
I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
And so I cry (holy)
The light is white (holy)
And I see you
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
Take my hand
I give it to you
Now you own me
All I am
You said you would never leave me
I believe you
I believe
I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healed
My arms are outstretched towards you
I feel you on my fingertips
My tongue dances behind my lips for you
Burning, I'm not used to seeing you
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
And you whisper you love me
And I begin to fade
Into our secret place
The angels singing, say, "We are alone with you"
I am alone, and they are too with you
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
The light is white (holy)
And I see you
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
I give it to you
Now you own me
All I am
You said you would never leave me
I believe you
I believe
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healed
Song Info
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Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Howard Benson, Sameer Bhattacharya, James Culpepper, Jared Hartmann, Lacey Nicole Mosley, Pat Seals
Producer
Howard Benson, Flyleaf
Release date
Jan 18, 2005
Sentiment
Positive
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qblue_12 On Dec 27, 2005
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The meaning of this song is about her relationship in God.
"My tongue dances behind my lips for you"
That doesn't mean that it is perverted to relate that to God. If you are going to take this on a litteral sense then how does a love song relate when she says
"And so I cry The light is white And I see you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive"
That is talking about her in heaven. It's only then when she is really alive. She has made it to the place she has always wanted to be. Everything is perfect.
"My hands float up above me And you whisper you love me And I begin to fade Into our secret place"
That is talking about praise and worship. People raise their hands in praise. Most prayers contain some sense of love for God. Also, in prayer most people fade into their secret place where it is only the connection of them and God.
PLUS, lets think about this-- Flyleaf is a Christian rock band therefore I am pretty sure this is a song about God. You may think its a love song but it may just be her love for Jesus Christ.
This song is totally about God.
Yeah, now I see it! I completely agree!!
Yeah, now I see it! I completely agree!!
"My tongue dances behind my lips for you" can be related to speaking in tongues because it's the Holy ghost inside of you
"My tongue dances behind my lips for you" can be related to speaking in tongues because it's the Holy ghost inside of you
"And so I cry The light is white And I see you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive"
"And so I cry The light is white And I see you I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive"
>That is talking about her in heaven. It's only then when she is really alive. She has made it to the place she has always wanted to be. Everything is perfect.
Have you ever been in love? i mean not with god... you know sometimes ppl say it feels like heaven... but you might have missed when they mentioned how love feels like...
>That is talking about her in heaven. It's only then when she is really alive. She has made it to the place she has always wanted to be. Everything is perfect.
Have you ever been in love? i mean not with god... you know sometimes ppl say it feels like heaven... but you might have missed when they mentioned how love feels like...
Personally I think it's a love song written for someone (who's actually alive) she loves. "My hands float...
Personally I think it's a love song written for someone (who's actually alive) she loves. "My hands float up above me And you whisper you love me And I begin to fade Into our secret place"
yeah it can mean praying but when you're a non-believer lifting up you hands (especially when you're laying on your bed) means you feel free, you're totally satisfied, you can reach everything. and when he says he loves her the most beautifull words for someone who's in love with the speaker, she disappear into heaven with him.
Take my hand I give it to you Now you owe me All I am You said you would never leave me I believe you I believe
i think it's obvious. I met someone , fall in love, he said him too, i give my hand and with it i give my everything, he promised he would't leave me, and so on.
And just because they're a christian band, they can't sing about the most beautiful human feeling, about love (between ppl)? Yeah it can be about god, but it can be about a simplier thing. Yeah, yeah i know you christians see god everywhere, but i don't, so just let me listen to it without thinking about sth i don't believe in.
Well... since they ARE a Christian band. and they do sing about Christian related stuff... AND pretty much ALL of their songs are Christain songs... PLUS the lyrics say "The angels singing say we are alone with you I am alone and they are too with you" Obviously a blunt lyric.
Well... since they ARE a Christian band. and they do sing about Christian related stuff... AND pretty much ALL of their songs are Christain songs... PLUS the lyrics say "The angels singing say we are alone with you I am alone and they are too with you" Obviously a blunt lyric.
Yea... definitely talking about praise and worship... and GOD... and all that good stuff... I mean... its pretty obvious...
Yea... definitely talking about praise and worship... and GOD... and all that good stuff... I mean... its pretty obvious...
mnieove, honnybee the only thing i can say, that i know that they're a christian band. they do sing about god and christian stuff. but not all the time. and it's a fact. (see Treasure, that song is surely about her engagement, though could be god.... but noooo SHE said that's about the night she was proposed). Anyway love, friendship and other things can be related to christians but also to buddha, to atheists and so on to ANY religion. and if they want their songs to reach everyone(and they do), they let ppl to interpret there song as they...
mnieove, honnybee the only thing i can say, that i know that they're a christian band. they do sing about god and christian stuff. but not all the time. and it's a fact. (see Treasure, that song is surely about her engagement, though could be god.... but noooo SHE said that's about the night she was proposed). Anyway love, friendship and other things can be related to christians but also to buddha, to atheists and so on to ANY religion. and if they want their songs to reach everyone(and they do), they let ppl to interpret there song as they want. I don't say this song's about something awful. I say it's about LOVE not GOD. does it hurt anyone? you had an oppinion i had another. and just because i'm so nice i explain you the angel stuff in my point of view:) so you're in love with a real person. there are just you two. you feel so happy that heaven had to come down to the earth (moreover if you believe in god), and angel sent you this moment, they just make everything's alright around. it's poetry. and a very nice picture, heaven, angels and two lovers. Maybe this song is not about it for you, and i CAN, i am able to accept that. BUT for me that's what this song is about. that's what obvious to me.
But, why does Flyleaf perform this song, and how do they interpret it; putting all of the lyrics together the way they do?
But, why does Flyleaf perform this song, and how do they interpret it; putting all of the lyrics together the way they do?
@downforbreakfast My first thought was that she's talking about speaking in tongues but really I think it's a reference to silent prayer.
@downforbreakfast My first thought was that she's talking about speaking in tongues but really I think it's a reference to silent prayer.
About what OneMoreDay's comment, when she says "My tongue dances behind my lips for you" She means she singing/praising to God. You know? When you talk you move your tongue- have you thought of that?
I admit, at first I thought it was a love song too but then I got to thinking. If you want to believe it's a love song or a worship song for God- only the band knows for sure.
question. If you thought the song was a love song at first and you really had to deeply think through it to get the plot of the song then don't you think that some people just like the sound of the music and don't really care that its about God? I don't think that really glorifies God, do you?
question. If you thought the song was a love song at first and you really had to deeply think through it to get the plot of the song then don't you think that some people just like the sound of the music and don't really care that its about God? I don't think that really glorifies God, do you?
Okay, so before I get a lot of people telling me I am wrong, this is MY interpretation of this amazing song. As I am an atheist I do not see the song in the same light as Christians, my father is very anti religious, but personally I wish I'd grown up with something as close to a lot of people as the god they believe in. Though, for me I have been taught not to see it.
This song to me signifies my ongoing struggle with depression. Allow me to elaborate;
"My hands are searching for you, my arms are outstretched towards you, I feel you on my fingertips, my tongue dances behind my lips for you," ~ minutes before it catches up to me. I swing my legs over the bed, stretch my arms and it's there.
"this fire rising through my being, burning I'm not used to seeing you" ~ it's relly getting to me, taking over, and you can see the sadness it never used to leave, and I'm still coming to terms with it.
"I'm alive" ~I'm alive and that's something, at times I don't want to be, but for some reason I still am and if I'm lucky enough to be alive, why not go on?
"I can feel you all around me, thickening the air I'm breathing," ~It's there, always there, always with me, in every breath, every thought and every step.
"holding on to what I'm feeling, savoring this heart that's healing," I have to hold on to the positives and try and be happy, and though it hurts one day my heart is growing stronger.
"my hands float up above me, and you whisper you love me, and I began to fade, into our secret place," ~it takes over me, it deludes me into thinking there is nothing but sorrow, so I fade from my personality and I become almost like a zombie, not really caring for my life.
"the music makes me sway," the call of the sadness makes me sway from my morals and I forget my promises
"the angels singing say we are alone with you," I wrote a song, about how I see depression as an angel, almost a guardian helping me become stronger and relish happy times when they come, they tell me to stay, and I don't want to but I must.
"I am alone and they are too with you," ~even around friends I feel lonely, so lonely like it's me and the sadness, those dark angels and me, alone
"and so I cry, the light is white, and I see you" ~ I break down, the light at the end of my dark times so close yet so far, and I see the cause of ahy I am this way and I get pushed back.
"take my hand I give it to you, now you owe me all I am," I give myself up to it, I can't fight it, and I lapse into a low, it takes over, and I see no hope, but I will get back the happiness I lost one day, because life owes me that at least
"you said you would never leave me, I believe you, I believe" I don't see a way out anymore, I don't believe I can get there, but I must somehow, and I will it to be over.
i liked the way you explained your interpretation of this song its unique from what every one els thinks and its also deep because of that.
i liked the way you explained your interpretation of this song its unique from what every one els thinks and its also deep because of that.
Interesting.
Interesting.
Lacey wanted to commit suicide at one point...http://crossmap.christianpost.com/videos/testimony-of-lacey-sturm-in-my-hope-full-4756
Lacey wanted to commit suicide at one point...http://crossmap.christianpost.com/videos/testimony-of-lacey-sturm-in-my-hope-full-4756
@TJSkailette Just to say I totally agree with you and never saw it as a God thing even tho I was raised in a christian house
@TJSkailette Just to say I totally agree with you and never saw it as a God thing even tho I was raised in a christian house
I think that this song is about God. It's about how he's everywhere.
I think it's about her getting saved from an accident.
I think it's about her getting saved from an accident.
I think it's about having unwanted pubic hair, and thinking about shaving it because your partner is discusted by it...lol...just saying
I think it's about having unwanted pubic hair, and thinking about shaving it because your partner is discusted by it...lol...just saying
lmfao!!!! oh my gawd i'm sorry THAT is funny!!! hahaha thinking of it that way and then hearing the lyrics agin... hahaha i will never look at this song the same again hahaha
lmfao!!!! oh my gawd i'm sorry THAT is funny!!! hahaha thinking of it that way and then hearing the lyrics agin... hahaha i will never look at this song the same again hahaha
lmfao!!!! oh my gawd i'm sorry THAT is funny!!! hahaha thinking of it that way and then hearing the lyrics agin... hahaha i will never look at this song the same again hahaha
lmfao!!!! oh my gawd i'm sorry THAT is funny!!! hahaha thinking of it that way and then hearing the lyrics agin... hahaha i will never look at this song the same again hahaha
wtf?!?!?!? you perv get a freakin life wait to make a good song song gay as hell
wtf?!?!?!? you perv get a freakin life wait to make a good song song gay as hell
that was suppose to so way instead of wait sry
that was suppose to so way instead of wait sry
Why is that perverted? It's a valid statement made to humorous and actually makes a little bit of sense. The words fit, the song could def. be about unwanted pubic hair, and there is nothing perverted about that. Now if I said this song is about ejaculating on someone and therefore they feel "you all around them" now that would be perverted.
Why is that perverted? It's a valid statement made to humorous and actually makes a little bit of sense. The words fit, the song could def. be about unwanted pubic hair, and there is nothing perverted about that. Now if I said this song is about ejaculating on someone and therefore they feel "you all around them" now that would be perverted.
Are you guys joking? This song is obviously a love song... Why would her tongue be dancing for god? That's just perverted on the highest level. It's a love song. Best song on the cd by far.
well since flyleaf is a christian band, it's probably about God
well since flyleaf is a christian band, it's probably about God
I dong know, some parts seem like a love song, and others seem like theyre about god. Id say its both. But whatever, i love the song. I love the band!
I dong know, some parts seem like a love song, and others seem like theyre about god. Id say its both. But whatever, i love the song. I love the band!
Um, singing maybe? Words of praise? It doesn't have to mean kissing or anything like that.
Um, singing maybe? Words of praise? It doesn't have to mean kissing or anything like that.
It is a love song...about God. Christians love God. I agree with The Atomic Punk, tongue dancing behind her lips does not have to be about kissing. I love singing worship songs and am excited to do it so I could definitely see that as what she is talking about.
It is a love song...about God. Christians love God. I agree with The Atomic Punk, tongue dancing behind her lips does not have to be about kissing. I love singing worship songs and am excited to do it so I could definitely see that as what she is talking about.
"My hands float up above me And you whisper you love me And I begin to fade Into our secret place
"My hands float up above me And you whisper you love me And I begin to fade Into our secret place
The music makes me sway The angels singing say we are alone with you I am alone and they are too with you"
The music makes me sway The angels singing say we are alone with you I am alone and they are too with you"
This definitely makes...
This definitely makes me think she is singing about praising God. Lifting her hands up in praise and letting God consume her.
Well, if you want to think of it as being about a relationship with God (frankly, I don't like to but I can see it's a more than plausible interpretation), Lacey's line, "My tongue dances behind my lips for you", would probably refer to her singing and her art. :)
Well, if you want to think of it as being about a relationship with God (frankly, I don't like to but I can see it's a more than plausible interpretation), Lacey's line, "My tongue dances behind my lips for you", would probably refer to her singing and her art. :)
Its about speaking in tounges for those who didnt know.
Its about speaking in tounges for those who didnt know.
Actually, her tongue is dancing behind her lips meaning she's speaking in tongues to God. I read an interview in a magaziine. (:
Actually, her tongue is dancing behind her lips meaning she's speaking in tongues to God. I read an interview in a magaziine. (:
There are alot of valid points. The tongue dancing behind her lips could be any of those things.
There are alot of valid points. The tongue dancing behind her lips could be any of those things.
Theres also another option though. My pastor talked about a man in the bible that got so intimate with god he stripped his clothes and didn't care what anyone thought. It was his time in his "secret place" that she talks about in this song. Everyone has a secret place.
Theres also another option though. My pastor talked about a man in the bible that got so intimate with god he stripped his clothes and didn't care what anyone thought. It was his time in his "secret place" that she talks about in this song. Everyone has a secret place.
Tongue dancing behind her lips could be many things, but i think its more of an intimate thing (in my personal idea of it. everyone will interpret a song differently....
Tongue dancing behind her lips could be many things, but i think its more of an intimate thing (in my personal idea of it. everyone will interpret a song differently. if she says that its her speaking in tongues then thats her interpretation of her own song. Others will think what they will, ignorant or intelligent.) You know how when you're kissing someone or you feel like you want to, because you either are so into the moment or just long for it so deeply, you feel your tongue behind your teeth just moving around in anticipation. There is such a longing in Christianity that people just desire to be as close to him as possible, as close as you could want to get to a boyfriend or a girlfriend. It may be looked down upon, but if you're an intimately strong Christian (bible banger or not) you'll do crazy things to get close to God sometimes, When going into your secret place.
Only someone perverted will think in that manner... The song is dedicated to God. Flyleaf is a Christian Band and every member is a christian... Your tongue moves when you talk right!!!
Only someone perverted will think in that manner... The song is dedicated to God. Flyleaf is a Christian Band and every member is a christian... Your tongue moves when you talk right!!!
i may be wrong, but personally i think that by saying 'my tongue dances apon my lips for you' she's saying that she sings to praise god, or she speaks words of worship, i'm not sure but it could be.
i may be wrong, but personally i think that by saying 'my tongue dances apon my lips for you' she's saying that she sings to praise god, or she speaks words of worship, i'm not sure but it could be.
it means singing, its calling out a love song to God
it means singing, its calling out a love song to God
@OneMoreDay
@OneMoreDay
Actually, that phrase does have something to do with god! in 1 Corinthians it states that when you are saved, you will speak in tongues. it means that the holy spirit is running through you.
Actually, that phrase does have something to do with god! in 1 Corinthians it states that when you are saved, you will speak in tongues. it means that the holy spirit is running through you.
She sounds like she wants to make out with god in this song.
Honestly, I'm pretty sure it is about god but it's written ambiguously on purpose so that it could sound like a love song.
I said it previously, its a possible thing. Wanting to "Make out with God" isn't so strange a case, there are alot of people who want to be so intimately close to god, as if he were a father or mother or boyfriend or girlfriend, anything you need him to be people have had intimate relationships as such to fill a void in their lives so they don't have to depend on the world and what it has to offer more than they depend on him. I mentioned a secret place in my previous post. His love is unconditional and...
I said it previously, its a possible thing. Wanting to "Make out with God" isn't so strange a case, there are alot of people who want to be so intimately close to god, as if he were a father or mother or boyfriend or girlfriend, anything you need him to be people have had intimate relationships as such to fill a void in their lives so they don't have to depend on the world and what it has to offer more than they depend on him. I mentioned a secret place in my previous post. His love is unconditional and its probably one of the most desired things in the world. People will go to lengths that even you can't possibly imagine to be close to God when in such a place, once they find it.
thank you parablade, alot of their songs are ambiguous, in fact most of them are so you can interprit them in more than one meaning, many bands do this, especially ones that spread a message so they dont shove it down your throat. i see how this is about a woman in love and her man, and it could also be about her and her relationship with god in a completely sacrosanct manner -doesnt have to be "bible banging" like keirae was saying- its all in how you look at it, and they may have their own meaning for it...
thank you parablade, alot of their songs are ambiguous, in fact most of them are so you can interprit them in more than one meaning, many bands do this, especially ones that spread a message so they dont shove it down your throat. i see how this is about a woman in love and her man, and it could also be about her and her relationship with god in a completely sacrosanct manner -doesnt have to be "bible banging" like keirae was saying- its all in how you look at it, and they may have their own meaning for it and what its about, but they keep it open so anybody can and will listen to without feeling like theyre getting preached to and listening to gospel.
either way, great band, love it all, interprit the song how you will
its about god, yes, and about love, yes as well. it could be about a boyfriend that she loves but she sees god in him.i don't think its about one or the other. its also about how she was hurt before and now shes letting someone else in. probably god. flyleaf is so amaizng i didn't know they were a christian rock band
I know this is a Christian band, but I see more to this song than the everlasting presence of a god and the band's devotion. When I listen to this song, I hear so many emotions, so many thoughts screaming between the lines. The first thing I imagine, and I could be projecting my own feelings and experience into the meaning of this song, is the mourning of a lost companion. Except they're not entirely lost. Lacey feels him/her everywhere as if they're not actually gone because they promised to never leave her, and she is willing herself to believe they're still there with her, physically, rather than just in spirit. She longs to see them again, to feel them as more than just a presence. The other thing I imagine is an ongoing battle with depression, and a desperate search for something/someone tangible as she attempts to prevent herself from falling even further. She knows she's still alive, so that's something, but she's still searching for something real. She can feel so much around her, but it's as if none of it is real, or no one can see her. In the acoustic version of this song, she says "I'm still alive," and I see this as a method of obtaining some help, someone to realize that she's still there.
@Symphy the band is Christian? damn it! that's what i'm trying to get away from
@Symphy the band is Christian? damn it! that's what i'm trying to get away from
This song is pretty! I love flyleaf!!
~Jenna~
i think this song is about god ...yes i could see how it is taken as a love song but its definatly about god...and it makes sense a lot of their songs are about god and things like that...i love this band soo much but i think cassie is the best song of all