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I make my slow way home
Limpin' on broken bones
Out of the sickest heart
Onto the county lines
Onto your wooden stairs
I know you can't repair
I know you've seen the light
I know you'll get me right
Right
I own a sinner's heart
I know the rain falls hard
I know the currency
I know the things you'll need
I know you say the prayers
I see you cut your hair
I know you get me right
Right
Oh Jesus, I've fallen
I don't mind the rain if
I meet my maker
Clear, Jesus, I don't mind
I don't rush the reasons
I need my maker
To cure me of the sins I love
And take me out of my thinning blood
Take from me my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it remains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up beside of me
In whispers, it convinces me I'm
Right
Limpin' on broken bones
Out of the sickest heart
Onto the county lines
Onto your wooden stairs
I know you can't repair
I know you've seen the light
I know you'll get me right
Right
I know the rain falls hard
I know the currency
I know the things you'll need
I know you say the prayers
I see you cut your hair
I know you get me right
Right
I don't mind the rain if
I meet my maker
Clear, Jesus, I don't mind
I don't rush the reasons
I need my maker
To cure me of the sins I love
And take me out of my thinning blood
Take from me my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it remains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up beside of me
In whispers, it convinces me I'm
Right
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Submitted by
ftgf On Jan 23, 2008
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To me it means that he needs God to guide him, to set him straight, and to help him everyday, because it's hard to keep your mind on whats really important with the world around you. Like he needs to focus on God and not let the sins of the world devour him.
I made my slow way home Limpin' on broken bones Out of the thickest pine Onto the county lines Onto your wooden stairs I know you can repair I know you've seen the light I know you'll get me right Right
I own a sinner's heart I know the rain falls hard I know the currency I know the things you'll need I hope He hears my prayers I see you cut your hair I know the saving type I know you get me right Right
Oh Jesus, I've fallen I don't mind the rain if I meet my maker, I meet my maker clean, but Jesus, the truth is i've struggled so hard to believe i'll meet my maker, i need my maker
To cure me of my doubting blood And drain me of the sins i love Take from me my disbelief I know it should come easily But it remains inside of me It battles and devours me It cuddles up beside of me In whispers, it convinces me I'm Right
In Christian terms, one is "right" when he is acceptable to God. We need to get right with God because of the great chasm between divine and mortal, between holy and sinner. At first the person is pictured as struggling within himself. "Broken bones and thickest pine" here are symbols for the sins within. Until he finds his way to where Jesus is--"your wooden stairs". He knows that only Jesus can repair him. Remember that Jesus was a carpenter here on earth. The person realizes his sins ("fallen"), that he once loved these sins, and how he struggles because of these--"rain falls hard", "battles", "devours",
"cuddles". The currency means the price to pay for this, that is, the life and blood of Christ. The things God needs are asking for forgiveness for these sins and asking Him to be personal Lord and Savior. These are the things that gets him right with God. "Cut your hair" pictures God's humanity. "To meet his Maker clean" means he becomes acceptable to God, he is drained from the taints of sins! All the while, he is struggling to believe, doubting, has disbelief; but God only needs enough faith from us to call to Him, just as the person here did, already God convinces us that we are right.
Wow, I'm so glad he wrote one with such an obvious religious point of view. This song is so relate-able and it give me hope to know that I'm not alone and that others are going through similar things. Ah, I love this song so much!!!! The simplicity is so calming and fits so perfectly.
You're all so wrong in what this song really means. Chris is obviously struggling to believe in Jesus, and although things get tough for him, he realizes that they are mundane and not spiritual. As unaccepted and morally wrong he feels about not believing, he feels he needs a tangible reason - something more than philosophy to be able to believe. Because he's never found that, he begs for "God" to reveal himself. As much as he wants to drain himself from doubt, he knows, in the end, he's right for being a nonbeliever, because spiritualism doesn't click for him. He wants for God to take his "disbelief", but it "remains inside of" him, and eventually "convinces" him he's right.
No way. The lyrics point to him believing. He just is having the usual doubts any man/woman has when it comes to faith. He's been tested and he's begging God to show himself more clearly so he will have no doubt. I don't read anything non-spiritual into the lyrics; he sounds like a typical fallible Christian. If he didn't believe, he wouldn't be working so hard to get God to give him a sign, so to speak.
No way. The lyrics point to him believing. He just is having the usual doubts any man/woman has when it comes to faith. He's been tested and he's begging God to show himself more clearly so he will have no doubt. I don't read anything non-spiritual into the lyrics; he sounds like a typical fallible Christian. If he didn't believe, he wouldn't be working so hard to get God to give him a sign, so to speak.
Yes way.
Yes way.
THANK you! I can't believe everyone else is having such a hard time understanding this! It's so simple and obvious. People look too deeply into lyrics sometimes...
THANK you! I can't believe everyone else is having such a hard time understanding this! It's so simple and obvious. People look too deeply into lyrics sometimes...
That's an interesting take, however, in all probability, incorrect. Disbelief and doubt are a huge part of anyone who puts their faith in Christ. Chris is no exception. Doubt doesn't disappear the day you accept the truth - it remains within and will continue to battle you until the day you see Christ face to face.
That's an interesting take, however, in all probability, incorrect. Disbelief and doubt are a huge part of anyone who puts their faith in Christ. Chris is no exception. Doubt doesn't disappear the day you accept the truth - it remains within and will continue to battle you until the day you see Christ face to face.
This is getting me excited for a new album. It's so fun to sing and play too. Really simple.
I made my slow way home Limpin' on broken bones Out of the thickest pine Onto the county lines Onto your wooden stairs I know you can repair I know you've seen the light I know you'll get me right Right
I own a sinner's heart I know the rain falls hard I know the currency I know the things you'll need I hope He hears my prayers I see you cut your hair I know the saving type I know you get me right Right
Oh Jesus, I've fallen I don't mind the rain if I meet my maker, I meet my maker clean, but Jesus, the truth is i've struggled so hard to believe i'll meet my maker, i need my maker
To cure me of my doubting blood And drain me of the sins i love Take from me my disbelief I know it should come easily But it remains inside of me It battles and devours me It cuddles up beside of me In whispers, it convinces me I'm Right
That last verse is amazing. Good song.
great song!!!! i love chris voice when he sings "ri i i ight"
perfect album opener