This hollow feeling, the knowledge that you exist
Amidst your insecurities, cover up only to coward out
And never shutting up only to never speak aloud
Have you dried up entirely?

The walls of a church don't make it holy
It's what's authentic that completes the sum of it's parts
Don't excuse yourself from life today on the pretense of your past

You're hurt, you're broken, that's alright
This might be what it takes to wake you up
This might be what it takes to wake you up

Are you at your wits end yet?
Are you at your wits end yet?
Are you at your wits end?
Are you at your wits end yet?

The walls of a church don't make it holy
Security isn't glitzy or glamorous, concrete or cohesive
Therein lies the truth, lift your head up high

It's what we know we aren't that makes us who we are
It's what we know we aren't that makes us who we are

You're hurt, you're broken, that's alright
That makes us who we are
You're hurt, you're broken, that's alright
That makes us who we are



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    General Comment

    This may be a bit of a stretch,but it kind of seems like this is talking about how much closer you are to God when you've lost everything,and how having nothing and being hurt and broken ususally causes you to grow closer to God.

    F3arlesson July 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    Can anyone explain to me what he means by "It's what we know we aren't that makes us who we are?" I know it means something deep i just can't put my finger on it.

    AW3SOMEon July 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    I think it's like the things you stand for and more importantly the things you stand against shape the kind of person you are.

    thismayscareyouon July 29, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation

    My personal take on line "Your hurt, your broken. That's alright. This might be what it takes to wake you up" can be applied in life. What those words meant to me was almost like a 'what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger' type of thing. Also sometimes people are so wrapped up in a personal frame of mind that leads to negativity, and when something life changing happens to leave them "Hurt and broken" they start seeing things with a new perspective. "It makes us who we are" meaning everything is an experience that shapes us in a way. Good or bad, everything has the possibility of a positive outcome in the long run. Because we can learn something in everything we do, and experience. The moral of the story.

    Wraiethon September 23, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    I definitely understand what you're getting at Fearless and I agree.

    But as for a different interpretation:

    Maybe the song is about how people put up a 'front', if you will, or a charade [i think in this song it is directed towards a religious one] on the outside to fit in or to look cool [the walls of a church don't make it holy]; you're insecure so you put on the charade. And inside you feel nothing. You are always talking, but you never say what you truly feel [speaking aloud]. It's the real you that defines who you are. Then add in Fearless' part and thats about it. Just a stab in the dark.

    MuffinMan9o9on July 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    Anybody have any interpretations for "Don't excuse yourself from life today on the pretense of your past"?

    Macktasticon November 13, 2011   Link

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