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Break Your Knees Lyrics

Breaks your knees and leaves you so
The sun can burn you up
and wear you out
Its an angry summer

Theres no room to smile
When the face you make
just before you cry looks so young
like a child

The sun will set on this, my dear
Your labors arent in vain
Youre blistered and youre burned from it
Your wounds are gonna heal

Life on earth will end for all concieved
and prove to be only a breath,
a mist, a womb for whats to come
how soon forever arrives

The sun will set
on this, my dear
Your labors arent in vain
Youre blistered and youre burned from it
Your wounds are gonna heal

Steadfast my love
the end is near
Just keep your eyes ahead
Grab hold of me
Ill help you there
Youre never on your own
Youre never all alone

Life on earth will end for all concieved
and prove to be only a breath
a mist, a womb for whats to come
How soon forever arrives

Breaks your knees and leaves you so
the sun can burn you up
and wear you out
Its an angry summer

Dont look at the past again
The first and last has made everything new
and you are too
so lift your hands
and let your story be told

Life on earth will end for all concieved
and prove to be only a breath
a mist, a womb for whats to come
How soon forever arrives

The sun will set
on this, my dear
Your labors arent in vain (forever arrives)
Youre blistered and youre burned from it
Your wounds are gonna heal (forever arives)

The sun will set
on this, my dear
Your labors arent in vain

The sun will set
on this, my dear
Your labors arent in vain
(Life on earth will end for all concieved
and prove to be only a breath
a mist, a womb for whats to come)
How soon forever arrives
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Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

she is talking about how we are on borrowed time from God and of Revelations. how no matter what we will go through that our home in the end is with Him, God Jesus Christ. alleluja! God is Good!!

i think this song means that the world will end and it will hurt you and weaken you but you will make it through if you dont give up and that you wont be going through it alone. the "life on earht...forever arrives" part makes me also think that the world will only end for those who are here now but a new age will come and i will protected by god.

My Interpretation
Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

Look at the story of Daniel. Revelations isn't all about the end of the world it's about now and what's to come. Revelation is compiled nicely of all the Old Testament prophets. If you look, in particular at the story for Daniel, and many of the stories, many suffered. This is what the song is about. Suffering, but God taking those labours we find vain and useless and making them eternal. This song is about being a light of the world, and having to put God first before your plan and purpose and sometimes God causes bad things but He also rescues and shapes us. I'm not one to say every song is about Jesus but knowing Flyleaf's beliefs and progression, I for sure have to say that's what this song is about.

Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

"Life on earth will end for all conceived and prove to be only a breath a mist, a womb for whats to come"

In my opinion this means... "You might not be happy with your current life, but keep in mind that this life is nothing compared to how great heaven will be."

My Interpretation
Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

I this the "life on earth," part is about how our bodies and lives on earth are only temporary and that God has a plan and has had a plan since we were conceived. Also, The "and prove to be a only a breath, a mist, a womb for whats to come.." is aboue how life on earth is only a test and depending how we live it and if we follow Jesus our Savior, we will find eternity with Him in heaven ("How soon FOREVER arrives.") The only thing that is "forever" is heaven.

Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

"Breaks your knees and leaves you so the sun can burn you up and wear you out Its an angry summer Theres no room to smile When the face you make just before you cry looks so young like a child" -This life is full of trials and sorrows that cause tears and tire you like the summer heat.

"The sun will set on this, my dear Your labors arent in vain Youre blistered and youre burned from it Your wounds are gonna heal" -Trials and sorrow will come to an end. The things you do while you are here will follow you.

"Steadfast my love the end is near Just keep your eyes ahead Grab hold of me Ill help you there Youre never on your own Youre never all alone"

-Jesus is coming back soon but until He is ready to take us home, He will always help us through life.

"Life on earth will end for all concieved and prove to be only a breath a mist, a womb for whats to come How soon forever arrives" -Everyone's life comes to an end. You will find that even if you lived 100 years, its as an evaporating mist compared to eternity.

"Dont look at the past again The first and last has made everything new and you are too so lift your hands and let your story be told"

  • Jesus is the first and the last, (Alpha and Omega). If he has made you new you can tell someone about how He helped you through.

"How soon forever arrives." -No one know the day nor the hour Jesus will return and it will all be over.

Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

Repent your for your sins Or There's light at the end of the tunnel.

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Cover art for Break Your Knees lyrics by Flyleaf

this song is basically saying no matter how sad or happy you think you are on Earth heaven will be an even greater joy.

 
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