Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
The feeling comes to me in waves
The darkest seas I've ever known
Mine is an odyssey of grace
Mine is a story headed home
I tie myself up to the mast
Give up the semblence of control
The sirens sing but I let them pass
cause only you could free my soul
Only you could free my soul yeah
Only you could free my soul
Set these broken bones to cast
Stitch my wounds with holy sutures
Every saint has got a past yeah
But every sinners got a future
And only you could free my soul yeah
Only you could free my soul yeah
Show me the freedom from these chains
Show me a battlefield that's saved
That world is still a world away
But you are my liberty
Free my soul
Free my soul
And let liberty flow
Like a flood, let it go
And I'll let the past go
I'll come on back home
And I'll make it, I know
Oh my love
Oh my hope
Only you could free my soul
Free my soul
Come on and free my soul
(Only you could free my soul)
Come on and free my soul
(Only you could free my soul)
I tie myself up to the mast
I tie myself up to the mast and let it go
(Only you could free my soul)
Yeah
Yeah
Only you could free my soul
The darkest seas I've ever known
Mine is an odyssey of grace
Mine is a story headed home
I tie myself up to the mast
Give up the semblence of control
The sirens sing but I let them pass
cause only you could free my soul
Only you could free my soul yeah
Only you could free my soul
Set these broken bones to cast
Stitch my wounds with holy sutures
Every saint has got a past yeah
But every sinners got a future
And only you could free my soul yeah
Only you could free my soul yeah
Show me the freedom from these chains
Show me a battlefield that's saved
That world is still a world away
But you are my liberty
Free my soul
Free my soul
And let liberty flow
Like a flood, let it go
And I'll let the past go
I'll come on back home
And I'll make it, I know
Oh my love
Oh my hope
Only you could free my soul
Free my soul
Come on and free my soul
(Only you could free my soul)
Come on and free my soul
(Only you could free my soul)
I tie myself up to the mast
I tie myself up to the mast and let it go
(Only you could free my soul)
Yeah
Yeah
Only you could free my soul
Lyrics submitted by jmg
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.