The Clincher Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Kruzen 

Cover art for The Clincher lyrics by Chevelle

Could we have known/never would i/ helped to nail down / with nothign to gain Here's the clincher/ this should be you Now saturate/and touch/now saturate/the earth

Could we have known?: the sinner who realizes finally what Christ has done for him saying "if i had known that THIS was the cost, i would have never helped nail your hand to the cross."

Here's the clincher, this should be you, with nothing to gain: is the selflessness of his sacrifice. "here's the clincher, this hsould be you" is just a brutal reminder that YOU should be the one nailed to the cross, not the only innocent man to ever walk the earth

now saturate, and touch / the earth: a plea for the blood of Jesus to saturate and cover the earth

could we have known, never would i, helped to nail down (i'll stand for nothing less): now i'll stand for nothing less, no cause is as important as the cross of Jesus

With nothing to gain: ...regardless ofw hat it costs me or what the rewards are

here's the clincher, this should be you (made cold and crippled): (obvious)

I'm glad someone else got the real meaning of this song. Alot of Chevelle songs are Christian if you reread some of the lyrics.

NO corkey. Why can't we get past this shit? Chevelle is NOT a Christian band, they weren't even on a christian label, it was a record label backed by a christian company, but the label itself was not strictly christian

actual quote from Pete: "To us, it was and is, not that big of a deal. Our first label was owned by a distributorship that distributed to Christian bookstores and things like that. And it doesn't bother us at all to be called a Christian band. Although we have made a specific point to keep our religion out of our...

@Kruzen nice insights, but pete loeffler said that the song is indeed about claustrophobia.