Wow, I like your view, but mine is rather different. I like that different people get different things out of the same song.
First verse speaks of the people who God has created who have ruined the art. They have diminished the dream God put in them, cynicism causes them to reject their Creator.
"In your picture book" Picture book refers to this world. Just by opening your eyes and paying attention you can see the story.
"Turning endless pages of this tragedy" - everywhere he looks, all he can see is people rejecting God. All he can see is the hurt and cynicism.
"Sculpting every move you create a symphony" - He takes his view off the world and turns to God, realising that the world IS indeed in His hands, and He's creating a grand masterpiece.
"You plead to everyone, 'see the art in me'" - Is God asking people to see they can renew themselves in Him, they can discard their dirty canvasses and become someone new and whole.
"Broken stained-glass windows...broken souls" - people who have lost themselves by following their own path. Choosing an eternity separated from God, rather than one united with the One who Created and can complete them.
The last two lines emphasise the fact that we could never EVER create anything as grand as what God does. All you need to read to understand the awe-inspiring Creator-God is Job 38+39.
Brilliant, beautiful song. my 2nd favorite by J.o.C. (:
I love the optimism and hope this song carries.
Wow, I like your view, but mine is rather different. I like that different people get different things out of the same song.
First verse speaks of the people who God has created who have ruined the art. They have diminished the dream God put in them, cynicism causes them to reject their Creator.
"In your picture book" Picture book refers to this world. Just by opening your eyes and paying attention you can see the story. "Turning endless pages of this tragedy" - everywhere he looks, all he can see is people rejecting God. All he can see is the hurt and cynicism. "Sculpting every move you create a symphony" - He takes his view off the world and turns to God, realising that the world IS indeed in His hands, and He's creating a grand masterpiece. "You plead to everyone, 'see the art in me'" - Is God asking people to see they can renew themselves in Him, they can discard their dirty canvasses and become someone new and whole.
"Broken stained-glass windows...broken souls" - people who have lost themselves by following their own path. Choosing an eternity separated from God, rather than one united with the One who Created and can complete them. The last two lines emphasise the fact that we could never EVER create anything as grand as what God does. All you need to read to understand the awe-inspiring Creator-God is Job 38+39.
Brilliant, beautiful song. my 2nd favorite by J.o.C. (: I love the optimism and hope this song carries.