It seems like he's talking to two separate people. He's talking to god for the first 4 lines, the first 2 lines of the 2nd verse and the last 4 lines of the song. And then to a friend who doesn't believe in God for the rest of the song. It's about trusting in your faith even when others around you say it's a load of rubbish.
He says that he's torn between longing for God (lonely when it's you i miss) and feeling nuts for believing in something he can't see (crazy when i dream like this). But then he meets God and thinks, "yeah this is for real" and it's 'bliss'
even when his friend tells him he's wrong, he says that he's 'not backing down' and he won't 'bow down to you'. I love the next couple of lines:
"If I'm right then you are wrong
If I'm wrong then I really lived
And if I die with no reward
Then I know I had peace cos I carried the sword "
If he's right, and God exists, then his friend is wrong. Even if his friend is right and there's no God, then he still lived an amazing life because he was fighting for God 'I carried the sword'. Even if there's nothing at the end of it, he lived full out for God and got peace as a result.
But then he ends the song by saying he loves God and won't go back on his decision to follow Jesus. Choice made; now the life to live.
It seems like he's talking to two separate people. He's talking to god for the first 4 lines, the first 2 lines of the 2nd verse and the last 4 lines of the song. And then to a friend who doesn't believe in God for the rest of the song. It's about trusting in your faith even when others around you say it's a load of rubbish. He says that he's torn between longing for God (lonely when it's you i miss) and feeling nuts for believing in something he can't see (crazy when i dream like this). But then he meets God and thinks, "yeah this is for real" and it's 'bliss' even when his friend tells him he's wrong, he says that he's 'not backing down' and he won't 'bow down to you'. I love the next couple of lines: "If I'm right then you are wrong If I'm wrong then I really lived And if I die with no reward Then I know I had peace cos I carried the sword " If he's right, and God exists, then his friend is wrong. Even if his friend is right and there's no God, then he still lived an amazing life because he was fighting for God 'I carried the sword'. Even if there's nothing at the end of it, he lived full out for God and got peace as a result. But then he ends the song by saying he loves God and won't go back on his decision to follow Jesus. Choice made; now the life to live.