Lyric discussion by RestingPlace 

Cover art for What If I Do? lyrics by Foo Fighters

Ha. Here's what the foo website lists these lyrics as:

Back and forth, that voice of yours Keeps me up at night Help me search to find the words That eat you up inside I go side to side like the wildest tides In your hurricane And I only hide what is on my mind Because I can’t explain What if I do, Lord? What if I don’t? I’d have to lose everything Just to find you It’s my turn, this soul won’t burn So throw me in the fire Trophies earned and lessons learned From wicked little liars We could pave new roads with their cold gravestones And wind them through the pines Should I stay or should I go alone? I cannot decide. Carolina. ..... Notice, 'what if i do, lord...' Anyone got any ideas? Email me, Michael@spywarelabs.com........searching.

I DID notice the "what if I do, Lord" as well. Which makes a big difference in the meaning for me. The lyrics read more as a prayer over anything else. Especially the lines following his question to the Lord. He says "I'd have to lose everything just to find you" which is something that most people who have been a similar dilemma can relate to personally. Because making that step to really surrender all to follow your faith is one that is necessary, but most definitely not easy. I'm going to go ahead and post my own opinion as...