I'll take a stab at it (pun intended). We know this: wearing your heart on your sleeve means you don't hide your feelings.
For me, the song is about restoring relationships by admitting wrongdoing. You'll notice the author speaks of an unidentified friend's need for restoration in a relationship (time takes away, time gives you chances to come back again).
But the author also acknowledges his own shortcomings (to every time I keep you waiting, hoping and praying) which shows an equal relationship (we're in this together, I mess up too) as opposed to a condescending one (I have it together, you don't).
Good relationships are restored when people are vulnerable. If we don't acknowledge our struggles, our hearts will grow harder and darker, because we are hiding. Nothing good comes from pretending nothing is wrong. And the longer we put off making it right, the harder it becomes to do so.
The song is bursting with reckless emotion, compelling us to return to a right relationship at the risk of humiliation. Was not Christ himself humiliated at the cross? When we humble ourselves, we are resurrected - not defeated.
I'll take a stab at it (pun intended). We know this: wearing your heart on your sleeve means you don't hide your feelings.
For me, the song is about restoring relationships by admitting wrongdoing. You'll notice the author speaks of an unidentified friend's need for restoration in a relationship (time takes away, time gives you chances to come back again).
But the author also acknowledges his own shortcomings (to every time I keep you waiting, hoping and praying) which shows an equal relationship (we're in this together, I mess up too) as opposed to a condescending one (I have it together, you don't).
Good relationships are restored when people are vulnerable. If we don't acknowledge our struggles, our hearts will grow harder and darker, because we are hiding. Nothing good comes from pretending nothing is wrong. And the longer we put off making it right, the harder it becomes to do so.
The song is bursting with reckless emotion, compelling us to return to a right relationship at the risk of humiliation. Was not Christ himself humiliated at the cross? When we humble ourselves, we are resurrected - not defeated.