If you are going to make assertions use evidence...not all opinions are equally valid. Not to say mine is, but I'm tired of people not actually using the song to derive interpretations...
Clearly this song is about the suffering and pains of life (the sick and tired refrain of everyday)...and Nathan is asking the question..."How do we find a little peace of heaven IN OUR TIME, before we find acceptance." Its a spiritual call to arms in a sense, where rather than waiting for happiness, accepting misery in the world and feeling the need to wait for the empty promises of a mythical realm of heaven, it becomes the responsibility of us as individuals to create heaven on earth where "a handful of redemption is all we need".(all of humanity I assume by we) As he goes on to say, "how long should we wait before we take instead of waiting to be free". Again how long should we waste our lives waiting for joy (the idea of heaven), before we TAKE matters into our own hands..."all it takes is a step you never saw, and all burdens fall away"
If you are going to make assertions use evidence...not all opinions are equally valid. Not to say mine is, but I'm tired of people not actually using the song to derive interpretations... Clearly this song is about the suffering and pains of life (the sick and tired refrain of everyday)...and Nathan is asking the question..."How do we find a little peace of heaven IN OUR TIME, before we find acceptance." Its a spiritual call to arms in a sense, where rather than waiting for happiness, accepting misery in the world and feeling the need to wait for the empty promises of a mythical realm of heaven, it becomes the responsibility of us as individuals to create heaven on earth where "a handful of redemption is all we need".(all of humanity I assume by we) As he goes on to say, "how long should we wait before we take instead of waiting to be free". Again how long should we waste our lives waiting for joy (the idea of heaven), before we TAKE matters into our own hands..."all it takes is a step you never saw, and all burdens fall away"