I'm Not Alright Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Master Lemming 

Cover art for I'm Not Alright lyrics by Sanctus Real

This songs a meaning full song about our live and haw we need Gods Love through darkness.

"But I feel safe behind the firewall" firewall = God

The songs a very honest voice about teen life and to me self harm. its almost emo.

Its about haw when we are at our lowest the only way out is to see that we are in need of god as we are "broken" without him.

Its a slap round the face for christians who are loosing there contact with god. makes you realise. that your slipping.

its also a reminder that gond wont leave us and sometimes we go through these stages so god can teach us

the song isnt emo

its talking bout being depressed and pushing on alone...and moving closer to god

and trying to move on from possible self harm or drug useage

it always has a deeper meaning then emo

It's not really emo at all. What I got from the song was that everybody is a broken person inside; nobody really has it all together, but in order to be "cool" in the eyes of others we try to hide our weakness. (It's "a wound that no ones wants to speak of".) So for example, the firewall he feels safe behind is that veil of coolness he hides behind around people.

I don't think they were confronting any specific issue like drugs or harming yourself, they're just encouraging people to drop their facade and be...