Here's a thought: The baby boy found in verse 1 is Moses. He was "born at the right time" because at no other time in history would his mother have thrown him into the river (because of the Egyptian slaughtering of Hebrew boys), and at no other time could he have been found by Egyptian royalty and raised in that family. Eventually Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom. Presumably he realized the purpose for which he was put here, and I think that is what the song is about.
The other verses talk about other children that PS sees or thinks about. He implies that his initial thought is that resources are already stretched thin, how can the earth support another child (The planet groans every time it registers another birth)? But then he remembers how Moses was put here for a reason and that each of us must also be here for a reason.
The message is: You were given life intentionally at exactly the moment the world needed you. Now go and fulfil your purpose.
Here's a thought: The baby boy found in verse 1 is Moses. He was "born at the right time" because at no other time in history would his mother have thrown him into the river (because of the Egyptian slaughtering of Hebrew boys), and at no other time could he have been found by Egyptian royalty and raised in that family. Eventually Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom. Presumably he realized the purpose for which he was put here, and I think that is what the song is about.
The other verses talk about other children that PS sees or thinks about. He implies that his initial thought is that resources are already stretched thin, how can the earth support another child (The planet groans every time it registers another birth)? But then he remembers how Moses was put here for a reason and that each of us must also be here for a reason.
The message is: You were given life intentionally at exactly the moment the world needed you. Now go and fulfil your purpose.
@ihatemusic Wow. I came here intrigued with the lyric and found your post. Enough said.
@ihatemusic Wow. I came here intrigued with the lyric and found your post. Enough said.