"When all is said and done
Will we still feel pain inside?
Will the scars go away with night?"
The first verse is describing what we might feel after God just waved a magic wand and said "All is better." If someone magically heals a wound, will we still feel pain afterward? It also describes what it's like when everything is better. It's the best dream you could think of.
It's as if God himself might speak these words to us on such a day:
"I, I can do anything
If you want me here
And I can fix any thing
If you'll let me near
Where are those secrets now?
That you're just scared to tell
I whisper them all aloud
So you can hear yourself"
I'll gently whisper those secrets in an audible voice back to you, and "put out on the table" things that you might be too afraid to lay out there.
"Green trees were the first sign
The deepest blue, the clearest sky"
We might possibly first notice our surroundings, and not what we felt or what we were doing; like suddenly the world had been renewed. No global warming issues, perfect weather, amazing sceneries, etc.
"The silence came with brightest eyes"
I think this line is two parts. "The silence came"... Everyone was stunned at the world just being completely re-made, and thus had bright eyes, admiring the scenery... so "with brightest eyes" is actually the eyes of the people of the world, noticing this amazingly renewed world. More of "The silence came [and was the only sound that came forth from the people that were standing in awe] with brightest eyes."
"Like turning water into wine"
It would be, to us, as if someone had turned water into wine, as Jesus did. Miraculous. Completely unbelievable, yet undeniably real.
"The children ran to see
Their parents stood in disbelief"
Children accept things much easier than adults. Since children are so sheltered from the negativity in the world, they wouldn't notice much had changed and would simply accept it, with a mood of "Hey! Let's go have fun, it's great outside!" But us adults would just be stunned.
"The earth itself it came alive to say"...
Here, it's hard to imagine that the earth would be saying these words. Mostly I believe this is just repetition and not necessarily meant to be taken literally. Mostly just that "The earth itself came alive..." Think of "To say I, I can do anything" more of a continuation or remembrance of God saying these words.
All in all, I don't really think of it as "Oh my gosh! Tom's a Christian!" It's just like he said. What if God came down and made everything better? That's what this song is about.
The chorus itself is an amazing parallel to any type of relationship where one person is secluding themselves from the rest of the world, and the one caring for that person encourages them to open up, if just a little bit. Because that little bit can lead to complete change.
I hope this clears up a lot of stuff for you that love this song as much as I do.
"When all is said and done Will we still feel pain inside? Will the scars go away with night?" The first verse is describing what we might feel after God just waved a magic wand and said "All is better." If someone magically heals a wound, will we still feel pain afterward? It also describes what it's like when everything is better. It's the best dream you could think of.
It's as if God himself might speak these words to us on such a day:
"I, I can do anything If you want me here And I can fix any thing If you'll let me near Where are those secrets now? That you're just scared to tell I whisper them all aloud So you can hear yourself" I'll gently whisper those secrets in an audible voice back to you, and "put out on the table" things that you might be too afraid to lay out there.
"Green trees were the first sign The deepest blue, the clearest sky" We might possibly first notice our surroundings, and not what we felt or what we were doing; like suddenly the world had been renewed. No global warming issues, perfect weather, amazing sceneries, etc.
"The silence came with brightest eyes" I think this line is two parts. "The silence came"... Everyone was stunned at the world just being completely re-made, and thus had bright eyes, admiring the scenery... so "with brightest eyes" is actually the eyes of the people of the world, noticing this amazingly renewed world. More of "The silence came [and was the only sound that came forth from the people that were standing in awe] with brightest eyes."
"Like turning water into wine" It would be, to us, as if someone had turned water into wine, as Jesus did. Miraculous. Completely unbelievable, yet undeniably real.
"The children ran to see Their parents stood in disbelief" Children accept things much easier than adults. Since children are so sheltered from the negativity in the world, they wouldn't notice much had changed and would simply accept it, with a mood of "Hey! Let's go have fun, it's great outside!" But us adults would just be stunned.
"The earth itself it came alive to say"... Here, it's hard to imagine that the earth would be saying these words. Mostly I believe this is just repetition and not necessarily meant to be taken literally. Mostly just that "The earth itself came alive..." Think of "To say I, I can do anything" more of a continuation or remembrance of God saying these words.
All in all, I don't really think of it as "Oh my gosh! Tom's a Christian!" It's just like he said. What if God came down and made everything better? That's what this song is about.
The chorus itself is an amazing parallel to any type of relationship where one person is secluding themselves from the rest of the world, and the one caring for that person encourages them to open up, if just a little bit. Because that little bit can lead to complete change.
I hope this clears up a lot of stuff for you that love this song as much as I do.