It really wouldn't surprise me if this were another song based on Christ.
Except, sometimes, like in the second verse: "My precious boy I know how hard this really must get/Just come down, just get off", I think it might be Aaron writing from Christ's perspective. Which is why it's modernized with the bit about the car right after that.
Think about when/if you go to church: "Everyone here knows how important this is/Your faces make them look so serious/It will make them strong enough". Jesus' face makes them look so serious, because it's a serious endeavor to them. But the next line: "You’ll never be strong enough"- that's all the doubt that comes along with religion. Notice how it's in the beginning of the song, but not the end. That line is left out, like he's finding himself through the song.
"I lived in grace, we’ll make you leave the ground."- Part of loving/worshiping Christ is lifting His name on high- hence making Him leave the ground. And you do that how? By living in grace. Yay!
Doubt returns though: "All of us here hate what we feel from you/We’re not signified but we know what’s true." Aaron could be talking about Jesus, or about the non-believers, depending on how you look at it. But he comes back with "You have to be strong enough/Everyone here."
Yep, everyone.
It really wouldn't surprise me if this were another song based on Christ. Except, sometimes, like in the second verse: "My precious boy I know how hard this really must get/Just come down, just get off", I think it might be Aaron writing from Christ's perspective. Which is why it's modernized with the bit about the car right after that. Think about when/if you go to church: "Everyone here knows how important this is/Your faces make them look so serious/It will make them strong enough". Jesus' face makes them look so serious, because it's a serious endeavor to them. But the next line: "You’ll never be strong enough"- that's all the doubt that comes along with religion. Notice how it's in the beginning of the song, but not the end. That line is left out, like he's finding himself through the song. "I lived in grace, we’ll make you leave the ground."- Part of loving/worshiping Christ is lifting His name on high- hence making Him leave the ground. And you do that how? By living in grace. Yay! Doubt returns though: "All of us here hate what we feel from you/We’re not signified but we know what’s true." Aaron could be talking about Jesus, or about the non-believers, depending on how you look at it. But he comes back with "You have to be strong enough/Everyone here." Yep, everyone.
Wow... thats a lot of analysis... sorry, guys.