The lyrics are obviously intentionally designed to have multiple meanings and references. The story of Noah is the background theme, with the frequent references to rain, huge flood, waves, and the "forty days." But the story of Noah isn't the main message of the song - it's only the background. Is the song really saying anything at all about the story of Noah? Not really.
What it is doing is drawing a pretty cool metaphor with the story, as it is applied to the pain and struggles of the individual. The great storm/waves serve to represent the struggles that a Christian may go through with their faith and with sin. The rain represents tears, hence the "rain on my face" that "drench my eyes" The rest of the lyrics emphasize God's restoring ability when we feel that we've lost our foothold ('can't feel my feet touching the ground) or that we're just overwhelmed and think we can't make it ("falling", "drowning",...etc).
And finally, the song as a whole is actually a prayer, and a really humble one at that. It reminds me of many of the Psalms. Great song
The lyrics are obviously intentionally designed to have multiple meanings and references. The story of Noah is the background theme, with the frequent references to rain, huge flood, waves, and the "forty days." But the story of Noah isn't the main message of the song - it's only the background. Is the song really saying anything at all about the story of Noah? Not really.
What it is doing is drawing a pretty cool metaphor with the story, as it is applied to the pain and struggles of the individual. The great storm/waves serve to represent the struggles that a Christian may go through with their faith and with sin. The rain represents tears, hence the "rain on my face" that "drench my eyes" The rest of the lyrics emphasize God's restoring ability when we feel that we've lost our foothold ('can't feel my feet touching the ground) or that we're just overwhelmed and think we can't make it ("falling", "drowning",...etc).
And finally, the song as a whole is actually a prayer, and a really humble one at that. It reminds me of many of the Psalms. Great song