I think this song is a metaphore, comparing football to life. When I visualize the song, I see the quaterback, in his zone, doing what he loves, waiting for the ball, when suddenly-it just clicks for him. This one game they are losing is just one game. He will have a million more chances. All that matters is that he tries his best. So he starts going through the motions of playing football, but really he's thi8nking about his life and his future, with people he loves, revisiting memories and dreams. He is no longer worried about losing the game or screwing up, he's just okay with everything happening in the moment "a strange innner peace". The whole thing with the open man is that he knows there will always be special people in his life to be there when he needs them. And that he does win the game in the end is like saying that as long as he lives in the moment, he will be sucessful.
I think this song is a metaphore, comparing football to life. When I visualize the song, I see the quaterback, in his zone, doing what he loves, waiting for the ball, when suddenly-it just clicks for him. This one game they are losing is just one game. He will have a million more chances. All that matters is that he tries his best. So he starts going through the motions of playing football, but really he's thi8nking about his life and his future, with people he loves, revisiting memories and dreams. He is no longer worried about losing the game or screwing up, he's just okay with everything happening in the moment "a strange innner peace". The whole thing with the open man is that he knows there will always be special people in his life to be there when he needs them. And that he does win the game in the end is like saying that as long as he lives in the moment, he will be sucessful.