I've heard them explain during one of their live shows that the lyrics are based on a dream one of the members had. He dreamed of a plane crash into the ocean in which he was the only survivor. All alone, about to drown, no hope of rescue, his reaction was to sing praises to the Lord. The spoken section is actually a passage he wrote down in his notebook immediately upon waking.
I've heard them explain during one of their live shows that the lyrics are based on a dream one of the members had. He dreamed of a plane crash into the ocean in which he was the only survivor. All alone, about to drown, no hope of rescue, his reaction was to sing praises to the Lord. The spoken section is actually a passage he wrote down in his notebook immediately upon waking.