I think the song works on the level mentioned above, that saying that fears and weaknesses can keep us from being truly broken by God. But it also works in almost the opposite way. The song seems to be about someone who has come to realize how broken and lowly he is. But then it says, if I did not have these perceived weaknesses, then I would truly be weak and breakable. Such is the nature of truly good art, being able to have two different, seemingly opposite meanings, from the same words.
I think the song works on the level mentioned above, that saying that fears and weaknesses can keep us from being truly broken by God. But it also works in almost the opposite way. The song seems to be about someone who has come to realize how broken and lowly he is. But then it says, if I did not have these perceived weaknesses, then I would truly be weak and breakable. Such is the nature of truly good art, being able to have two different, seemingly opposite meanings, from the same words.