Lyric discussion by StartingAFire 

Cover art for Meddler lyrics by August Burns Red

"We need you here more than anything right now If everything's relative, then why the emptiness in our souls?"

Those two lines are very, very powerful.

I'm honestly not sure what it means, though, except for the part about everyone rising, and strengthening each other. Reminds me of a Bible verse...Proverbs something. Something about sharpening each other.

"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." Proverbs 27:17 (NLT)

I think the song is about what happens when a Spirit-filled brotherhood comes together. Before, everyone is living with no regard for anyone around them because that's what this world kind of tells us to do. But, in the long run, we notice our emptiness in our hearts and souls and fill that void with God and our brothers in Him.

i agree StartingAFire: "we need you here more than anything right now" that just gives me the chills

If everything’s relative, then why the emptiness in our souls? The “emptiness” of the soul is obviously referring to the lack of something within us. I think that this might be referring to what seems like a lack of love or a broken heart, but is actually a broken connection to God. This makes sense because in Christianity it is believed that Jesus Christ (God) is an all loving being and Christ enters us all and works through us through the Holy spirit. If everything is relative, it can relate to each other and so there is a link between...