Honestly I think the argument over whether or not this is about a girl or a god is ridiculous. A few people touched on this already, but I believe the genius of this song and similar ones like This Calling and The Air That I Breathe is intentionally left very simple and broad so that it is allowed to take on different meanings.
Regardless of Phil's faith, it's impossible to say definitively what the intended meaning of the song is. I'd like to believe that it was intended to cover an expanse of different meanings, kind of an open-to-interpretation sort of thing. Either way, I'm not particularly religious, so to me this song is about either a relationship or simply the strength of one's friends behind him.
Overall, I think it's the lyrics are brilliantly simple and the song is incredibly well-performed.
Honestly I think the argument over whether or not this is about a girl or a god is ridiculous. A few people touched on this already, but I believe the genius of this song and similar ones like This Calling and The Air That I Breathe is intentionally left very simple and broad so that it is allowed to take on different meanings.
Regardless of Phil's faith, it's impossible to say definitively what the intended meaning of the song is. I'd like to believe that it was intended to cover an expanse of different meanings, kind of an open-to-interpretation sort of thing. Either way, I'm not particularly religious, so to me this song is about either a relationship or simply the strength of one's friends behind him.
Overall, I think it's the lyrics are brilliantly simple and the song is incredibly well-performed.