"Soon she'll become dim reflected love to light my way,
After I trade loving you for loving to obey."
to me, this sums up the whole song. the moon is a woman who represents his adultery, his turning away from god. he turns away from god by replacing loving god with loving to obey god, his own self-righteousness.
first he says he's losing contact with god. then replaces god with some sin, even if it doesn't look like sin. his feet are "on the path", being a good boy walking straight white lines, but he still loses contact with god becuz it is not always works that bring us to god but rather simply loving him and loving others. however, the last lines are very redeeming: he sins, but he uses this wandering-off to have god call him back. when he feels his conviction from god, he turns from his sin and back to god. he continues to expect to lose/sin but it's not about his obedience to god; it's about allowing god love us through grace.
"Soon she'll become dim reflected love to light my way, After I trade loving you for loving to obey."
to me, this sums up the whole song. the moon is a woman who represents his adultery, his turning away from god. he turns away from god by replacing loving god with loving to obey god, his own self-righteousness.
first he says he's losing contact with god. then replaces god with some sin, even if it doesn't look like sin. his feet are "on the path", being a good boy walking straight white lines, but he still loses contact with god becuz it is not always works that bring us to god but rather simply loving him and loving others. however, the last lines are very redeeming: he sins, but he uses this wandering-off to have god call him back. when he feels his conviction from god, he turns from his sin and back to god. he continues to expect to lose/sin but it's not about his obedience to god; it's about allowing god love us through grace.