Okay, my PERSONAL meaning in this song is WAY off base from the artists intent, but songs speak to people in different ways, and I wanted to share my take.
The first time I ever heard this C&C song, my husband who is currently deployed to AFGHANISTAN sent it to me in an email and asked me to listen. I had been having a lot of trouble accepting the job he had taken, and the sacrifice he was making as a soldier. For us...to me...he was explaining how this sacrifice hurts him and asking me to stop running from the reality we are facing right now.
"I welcome this pain beating down on me
Is it your eyes that choose not to see
all I would do? If only you knew
All of my trust was given to you..." In this part,he tells me that he's welcoming the sacrifice he's making and asks me to understand that while he would do anything for me, I have to accept this.
"Oh, please, this is what I can give
What else do you need from me?" Again, explaining that right now, this is all he can give.
"I might be sick, broken, torn to pieces..." They literally are over there...it's a hard life.
"So, whatever this is, this thing that now I've become,
you hate it so much, you keep on running from it
No matter the distance, no matter how,
no matter how far..." I hate the fact that he's become a soldier, and I often try to run from the reality of it. But no matter the distance between us (literally or figuratively) the truth is still there.
This song moved me to tears when he sent it to me. I realized that I had been making it harder for him. It's such a tough place to be, to have to say goodbye to someone you love so much for so long and know that there is a the possibility that you may never see them again. Instead of being strong for him, I was falling apart as well, begging for him to be sent home when I knew he couldn't. I realized I needed to be strong. It was my turn to be HIS rock. And so I have ever since then. I encourage him to fight hard, and stay safe everyday. Still waiting for him to come home safe and sound. This song will always mean something very important to me. My husband is literally giving all he can give, so I must do the same.
Okay, my PERSONAL meaning in this song is WAY off base from the artists intent, but songs speak to people in different ways, and I wanted to share my take.
The first time I ever heard this C&C song, my husband who is currently deployed to AFGHANISTAN sent it to me in an email and asked me to listen. I had been having a lot of trouble accepting the job he had taken, and the sacrifice he was making as a soldier. For us...to me...he was explaining how this sacrifice hurts him and asking me to stop running from the reality we are facing right now.
"I welcome this pain beating down on me Is it your eyes that choose not to see all I would do? If only you knew All of my trust was given to you..." In this part,he tells me that he's welcoming the sacrifice he's making and asks me to understand that while he would do anything for me, I have to accept this.
"Oh, please, this is what I can give What else do you need from me?" Again, explaining that right now, this is all he can give.
"I might be sick, broken, torn to pieces..." They literally are over there...it's a hard life.
"So, whatever this is, this thing that now I've become, you hate it so much, you keep on running from it No matter the distance, no matter how, no matter how far..." I hate the fact that he's become a soldier, and I often try to run from the reality of it. But no matter the distance between us (literally or figuratively) the truth is still there.
This song moved me to tears when he sent it to me. I realized that I had been making it harder for him. It's such a tough place to be, to have to say goodbye to someone you love so much for so long and know that there is a the possibility that you may never see them again. Instead of being strong for him, I was falling apart as well, begging for him to be sent home when I knew he couldn't. I realized I needed to be strong. It was my turn to be HIS rock. And so I have ever since then. I encourage him to fight hard, and stay safe everyday. Still waiting for him to come home safe and sound. This song will always mean something very important to me. My husband is literally giving all he can give, so I must do the same.