This song has a pretty simple message.
Jon is saying here that we have a bigger meaning in out life.
"I come alive when I hear you singing
But lately I haven't been hearing a thing"
I think this is Jon talking about his relationship with God. Sometimes God's guidance is hard for us to see because we look in the wrong places.
"I get the feeling that I'm in between
A machine and a man who only looks like me"
The "American Dream" or any other manmade purpose is the machine he feels pulled into. He recognizes that being who God has called you to be can be extremely difficult at times.
This song has a pretty simple message. Jon is saying here that we have a bigger meaning in out life.
"I come alive when I hear you singing But lately I haven't been hearing a thing" I think this is Jon talking about his relationship with God. Sometimes God's guidance is hard for us to see because we look in the wrong places.
"I get the feeling that I'm in between A machine and a man who only looks like me" The "American Dream" or any other manmade purpose is the machine he feels pulled into. He recognizes that being who God has called you to be can be extremely difficult at times.
danpow said it well as well. :)