For me, this song is about (recovering from) alcohol addiction.
Anyone who has had this baffling love affair with alcohol may be able relate.
"How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies.. (finally seeing what alcohol has done to the spirit)
"And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
This weakness I feel I must finally show" (the not knowing is how to live sober. And the weakness shown is the vulnerability of this new life & honestly revealing & accepting who you became, what you lost, while drinking.)
"Lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all
But lend me your heart and I'll just let you fall..(this is the alcohol talking, reassuring you that it will indeed take away your inhibitions, your fears, loneliness, sadness, etc. But it is incapable of honoring your heart. Because alcohol is cunning.)
"Lend me your eyes I can change what you see
..(again the alcohol talking, making empty promises to change your state & make it all okay))
But your soul you must keep, totally free
har, har har, har har, har har." (I view this as a sarcastic joke- Har, Har, yeah right, Good luck keeping your soul free when you have already sold it to your addiction.)
"In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love, you invest your life"...( For me, I took it as do I want alcoholism to define me- is this where I want investing my life? And one day the love for it could kill me, because I would have invested my whole life into it.)
"Awake my soul,
You were made to meet your maker"...(If any of you have ever done a 12 step program, you will understand that you cannot overcome something as powerful as addiction on your own. You must have a spiritual experience, connect with something bigger than yourself, and ask for guidance. Awake my soul, because this is who I was meant to be and I need help. I was meant to be full of love and light & connect with spirit. I was made to meet my maker."
Divinely, I discovered this song (or the song discovered me) exactly when I needed it, and for me it literally awoke my soul. :)
Thank you for this connection. My mom has been sober for over a year and I was genuinely touched by your realization. Never will I listen to this song and not think of that. Awesome. God bless you and stay strong.
Thank you for this connection. My mom has been sober for over a year and I was genuinely touched by your realization. Never will I listen to this song and not think of that. Awesome. God bless you and stay strong.
For me, this song is about (recovering from) alcohol addiction. Anyone who has had this baffling love affair with alcohol may be able relate.
"How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes I struggle to find any truth in your lies.. (finally seeing what alcohol has done to the spirit) "And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know This weakness I feel I must finally show" (the not knowing is how to live sober. And the weakness shown is the vulnerability of this new life & honestly revealing & accepting who you became, what you lost, while drinking.)
"Lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all But lend me your heart and I'll just let you fall..(this is the alcohol talking, reassuring you that it will indeed take away your inhibitions, your fears, loneliness, sadness, etc. But it is incapable of honoring your heart. Because alcohol is cunning.) "Lend me your eyes I can change what you see ..(again the alcohol talking, making empty promises to change your state & make it all okay)) But your soul you must keep, totally free har, har har, har har, har har." (I view this as a sarcastic joke- Har, Har, yeah right, Good luck keeping your soul free when you have already sold it to your addiction.)
"In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die Where you invest your love, you invest your life"...( For me, I took it as do I want alcoholism to define me- is this where I want investing my life? And one day the love for it could kill me, because I would have invested my whole life into it.)
"Awake my soul, You were made to meet your maker"...(If any of you have ever done a 12 step program, you will understand that you cannot overcome something as powerful as addiction on your own. You must have a spiritual experience, connect with something bigger than yourself, and ask for guidance. Awake my soul, because this is who I was meant to be and I need help. I was meant to be full of love and light & connect with spirit. I was made to meet my maker."
Divinely, I discovered this song (or the song discovered me) exactly when I needed it, and for me it literally awoke my soul. :)
Thank you for this connection. My mom has been sober for over a year and I was genuinely touched by your realization. Never will I listen to this song and not think of that. Awesome. God bless you and stay strong.
Thank you for this connection. My mom has been sober for over a year and I was genuinely touched by your realization. Never will I listen to this song and not think of that. Awesome. God bless you and stay strong.