I interpret this song in conjunction with the song just before it on the album, "Size Too Small." That song is told by a speaker who was supposed to be the best man at a wedding for a girl whom he was very close with. The speaker's final words in that song are "I still owe you."
This song is the bride's response. "So faithful" is how the bride would describe the best man because he has always been faithful to her and she knows he will keep his promise. She is willing to pardon him because she has received the grace of God, and when she receives that, she makes change, and pays it forward to the best man. As she explains her view of Christianity, she affirms the faith of the best man.
As a more general note about the whole album, I think Seven Swans portrays the progression of a young, skeptical Christian through faith, from confused and frustrated in the first few songs to awestruck by God's glory in the last few. This song is a key transition point for the speaker to accept his faith.
I interpret this song in conjunction with the song just before it on the album, "Size Too Small." That song is told by a speaker who was supposed to be the best man at a wedding for a girl whom he was very close with. The speaker's final words in that song are "I still owe you."
This song is the bride's response. "So faithful" is how the bride would describe the best man because he has always been faithful to her and she knows he will keep his promise. She is willing to pardon him because she has received the grace of God, and when she receives that, she makes change, and pays it forward to the best man. As she explains her view of Christianity, she affirms the faith of the best man.
As a more general note about the whole album, I think Seven Swans portrays the progression of a young, skeptical Christian through faith, from confused and frustrated in the first few songs to awestruck by God's glory in the last few. This song is a key transition point for the speaker to accept his faith.