Lyric discussion by wowcowchow 

Cover art for Work lyrics by Jars of Clay

The way I interpret it, "I have no fear of drowning, its the breathing that's taking all this work" Jars is pointing out how illogical it is that we do not let the Holy Spirit completely "drown" our lives (kinda like living water at the woman at the well). We are saying we aren't afraid of God taking over our lives, but we are still fighting it, and its taking all this work. Thus, we do not have complete faith in God, which is said when we ask God "do you know what I mean when I say I don't wanna be alone?" thinking that if we really do follow God, we will be alone.

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