That Awful Memory Of Yours Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Snipe 

Cover art for That Awful Memory Of Yours lyrics by Copeland

What a difficult song to find meanings for! But let me try:

I will take a few ideas from the overall lyrics and bind it to a Christian scenario.

  1. The awful memory of God who forgets about your human condition.

    • Blessing, because we
    • A curse perhaps because we hold on to what we are. It's our human nature and we wish to keep it for ourselves.
  2. From the womb I heard my name

    • It sounds the same as...
    • The many times I've ignored it...

So this guy is being cryptic about his feelings. He feels as if being transformed will deprive him from what he really is. But in the end, he changes his mind and says this:

  1. Would you found me like a treasure (Deuteronomy 7:6) from a long forgotten time, and if you kept me here forever you know I wouldn't mind.

  2. I was too ashamed to face you saying "welcome home".

My Interpretation