When I listen to this song, I've always thought of it from Jesus' point of view as He thinks of dying on the cross for our sins.
"So tell me why I should run for cover
At the sound of the coming thunder
All I hear is the cry of my lover
So take your shot
I won't turn back"
Even though He knows exactly how much pain (physical and spiritual) he'll feel as he's tortured and killed (not to mention taking on the weight of humanity's sins), Jesus obeyed God and never turned back.
He also fits the metaphor:
"faithful like a soldier who's answered to the call/ even when his back's against the wall".
God sent Him to earth to complete His will. Jesus obeyed God even to the point of death on a cross.
Overall, this song just screams to me the vast, unending and unbending love that Jesus has for each of us. We are his "lovers", and He will stop at nothing to be with us for eternity.
When I listen to this song, I've always thought of it from Jesus' point of view as He thinks of dying on the cross for our sins.
"So tell me why I should run for cover At the sound of the coming thunder All I hear is the cry of my lover So take your shot I won't turn back"
Even though He knows exactly how much pain (physical and spiritual) he'll feel as he's tortured and killed (not to mention taking on the weight of humanity's sins), Jesus obeyed God and never turned back.
He also fits the metaphor:
"faithful like a soldier who's answered to the call/ even when his back's against the wall".
God sent Him to earth to complete His will. Jesus obeyed God even to the point of death on a cross.
Overall, this song just screams to me the vast, unending and unbending love that Jesus has for each of us. We are his "lovers", and He will stop at nothing to be with us for eternity.