I've been trying to figure out what the bridge of this song means for quite a while now, and I just wanted to share my thoughts on it...
"I am on the fence about nearly everything I've seen"
Like stated in other comments, I think that this is simply a metaphor explaining how we are constantly battling with whether we should get the credit for things God is doing through us. We are "walking the fence" between humility and pride.
"And we're all strangers passing through a place and time afternoon
Life is but a vision in a window that we're peeking through"
-Here, the singer is being humbled as he realizes that we're all equal in God's sight. We're all going through the same life together- no one is greater/better than anyone else (Galatians 3:28).
-The second line points out how short our lives are (Psalm 39:5))
"A helpless conversation with a man who says he cares a lot
It's a passive confrontation about who might throw a punch or not"
-I'm not sure what this part means yet. Any thoughts on it would be appreciated!
"We are all transgressors, we're all sinners, we're all astronauts"
-Again, he's recognizing that no person is greater than another. We are simply being obedient and open to God's direction. He uses our willing hearts to complete His will.We have no reason to be prideful!
-I love this metaphor calling Christians 'astronauts'. We are strangers in a foreign world (John 17:6)(1 Chronicles 29:15).
"So if you're beating death then raise your hand but shut up if you're not"
-I think that this line gives us the main reason why we should be humble about what God does through us. It highlights the fact that Jesus is the only eternal and powerful one, and He is the only one deserving of any praise. Everyone else should just "shut up" about themselves.
I've been trying to figure out what the bridge of this song means for quite a while now, and I just wanted to share my thoughts on it...
"I am on the fence about nearly everything I've seen"
"And we're all strangers passing through a place and time afternoon Life is but a vision in a window that we're peeking through" -Here, the singer is being humbled as he realizes that we're all equal in God's sight. We're all going through the same life together- no one is greater/better than anyone else (Galatians 3:28). -The second line points out how short our lives are (Psalm 39:5))
"A helpless conversation with a man who says he cares a lot It's a passive confrontation about who might throw a punch or not" -I'm not sure what this part means yet. Any thoughts on it would be appreciated!
"We are all transgressors, we're all sinners, we're all astronauts" -Again, he's recognizing that no person is greater than another. We are simply being obedient and open to God's direction. He uses our willing hearts to complete His will.We have no reason to be prideful! -I love this metaphor calling Christians 'astronauts'. We are strangers in a foreign world (John 17:6)(1 Chronicles 29:15).
"So if you're beating death then raise your hand but shut up if you're not" -I think that this line gives us the main reason why we should be humble about what God does through us. It highlights the fact that Jesus is the only eternal and powerful one, and He is the only one deserving of any praise. Everyone else should just "shut up" about themselves.