Reading the lyrics and knowing the story of the band, this song seems to be about the exhaustive behavior of trying to meet performance expectations of Christianity rather than engaging the Christian faith as a process. The performance will only last so long and self-righteousness will only carry one so far, but mindfulness of the process of faith is what results in meeting God on the distant shore.
It's only when we surrender the performance and stop trying to be a Christian and allow Christ to transform our lives that true freedom is found.
An incredibly insightful song which demonstrates that it is not who we are, but what we are and the source of meaning in our lives.
@CaptainClaudius Good stuff! The last part of your comment reminds me of what my friend's grandma used to say! She'd say you're not a human-doing you're a human-being' & put her hands on our face & ask who do you belong to?, in which everyone would reply "I am a child of the King". It's not about who we are but who we belong to, not about all the stuff we do but just being (abiding) in Christ!
@CaptainClaudius Good stuff! The last part of your comment reminds me of what my friend's grandma used to say! She'd say you're not a human-doing you're a human-being' & put her hands on our face & ask who do you belong to?, in which everyone would reply "I am a child of the King". It's not about who we are but who we belong to, not about all the stuff we do but just being (abiding) in Christ!
What does the song mean?
Reading the lyrics and knowing the story of the band, this song seems to be about the exhaustive behavior of trying to meet performance expectations of Christianity rather than engaging the Christian faith as a process. The performance will only last so long and self-righteousness will only carry one so far, but mindfulness of the process of faith is what results in meeting God on the distant shore.
It's only when we surrender the performance and stop trying to be a Christian and allow Christ to transform our lives that true freedom is found.
An incredibly insightful song which demonstrates that it is not who we are, but what we are and the source of meaning in our lives.
@CaptainClaudius Good stuff! The last part of your comment reminds me of what my friend's grandma used to say! She'd say you're not a human-doing you're a human-being' & put her hands on our face & ask who do you belong to?, in which everyone would reply "I am a child of the King". It's not about who we are but who we belong to, not about all the stuff we do but just being (abiding) in Christ!
@CaptainClaudius Good stuff! The last part of your comment reminds me of what my friend's grandma used to say! She'd say you're not a human-doing you're a human-being' & put her hands on our face & ask who do you belong to?, in which everyone would reply "I am a child of the King". It's not about who we are but who we belong to, not about all the stuff we do but just being (abiding) in Christ!