All right, I have a take on this that I haven't seen yet.
This is a song about a divorce, and it's a divorce that the singer is exceedingly happy to be done with, ready to start a new life and move on in whatever direction he wants. Feels so good, it's like salvation.
"Hitched a ride to the peaceful side of town
Then proceeded where thieves are no longer found"
Going to a divorce arbitration. No lawyers allowed, only a judge.
"Can't crash now I've been waiting for this
Won't crash now I found some encouragement "
Getting near the end of the proceedings. Maybe this is the last meeting before making everything official. So close.
"Precious declaration reads
Yours is yours and mine you leave alone now"
The "precious declaration" is his divorce decree. It let them both leave with their own assets, which is how the singer wanted it to go.
"Precious declaration says
I believe all hope is dead no longer "
Our first clue that this divorce is a happy one. He's felt like all hope is dead, until this day, when the decree was signed.
"New meanings to the words I feed upon
Wake within my veins elements of freedom
Can't break now I've been living for this
Won't break now I'm cleansed with hopefulness"
He's able to see things for himself now, not filtered through someone else's eyes, and he feels better for it. It's a sign he's embracing his freedom, all the muck from his past gone and replaced with hope.
"Once I jumped thru hoops of fire
High and far as you required
I was blind but now I see
Salvation has discovered me"
He tried very hard to make her happy, jumping through hoops of fire for her if she asked. He didn't realize how trapped he really was, but now he's free, and feels great!
All right, I have a take on this that I haven't seen yet.
This is a song about a divorce, and it's a divorce that the singer is exceedingly happy to be done with, ready to start a new life and move on in whatever direction he wants. Feels so good, it's like salvation.
"Hitched a ride to the peaceful side of town Then proceeded where thieves are no longer found"
Going to a divorce arbitration. No lawyers allowed, only a judge.
"Can't crash now I've been waiting for this Won't crash now I found some encouragement "
Getting near the end of the proceedings. Maybe this is the last meeting before making everything official. So close.
"Precious declaration reads Yours is yours and mine you leave alone now"
The "precious declaration" is his divorce decree. It let them both leave with their own assets, which is how the singer wanted it to go.
"Precious declaration says I believe all hope is dead no longer "
Our first clue that this divorce is a happy one. He's felt like all hope is dead, until this day, when the decree was signed.
"New meanings to the words I feed upon Wake within my veins elements of freedom Can't break now I've been living for this Won't break now I'm cleansed with hopefulness"
He's able to see things for himself now, not filtered through someone else's eyes, and he feels better for it. It's a sign he's embracing his freedom, all the muck from his past gone and replaced with hope.
"Once I jumped thru hoops of fire High and far as you required I was blind but now I see Salvation has discovered me"
He tried very hard to make her happy, jumping through hoops of fire for her if she asked. He didn't realize how trapped he really was, but now he's free, and feels great!