November 30, 200421 yr Not that most of you care, but I've gotten into a discussion with a friend over a meaning of a song and wanted to get the take of some of the posters on what they feel the meaning is behind the song. Hopefully this could help to settle the discussion. In an effort to not influence your opinion, I'm not going to post what our contrasting views are, I am just interested to see what everyone has to say. Thanks to those who care to offer their opinions. Here are the lyrics: Welcome to the planet Welcome to exsistance Everyones here Everyones here Everyones watching you now Everybody waits for you now What happens next What happens next I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move like the day never happened Today never happened before Welcome to the fallout Welcome to resistance The tension is here The tension is here Between who you are and who you could be Between how it is and how it should be I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move like the day never happened Today never happened Maybe redemption has stories to tell Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell Where can you run to escape from yourself Where you gonna go Where you gonna go Salvation is here...... I dare you to move I dare you to move I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor I dare you to move I dare you to move like the day never happened Today never happened Today never happened Today never happened Today never happened before
November 30, 200421 yr I'm going with something about Jesus, getting saved and how your life is never the same afterwards. Of course this interpretation is biased by the fact that this is sung by a Christian band...
November 30, 200421 yr What I find funny is I have all their albums (I admit it i'm a Christian and I like to listen to christian rock music). It was on one of their independant label release Learning to Breathe and then for some reason re-released on their mainsteam album when it so obviously had a christian context to it. As for it's meaning i'd say it's about making a mistake, picking yourself up, and then asking god to help you start over.
November 30, 200421 yr As for it's meaning i'd say it's about making a mistake, picking yourself up, and then asking god to help you start over. Amen
November 30, 200421 yr I listen to some Christian Rock also and I agree with Jeckles analysis. Its cool seeing Switchfoot in the mainstream, similar to P.O.D., Pillar, 12 Stones, Skillet, and even to an extent Creed. Old Creed rocked, Alterbridge is better than late Creed as they got softer and softer on each album. Ok my music speaking is over.
November 30, 200421 yr I admit I did like My Own Prison when it first came out. However now I can't listen to it anymore.
November 30, 200421 yr In an effort to not influence your opinion, I'm not going to post what our contrasting views are Alex I'm intrested in hearing what your views are
November 30, 200421 yr /waits for Cali to put up the pic of the "Even Jesus Hates Creed" t-shirt. HAHAHA. Even I forgot about that one I can't remember where the picture of that is.....damn And yes Creed did suck, as does the band who's song is mentioned in this thread in my opinion.
November 30, 200421 yr Jars of Clay during there Flood Tour was one of my all time favorite concerts. I caught them at the Rosemont Theater. As far as taking Christian songs and turning them mainstreams, there are more than most people think. Songs like "Have I Told You Lately" had a big Christian feel when Van Morrison sang it, less so when Rod Stewart covered it. Was it a Christian song or secular when Stewart recorded it? I also wonder why we don't differentiate other topics like we do religion. We don't call some bands "Love Bands" or "Drug Bands" or any other topics.
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