Set Me Free
Unshackled Redemption: Big Daddy Weave's Powerful Journey to Freedom
Lyrics
Locked inside this cell of flesh
Feeling confined within the limitations of my physical body.
I sat awaiting an eminent death
Awaiting an impending death, possibly as a consequence of sinful actions.
The fruitful labor of my sin
The productive outcome of my sinful behavior.
Had brought me to what I knew would be the end
Acknowledging the inevitable consequence of sinful actions leading to an end.
Well I had a debt I couldn't pay
Expressing inability to repay a debt owed, likely referring to a spiritual debt.
You paid a debt you didn't owe
Highlighting the concept of grace, where someone else pays a debt on behalf of the individual.
You gave your life for me that day
Referring to the sacrifice of the speaker's life for the listener's freedom.
So freedom I could know
The purpose of the sacrifice was to grant the speaker freedom.
Set me free
Requesting liberation from the chains of sin.
From the chains that bound me to my sin
Desiring freedom from the constraints and consequences of sinful behavior.
Set me free
Repetition emphasizing the plea for liberation.
From this life that I've been living
Expressing a desire to break free from the current way of life.
Set me free
Reiterating the plea for freedom.
There has never been a time
Acknowledging the consistent presence of divine mercy throughout time.
When Your mercy did not find me
Feeling entangled in sin and recognizing the continuous unwinding by divine mercy.
Tangled up in all my sin
Reflecting on moments of being ensnared by sin.
And then so faithfully unwind me
Appreciating the faithful and consistent unraveling of sinful entanglements.
But just before I slipped away
Describing a moment of potential spiritual slipping or backsliding.
You heard me when I called Your name
Acknowledging divine responsiveness when the speaker called out for help.
There'll never be a day when You won't come and
Asserting the constant availability of divine assistance.
You are the author and the finisher of the faith in me
Acknowledging the divine role in initiating and completing faith in the speaker.
I know I can trust in You to come and set me free
Expressing trust in divine intervention for liberation.
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