Lyrics
John 15:13
Reference to John 15:13, indicating a biblical context related to sacrificial love.
Words and Music by Bob Hartman
Credits the lyrics to Bob Hartman for both words and music.
I wear my seatbelt in the car I buckle up for safety
Expressing a commitment to safety by wearing a seatbelt in the car.
I run for cover from the storm
Seeking shelter from difficulties or challenges, metaphorically represented as a storm.
I wear a band aid on my knee I look both ways when crossing and I flee
Taking precautions, like using a band-aid and being cautious, to avoid visible dangers.
Any danger I can see
Avoiding any perceived threats or dangers that are visible.
And if I try each day to save my life in every way I can
Reflecting on efforts to preserve one's life in various ways every day.
How could I understand the way
Pondering the inability to comprehend the sacrificial act of someone else.
You died for me
Addressing the sacrifice made by someone for the speaker.
'Cause I don't know if I could even if I think I would
Expressing uncertainty about the ability to make a similar sacrifice.
If I had to die for someone
Contemplating the hypothetical scenario of having to die for someone.
If I had to die for someone else
Reiterating the theme of sacrificing oneself for another person.
How could I ever give my life to set the guilty free
Questioning the possibility of giving one's life to set others free, expressing doubt.
When I cannot imagine
Highlighting the difficulty of imagining such a sacrificial act.
If I had to die for someone else like me
Repeating the idea of dying for someone else who is similar to the speaker.
Someone else like me
Emphasizing the commonality between the speaker and the hypothetical person to die for.
I keep away from falling rocks and I don't play with matches
Maintaining caution to avoid potential dangers, using falling rocks as a metaphor.
I lock the door I don't know why
Exercising caution, such as locking doors, without a clear reason.
It seems to me I'm much too old to wear a scarf out in the cold but
Expressing a desire to live fully despite aging and taking precautions.
I want to live until I die
Affirming a will to live until the natural end.
I guess I love my life a little more than I should love it
Acknowledging a strong attachment to life.
And if I had to I don't know if I could
Expressing uncertainty about the ability to sacrifice one's life if required.
Lay it down
Referencing reluctance or uncertainty about laying down one's life.
And I am glad that You are not at all like me
Expressing gratitude that the divine entity (You) is different from the speaker.
'Cause You laid down Your life and did it willingly
Acknowledging the voluntary sacrifice made by the divine entity.
It still amazes me to know
Expressing awe at the thought that the divine entity considered the speaker during the sacrifice.
It's me that You were thinking of
Acknowledging that the divine entity had the speaker in mind during the sacrificial act.
No One else could have a greater love
Acknowledging the uniqueness and greatness of the divine entity's love.
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