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when you can want something you hate,
and lie in perfect honesty
from every angle things are crystal clear
when you doubt things of which you're sure
something seems just beyond your hand
you wonder if your living second rate
is my mind too open,
is my heart still beating
do my eyes betray a hint of loneliness
or an ambiguity,
i only want to see the light
when every word makes perfect sense
in every single line you read
but every single line seems to conflict
and the perspectives that i see
a picasso reality
i'm seeing truth through sheets of opaque glass
where does reason stop, and romance begin
i feel the ghosts hitchhiking on the wind
and since when did following your heart become a sin,
I only want to see the light
and lie in perfect honesty
from every angle things are crystal clear
when you doubt things of which you're sure
something seems just beyond your hand
you wonder if your living second rate
is my mind too open,
is my heart still beating
do my eyes betray a hint of loneliness
or an ambiguity,
i only want to see the light
when every word makes perfect sense
in every single line you read
but every single line seems to conflict
and the perspectives that i see
a picasso reality
i'm seeing truth through sheets of opaque glass
where does reason stop, and romance begin
i feel the ghosts hitchhiking on the wind
and since when did following your heart become a sin,
I only want to see the light
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when you can want something you hate,
(When you have the desire to sin)
and lie in perfect honesty
(and try to justify why you can do it)
from every angle things are crystal clear
(The truth is obvious to you)
when you doubt things of which you're sure
(When you question your faith)
something seems just beyond your hand
(You need help from something/someone)
you wonder if your living second rate
(You wonder if this is really how God wants you to live)
is my mind too open,
(Am I letting to much temptation in?)
is my heart still beating
(Am I still devoted to God)
do my eyes betray a hint of loneliness
(Am I showing this sin that I live in?
or an ambiguity,
(or the double life I am living?)
i only want to see the light
(I just want to please God)
when every word makes perfect sense
(When you think you have justified your sins)
in every single line you read
(completely)
but every single line seems to conflict
(But everything is going against)
and the perspectives that i see
(What you truly believe)
a picasso reality
(A distorted truth)
i'm seeing truth through sheets of opaque glass
(I am trying to live for God but sinning at the same time)
where does reason stop, and romance begin
(Where do I draw the line for sin to stop controlling my life?)
i feel the ghosts hitchhiking on the wind
(God is giving me a free ride, but to him I am transparent)
and since when did following your heart become a sin,
(one last time trying to justify sin)
I only want to see the light
(ANd I only want to please God)
Personally, I'm a Christian, but I don't take much of Thrice's lyrics as relating entirely to God. So let the Thrice religious controversy drop, and focus on the meaning of this song.
No more 'it's about god because thrice is a christian band' crap, ok?