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It seems just like yesterday was the first time that I heard You call my name
Since then, so much has changed
I'm still the same man that I was before
Knowing that I can be without anything scares me away from being alone
Now, that I know what's going on
I can look back and see You
And I made You wait, as I turned away
If I could rewind, watch all my life
Just pass me by, I could see You
If I could rewind, I'd take back the lies
And all of those times I hurt You
I don't know if I'll ever know exactly how much that I hurt You
Knowing that hurts me everyday
If I could rewind, I would take it away
And not make You wait, and I won't walk away
I want to take back all those lies
I want to take back all those times
I want to show You with my life that I'm here for You
Since then, so much has changed
I'm still the same man that I was before
Knowing that I can be without anything scares me away from being alone
Now, that I know what's going on
I can look back and see You
And I made You wait, as I turned away
If I could rewind, watch all my life
Just pass me by, I could see You
If I could rewind, I'd take back the lies
And all of those times I hurt You
I don't know if I'll ever know exactly how much that I hurt You
Knowing that hurts me everyday
If I could rewind, I would take it away
And not make You wait, and I won't walk away
I want to take back all those lies
I want to take back all those times
I want to show You with my life that I'm here for You
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Personally, I do not necessarily see this as a religious song, although I can completely understand why someone would. To me, this song is about reflecting back on a time in your past with regret. It is about remembering a time when someone loved you very much, but you didn't appreciate their love and shut them out, and they were deeply hurt by you. Now, looking back, you can clearly see how much they tried to be there for you, and you just pushed them away. You wish more than anything that you could "rewind" back to that time and take it all back, and appreciate everything they did for you.
GOD is all=powerful && He does things in His time, but GOD won't force people to do things they don't want. We have free will && so instead of the guy accepting GOD's calling for him or a change GOD wants, the guy refused. GOD wants us to praise Him whole-heartedly, not half or forced... Doing things without meaning is useless to GOD && the Bible clearly states this in the various books.
As for the song,
The guy wasn't living for Christ, but for himself && hurt GOD through it, because GOD may be GOD but He has feelings && His love for us being rejected hurts Him all the time.
"If I could rewind, watch all my life
Just pass me by, I could see You
If I could rewind, I'd take back the lies
And all of those times I hurt You
"I don't know if I'll ever know exactly how much that I hurt You
Knowing that hurts me everyday
If I could rewind, I would take it away
And not make You wait, and I won't walk away"
We hurt GOD so much when we reject Him, && this song is about that. Rejecting GOD's love, denying Him in our lives for whatever reason it may be (family, friends, lovers, popularity, wealth, etc) && it all adds up. We do it without thinking sometimes && it's hitting the guy how bad he was && how much he betrayed GOD's trust. The guy had the option to go to GOD but he didn't, instead he left && followed a life that he wanted to lead && not have GOD lead. It's also saying how GOD has always been in his life, even though he didn't see it at the time, GOD has been there. Which happens a lot as well to everyone, we don't realize how much GOD is in our life until we stop && look back (this happened especially for me). In the beginning he said...
"It seems just like yesterday was the first time that I heard You call my name
Since then, so much has changed
I'm still the same man that I was before"
Which means he was Christian but not living the life, he was doing enough to get buy but not really living for GOD. Which is why he heard GOD's voice but didn't change, there was no growth, no desire to get closer. Which also happens a lot to Christians sometimes, we turn away from GOD && allow sin to be the main focus in our lives despite GOD's warning or desire to be with us && help us.
"I wanna take back all those lies
I wanna take back all those times
I wanna show You with my life that I'm here for You"
That stanza is about wanting to show GOD you love Him, even though you can't make it up && you still wished you never rejected Him. There was times when everyone wishes they didn't do things, for him this song is about doing things against GOD && trying to be take control of his own life.
This has completely to do with it which is why this line is used;
"Knowing that I can be without anything scares me away from being alone"
We know we don't need things in our lives like sin && such, yet we still depend on it. We still want to use it && cling to something, whether it's a old habit or new. We don't want to be alone but our sin causes us to be alone, yet we don't realize that until we're with GOD, we're tricked into desiring things we don't need by the devil && the world, because we feel a need to be accepted, to gain materialistic objects, or have something to call our own for a identity by the world's standards... && if we don't have those things we think we are worthless or without a purpose which isn't true.
PS. Also, 'him' is spelt with a lower case. His name is not 'Him', it's Jesus. You don't start ANY english sentences with 'Him" either. Therefore, it must be a lower-case 'h'.
Some people, no knowledge at all.
1 - a non religious
and 2 - a religious
P.S. I cant help but come to tears from this song, it reminds me too much of friends that brought me back to loving music.
Point 1 - a couple or a set of friends were inseperable until they realize how fragile their relationship was, a wrong mistake costed their entire love and or friendship, whatever the case, and the one who made the mistake says if s/he could rewind, they would see them, and wish they didn't do what they did.
Point 2 - If they could rewind they'd see Jesus being nailed upon the cross as he was beaten to death, and he sacrificed himself for all of us.
never the less, i am atheist yet i love this song.
Can we MAKE God do anything. Is He not all-powerful? Doesn't He do things in His time?