The verses do seem to be talking about someone people have put much faith in only to be disappointed or lied to, but then when it gets to the chorus it seems to change.
I gave you every guiding word to cut it off;
And now you hand me back the blade
to make the first incision for you
This sounds like it's from God's perspective, like he's saying: If you want to be rid of your sin, you have to be the one to "cut it off", in other words, "handing us the blades". But then we chicken out and hand him back the blade to make the first incision.
That's what I've always thought about the song, but could never find a link between the verses and chorus.
The verses do seem to be talking about someone people have put much faith in only to be disappointed or lied to, but then when it gets to the chorus it seems to change.
I gave you every guiding word to cut it off; And now you hand me back the blade to make the first incision for you
This sounds like it's from God's perspective, like he's saying: If you want to be rid of your sin, you have to be the one to "cut it off", in other words, "handing us the blades". But then we chicken out and hand him back the blade to make the first incision.
That's what I've always thought about the song, but could never find a link between the verses and chorus.