hmm I think it's a stretch to say he's denouncing his Christian faith. There's some very sexual innuendos here. "pick up your clothes, curl your toes". i think it has to do with a love cut deep.
My take:
This guy is a christian and he fell in love with this girl (presumably? not really important) who also is a christian. the cup references her soul. the truth is her christian faith.
"You hold your truth so purely
Well swerve not through the minds of man
This lie is dead
And this cup of yours tastes holy
But a brush with the Devil
can clear your mind
And strengthen your spine"
The brush with the devil is the temptation of basically have an affair with her. Christians believe in purity of their hearts. not that a christian cannot have intimate relationships. but they believe that it is wise to maintain some level of boundaries to both protect and respect themselves and the other person involved. the whole song is him dealing with that reality and what he wants, aka her.
"But fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance"
so he got to know her deeper, maybe crossed a line. i'm not sure about this part.
Whispers in the dark
Steal a kiss and you'll break your heart
Pick up your clothes and curl your toes
Learn your lesson, lead me home
this is him thinking about breaking those boundaries of the heart. so like they share love either physically or emotionally, most likely both. and he sees that this whole affair breaks his heart. so he packs his stuff, says he learned his lesson and sets for home. aka back on his path with God.
Spare my sins for the ark
I was too slow to depart
I'm a cad but I'm not a fraud
I'd set out to serve the Lord
he's trying to justify or explain his actions. basically forgive me. i didn't leave her soon enough. i hurt her and disrespected her (definition of cad), but not a fraud/liar. what he didn't lie about was his intention to serve the lord. he went after her because of her apparent pure heart. he wanted to share something pure with her. but ultimately was led by his own hungry desire for her. that's quite an extrapolation, but what you can fairly say he intended to love her and follow god. but ended up breaking her heart.
"But my heart was colder when you'd gone
And I lost my head but found the one that I love
Under the sun, under the sun"
obvi he missed her a lot. when he returned to the light, as opposed to the dark where the whispers took place..., he found the one he loves aka god.
"But fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
Fingers tap into what you were once
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance"
he's thinking back about the relationship. he sees who she really was, and now wants that for real. now he's ready. but he hurt her and he knows that, so he doesn't know if it's right to go back. he blew his only shot.
"But my heart was colder when you'd gone
And I lost my head
Let's live while we are young
While we are young, while we are young
While we are young"
This is his resolution. he missed her when he left. he has found god again. he's wiser and is not blinded by his desires. he knows that he loves her for who she is. so he says screw it to everything else. he is resolved to go for her. "let's live while we're young'.
hmm I think it's a stretch to say he's denouncing his Christian faith. There's some very sexual innuendos here. "pick up your clothes, curl your toes". i think it has to do with a love cut deep.
My take: This guy is a christian and he fell in love with this girl (presumably? not really important) who also is a christian. the cup references her soul. the truth is her christian faith.
"You hold your truth so purely Well swerve not through the minds of man This lie is dead
And this cup of yours tastes holy But a brush with the Devil can clear your mind And strengthen your spine"
The brush with the devil is the temptation of basically have an affair with her. Christians believe in purity of their hearts. not that a christian cannot have intimate relationships. but they believe that it is wise to maintain some level of boundaries to both protect and respect themselves and the other person involved. the whole song is him dealing with that reality and what he wants, aka her.
"But fingers tap into what you were once And I'm worried that I blew my only chance"
so he got to know her deeper, maybe crossed a line. i'm not sure about this part.
Whispers in the dark Steal a kiss and you'll break your heart Pick up your clothes and curl your toes Learn your lesson, lead me home
this is him thinking about breaking those boundaries of the heart. so like they share love either physically or emotionally, most likely both. and he sees that this whole affair breaks his heart. so he packs his stuff, says he learned his lesson and sets for home. aka back on his path with God.
Spare my sins for the ark I was too slow to depart I'm a cad but I'm not a fraud I'd set out to serve the Lord
he's trying to justify or explain his actions. basically forgive me. i didn't leave her soon enough. i hurt her and disrespected her (definition of cad), but not a fraud/liar. what he didn't lie about was his intention to serve the lord. he went after her because of her apparent pure heart. he wanted to share something pure with her. but ultimately was led by his own hungry desire for her. that's quite an extrapolation, but what you can fairly say he intended to love her and follow god. but ended up breaking her heart.
"But my heart was colder when you'd gone And I lost my head but found the one that I love Under the sun, under the sun"
obvi he missed her a lot. when he returned to the light, as opposed to the dark where the whispers took place..., he found the one he loves aka god.
"But fingers tap into what you were once And I'm worried that I blew my only chance Fingers tap into what you were once And I'm worried that I blew my only chance"
he's thinking back about the relationship. he sees who she really was, and now wants that for real. now he's ready. but he hurt her and he knows that, so he doesn't know if it's right to go back. he blew his only shot.
"But my heart was colder when you'd gone And I lost my head Let's live while we are young While we are young, while we are young While we are young"
This is his resolution. he missed her when he left. he has found god again. he's wiser and is not blinded by his desires. he knows that he loves her for who she is. so he says screw it to everything else. he is resolved to go for her. "let's live while we're young'.
awesome song.