When I first heard this song the guitar and the passion in Lauryn's voice captivated me. As I continued to hear I couldn't help but to realize she was talking about someone, my first thought was a man, but as I continued to hear, God is who came to my mind.
As I took my time to listen to the listen to the lyrics I partly thought she was talking about a man, because she says," touch my mouth with your hands" once again thinking it's about a man, but then I got the true interpretation of that part and song.
In the song she's talking about to three identities; a bad one, good one, and herself. If you have listened to the live version she begins with saying," this is what the voice in your head says when you try to get peace of mind, He (devil) says its impossible, I say its possible.
Then she begins to ask one of the identity(GOD) to help her forget him(a man).
"Trapped in my memory, constantly holding me"
"To finally be in love and the real meaning of love"
"I trust every part of you" (GOD)
"You love me despite myself"
"Oh, you inspire me, to be the higher me"
"You make my desire pure"
"I wanna walk with you"
"How do I talk to you"
"Touch my mouth with your hands" (in a non romantic manner she wants God to speak through her)
"I know now I have to face my past, the temptations of my past"
"Now that I know the truth, now that it's no excuse
Keeping me from your love, what was I thinking of?"
You are my peace of mind
That old me is left behind
"What a joy it is to be alive
To get another chance, yeah
Everyday's another chance
To get it right this time
Everyday's another chance
Oh what a merciful, merciful, merciful God
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful God"
She identifies who she's talking about, God!
And her voice starts to break and she starts to cry when she says these verses.
Anyone who knows Lauryn based off some of her older songs Lauryn quotes the bible and speaks about God very much.
This is how I translated this song, maybe because a part of my can relate to it so much!
When I first heard this song the guitar and the passion in Lauryn's voice captivated me. As I continued to hear I couldn't help but to realize she was talking about someone, my first thought was a man, but as I continued to hear, God is who came to my mind. As I took my time to listen to the listen to the lyrics I partly thought she was talking about a man, because she says," touch my mouth with your hands" once again thinking it's about a man, but then I got the true interpretation of that part and song. In the song she's talking about to three identities; a bad one, good one, and herself. If you have listened to the live version she begins with saying," this is what the voice in your head says when you try to get peace of mind, He (devil) says its impossible, I say its possible. Then she begins to ask one of the identity(GOD) to help her forget him(a man). "Trapped in my memory, constantly holding me" "To finally be in love and the real meaning of love"
"I trust every part of you" (GOD) "You love me despite myself" "Oh, you inspire me, to be the higher me" "You make my desire pure" "I wanna walk with you" "How do I talk to you" "Touch my mouth with your hands" (in a non romantic manner she wants God to speak through her) "I know now I have to face my past, the temptations of my past"
"Now that I know the truth, now that it's no excuse Keeping me from your love, what was I thinking of?" You are my peace of mind That old me is left behind "What a joy it is to be alive To get another chance, yeah Everyday's another chance To get it right this time Everyday's another chance Oh what a merciful, merciful, merciful God Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful God"
She identifies who she's talking about, God! And her voice starts to break and she starts to cry when she says these verses.
Anyone who knows Lauryn based off some of her older songs Lauryn quotes the bible and speaks about God very much.
This is how I translated this song, maybe because a part of my can relate to it so much!