Update

Lyrics are always hard for me to write. Even after I have a theme or a direction, getting there within the confines of the melody is often difficult. There are many considerations when creating a lyric. Not only does it have to explain the point of the song, it has to flow well. Everyone can attest to hearing a song with awkward lyrics that "just didn't fit". The chorus is always the first thing I write. It is a central part of the song and directs me in the writing of the verses and bridge. In this case the chorus lyric started as:

"Everybody wants somebody to love them the way I do
So go ahead and love, you've got nothing to lose"

In the metamorphosis of the lyric from page to recorded track, the chorus has changed slightly.

Old: ...So go ahead and love, you've got nothing to lose
New: ...So go ahead, let go you've got nothing to lose.

The change is due to my growing dislike for the word "love" in music. It is well over used and, in my opinion, has become cliche. Besides, the lyric as it is now written lends itself to the theme of the song in a better way.

The lyrics could've taken the song in any direction, but when I thought about what that lyric meant to me, I was drawn to what seemed to me to be a very logical end point; God is the only one who can love in such a way and the only one with the authority to tell people to give that same love to their fellow man. Basically, this lyric is God telling Man that everybody needs the love that only God can give. He is also explaining how he uses Man as His means to that end. Certainly there is room for one's own interpretation within these few words. I merely offer my sentiment.

Now I had to match that sentiment with lyrics for two verses. Both verses speak to the same theme; the need for Christians (And non-believers who "pray") to tell God about all of their problems and expect Him to provide a fix immediately. "They speak about little things, big things, everything in between and how it brings 'em down," speaks of personal frustrations in a non-specific way.

"They cry about lack of signs, lack of time, lack of their peace of mind," is more of a specific complaint that we all use when we are angry with God for "staying silent" in the midst of hard times. But He is always telling us "...let go, you've got nothing to lose." In other words, "Accept My Love, He is the only thing that is going to connect you to me. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain." God isn't condemning people for complaining, He is simply offering a solution to their problems. It is interesting that His answer to everything always seems to be the same and something that we need to hear but don't want to hear.

So that's it! That's my explaination of the lyrics as they apply to me. I hope God blesses you through the words that He has given to me.