Given To Fly - lyrics/song discussion

RSR

I've always imagined this song to be about people who overcome significant obstacles in their lives (alone ... waiting, and locked out ... waves crashing like a fist to the jaw ... stripped and stabbed by a faceless man).

Interesting enough, pain and struggle actually can be the thing that gives people lift-off in their lives -- persevering through struggles gives the incredible gifts of hope, wisdom and patience on the other side. Have you ever noticed how people who overcome significant struggle seem have the most to offer? In my experience, they are happier, more adjusted, more balanced and wiser than people who have been insulated from pain their whole lives. In a sense, people who have struggled significantly have 'a key to the locks on the chains (which) are everywhere'. I think that key is that they come to a place where they feel worthy of being loved, and so they are able to give love away without expecting anything in return.

"The love he received is the love that is saved'

I get it that a lot of people think this song is about Jesus. I think in a sense it is; because its a song about people who overcome and about people who selflessly love others.