Lyric interpretations- Walk on the Water

This is most inspirational song I have ever heard. It fills my soul with hope and redemption. Whenever I feel like life is hopeless, I turn on this song and know that life is just bursting with hope. It sends shivers throughout my whole body, which is a good sign. This song even made me cry with joy. Cry. I don't cry very often. That just proves it. THIS SONG HAS SPIRITUAL WORTH.  Anyone who listens to this song and doesn't find it's lyrics any good is not listening with spiritual ears. Or maybe they just have no need to get it. They might not be able to relate it to there life. But anyway, this is an awesome song. As an added bonus, it doesn't swear, make any references to sex, and it actually has a good beat and tune to it.

This song has a back beat that is similar to slow hip-hop. It has both acoustic and electric guitars in it, a synthesizer, and a back melody played by a piano, which is heard at the beginning. This song was written by
Josh Crosby, Dan Muckala, and Brittany Nicole Weddell, also known as Britt Nicole. Although I don't know the first two are, since they're associated with tis song, I'm going to assume that they're awesome like Britt Nicole.

The meaning of this song is quite clear, just like Freewill, but I like Walk on the Water WAAAAAAAAY more than than that song, so I'm going to interpret EVERY SINGLE LINE this time. (Plus, Britt isn't atheist, so the meaning is more clear. Thanks Adrian.)

Before listening to this, here is an interview and a video that gives Britt's view on the song.
http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/article.php?article_id=347
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAFup_5dPa
If your a little to lazy to read and watch these, she said her song is basically about "a strong faith." It can be have many situations related to it, but I guarantee that it's all surrounded by faith. And if you decide to actually listen to this song, which would definitely make me happy, listen to the acoustic version as well. Although her song is already amazing, the acoustic version is EPIC. When I listened to this song for the first time, the spirit swept over me like a tidal-wave. I can testify that this song and many of her other songs really do have spiritual power, just like a hymn.
So, without any more chit-chat, I give you, the interpretation.

You look around, staring back at you
Another wave of doubt, will it pull you under? You wonder


<(I'm doubting something, such as repentance. Can I really repent? Is it possible? Is this doubt really going to win over me? Is Satan going to win over me?)>

What if I'm overtaken? What if I never make it?
What if no one's there? Will You hear my prayer?


<(Again, what if Satan wins my soul? What if I never can make it to Heaven? What if no one is there to help me? I then ask God, will you hear and answer me? Will you help me and forgive me for what I've done?)>
When you take that first step into the unknown
You know that He won't let you go


<(When I finally do decide to act and repent, God will be with me every step of the way. I know that He won't let me go because he's been holding on since day 1. The unknown is the seemingly uncertain future. What's going to happen to me? what's everyone going to think of me? Those and many other questions zip through my head. Most of the time, especially with the latter question, the answer I come up with is negative.)>

So what are you waiting for? What do you have to lose?
Your insecurities, they try to hold to you


<(If I know that God is always with you, why do I not act? Redemption is staring at me right in the face, yet I do nothing. In order for me to do what needs to be done, I need to stop doubting. The insecurities refer to the answers to the questions I asked, such as "everyone is going to avoid me and they're going to be bitter towards me. I know that that is not true. Yes, there may be a few that will act like this, but I know my family will just love me even more if I repent. These doubts and insecurities are holding me back and I need to get rid of them.)>

But you know you're made for more, so don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all it takes, and you can walk on the water, too


<(I am more than Satan. I was put upon this Earth for a purpose. I am a child of God. I Am Andrew Michael Ball. I am not my addiction, I am an agent of God. My addiction is holding me back, but I know who I am and that alone should cause me to fear no more. If I have faith in God, I can do anything, even the impossible. Walking on the Water refers to doing something impossible or something extraordinary. Paul walked on the water with Christ, but as soon as he began to doubt and lose faith, he started to sink. Luckily, Christ was there to help him back up. This is what my life is like. I fell, but Christ is there to help me back up again and again do extraordinary to impossible things.)>

So get out, and let your fear fall to the ground
No time to waste, don't wait, and don't you turn around and miss out
On everything you were made for, I know you're not sure
So you play it safe, you try to run away


<(This is saying, if all of this is true, then go out and repent. Fear Not of the future. Every second that I wast are seconds wasted of my life. I shouldn't be turning my back on God and missing out on life and the things I was made for. There are people who are lost in life, and I can't find them if I don't repent. She's saying that I'm not sure of what's going to happen, so I'm doing nothing to change. I'm trying to run away from what needs to be done, much like Jonah.  

If you take that first step into the unknown
He won't let you go

So what are you waiting for? What do you have to lose?
Your insecurities, they try to hold to you
But you know you're made for more, so don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all it takes, and you can walk on the water, too


<(These next lines below take the cake. It's a plead to step out even when all is against you.)>

Step out, even when it's storming
Step out, even when you're broken
Step out, even when your heart is telling you
Telling you to give up


<(When it seems like all of Hell is about to win and your spirit is exhausted from fighting, when you're spiritually defeated in battle and you feel as if you can't win. When your heart is telling you to stop and keep trying to win, DON'T GIVE UP. REPENT AND KEEP FIGHTING. STOP LISTENING TO YOUR HEART AND LISTEN TO YOUR SOUL, CAUSE THAT'S WHERE GOD WILL SPEAK TO YOU. I KNOW I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT MYSELF FOR AWHILE, BUT RIGHT NOW, I CAN TESTIFY THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN LIFE, THIS APPLIES TO EVERYONE.


Step out, when your hope is stolen
Step out, you can't see where you're going
You don't have to be afraid


<(You NEVER have to be afraid, because God will NEVER leave you. Even when you have lost all hope and the future is uncertain, NEVER BE AFRAID.)>

So what are you waiting, what are you waiting for?
What do you have to lose?
Your insecurities try to hold to you
You know you're made for more, so don't be afraid to move
Your faith is all it takes, and you can walk on the water
Walk on the water, too.






The thing I like about this song is that it says that I can walk on the water. It doesn't just tell me to do it or that only a few people can, it says, "You can do it! It is possible for you to repent!" That's very comforting to know. I encourage you to listen to her music and try to pull a message out of it. Try listening to The Lost Get Found, Set The World On Fire (Not literally), and all of her others. I hope this I did something worthwhile writing this. Thank-you for reading.