A Boy and His Kite is music from Colorado artist Dave Wilton. His song, "Co… Read Full Bio ↴A Boy and His Kite is music from Colorado artist Dave Wilton. His song, "Cover Your Tracks," was recently included in the film and soundtrack The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2, quickly establishing this singer-songwriter as an emerging voice within indie music. Wilton's sound and influences have been shaped and inspired by a decade of helping other artists craft and create music in his Colorado recording studio, St. Ida's. A metaphor for a child being at the mercy of the wind, this self-titled album proves Wilton's ability to compose music in the places where struggle is met with hope. The lyrics reveal grounded storytelling intertwined with discovery, exploration, and romanticism. A Boy and His Kite layers vocal stylings likened to Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate) with music that offers folk flavors, chimey electric guitars, and percussive orchestration to produce a collection of songs that are honest yet emotionally articulate.

Wash Me Clean
A Boy and His Kite Lyrics

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Wash me clean
In the warm sun dry me
Cleanse my heart
From all iniquity
Baptize me
In the holy spirit sea
Renew my mind
That wickedness may flee

Restore my soul
Holy spirit take hold
Bath me in your peace. Let it flow
Grant me hope
In the dark have your light shown
Sing your love
The sweetest song I’ve ever known
Barren fields will sprout trees
Deaf and blind will hear and see
Dead will raise and begin to breathe
Earth groan’s in pain to see

Sons of God declare to be
The full and glorious family

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of A Boy and His Kite's song Wash Me Clean speaks about seeking spiritual renewal and cleansing. The song starts with a plea to be cleansed and purified, with the singer asking to be washed clean in the warm sun and to have their heart cleansed from all wrongdoings. The next line denotes the desire to be baptized in the holy spirit sea which is an allusion to being born again.

The song talks about renewing the mind so wickedness may flee, and restoring the soul where the holy spirit takes hold. The following lines state the desire for peace, hope, and light to be shown even in dark times. The sweetest love song ever known is sung, which shows an overwhelming feeling of love that completes the spirit.

The chorus of the song speaks about the fullness of God's glory, which can make barren fields sprout trees, deaf and blind people can hear and see, the dead can be brought back to life, and the earth can sigh in relief. The song ends with an expression that the sons of God declare themselves to be the full and glorious family. The song's theme depicts a powerful spiritual awakening and transformation that is attainable through the power of the holy spirit.

Line by Line Meaning

Wash me clean
Please cleanse me entirely of my sins and imperfections.

In the warm sun dry me
After cleansing me, please make me feel better and stronger in the warmth of your love.

Cleanse my heart
Please purify my emotions and feelings from all impurities and negativity.

From all iniquity
Please remove every wicked and immoral tendency from my life.

Baptize me
Please immerse me in your spirit, Jesus, symbolically and entirely.

In the holy spirit sea
May I receive my spiritual cleansing in the ocean of the divine, holy spirit.

Renew my mind
Please transform my thinking to make it clearer and more Christ-like.

That wickedness may flee
Together with the moral renovation, please enable me to avoid temptation and wrongdoing.

Restore my soul
Please renew my spirit within me to bring it back to life and partnership with You.

Holy spirit take hold
May the divine spirit lead and take control of my spiritual journey and guide every move of mine.

Bath me in your peace. Let it flow
Let your peace, which transcends all understanding, wash over me and fill me, Lord.

Grant me hope
Please give me hope, Jesus, for a bright future and a better tomorrow.

In the dark have your light shown
In moments of sorrow, when hope is dimmest, let Your guiding light shine through and lead me home.

Sing your love
Please help me to express and share your love, God, with others.

The sweetest song I’ve ever known
The melody of your love, Lord, is the most joyful, pleasant, and melodious sound known to me.

Barren fields will sprout trees
Dry and fruitless areas in my life will flourish and bear fruit, Lord, from now on.

Deaf and blind will hear and see
May people who are deafened and blinded to your truth and grace experience hope and renewed vision through your grace.

Dead will raise and begin to breathe
Revive dead hearts and breath new life into them, Lord, so that they would live again.

Earth groan’s in pain to see
The world is in agony, and it yearns for your grace and healing hand to be extended to it.

Sons of God declare to be
Please empower and enable me to claim my birthright and be called a son of yours.

The full and glorious family
Bring us all together under Your divine love, Father, so that we can all become a part of the full and radiant family of yours.

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