Walls
Alex Edmonds Lyrics
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what we don't understand
As if there's any reason
the Divine would reach to man
For others it's a place
we've tried to hide our guilt and shame
As if there's anything unknown
from You oh God so great
have only served to make us slaves
When all You've ever wanted
was to save us
Let these walls come down
Every stone between us
crashing to the ground
We were made for freedom
Let Your light break through
From the rubble mercy leads us out
Father heal us now
Let these walls come down
Let these walls come down
Fearing only judgment
we have closed our eyes and ears
Hiding in the shadows
hope had all but disappeared
But as Your love invades us
all our walls begin to shake
What a thought that we can stand
before You face to face
But all the walls that we have made
have only served to make us slaves
When all You've ever wanted
was to save us
Let these walls come down
Every stone between us
crashing to the ground
We were made for freedom
Let Your light break through
From the rubble mercy leads us out
Father heal us now
Let these walls come down
Let these walls come down
May You be the only fortress that we run to
May You be our only home
May You be the only fortress that we run to
May You be our only home
Let these walls come down
crashing to the ground
We were made for freedom
Let Your light break through
From the rubble mercy leads us out
Father heal us now
Let these walls come down
Walls come down
Every stone between us
crashing to the ground
We were made for freedom
Let Your light break through
From the rubble mercy leads us out
Father heal us now
Let these walls come down
Let these walls come down
The song "Walls" by Alex Edmonds speaks about the walls that people build around themselves, whether physical or emotional, and how those walls prevent them from experiencing true freedom and connecting with a higher power. The first verse describes how some people use their walls as a shelter to protect themselves from things they don't understand or fear, while others use them to hide their own shame and guilt. The lyrics suggest that these walls are ultimately damaging to oneself and to the relationship with God, who desires to save us.
The chorus is a plea for those walls to come down, for every stone between us to be crushed to the ground. The lyrics describe how we were made for freedom and that only by allowing God's light to break through into our lives and by letting mercy lead us out of the rubble, can we truly be healed. There is a recognition that our own walls make us slaves, preventing us from experiencing the freedom that God intended for us.
The second verse describes how our fear of judgment can lead us to close ourselves off from hope, but that when God's love reaches us, it shakes our walls and allows us to stand before Him face to face. The song concludes with a declaration that God should be our only fortress and home, and that all other walls should come down to allow us to experience true freedom.
Overall, the song is a powerful message about the danger of building walls that isolate us from others and from God. The lyrics suggest that true healing and freedom can only come when we allow those walls to crumble and allow God's love and mercy to flow into our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
For some it's been a shelter from
what we don't understand
Some people use walls as a way to hide from things they can't comprehend
As if there's any reason
the Divine would reach to man
As if man could ever understand why God would reach out to him
For others it's a place
we've tried to hide our guilt and shame
Others use walls to cover up their own feelings of guilt and shame
As if there's anything unknown
from You oh God so great
As if God doesn't already know everything there is to know about us
But all the walls that we have made
have only served to make us slaves
When all You've ever wanted
was to save us
The walls we build end up trapping us, even though God's plan is to set us free
Let these walls come down
Every stone between us
crashing to the ground
We were made for freedom
Let Your light break through
From the rubble mercy leads us out
Father heal us now
Let these walls come down
Let these walls come down
The singer asks God to break down all the walls between us, leading us to freedom and mercy
Fearing only judgment
we have closed our eyes and ears
Hiding in the shadows
hope had all but disappeared
We close ourselves off from hope and love when we fear judgment and hide from the light
But as Your love invades us
all our walls begin to shake
What a thought that we can stand
before You face to face
When we receive God's love, it breaks down our walls and allows us to stand before Him
May You be the only fortress that we run to
May You be our only home
The singer prays that God will be their only source of safety and comfort, their true home
Walls come down
Every stone between us
crashing to the ground
We were made for freedom
Let Your light break through
From the rubble mercy leads us out
Father heal us now
Let these walls come down
Let these walls come down
Again, the singer asks God to break down all walls and lead us to freedom and mercy
Contributed by Daniel J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.