Rice was born in Washington DC, and has been a resident of Franklin and Nashville TN since his early twenties.
From his official website: "In 1996 he signed with a record label (Rocketown Records) as their first artist. After four plus albums and a few handfuls of Christian radio hit singles, he moved to an indie label (Eb+Flo) started by his producer and long time friend Monroe Jones. This new label relationship helped him expand his musical reach into more mainstream pop radio, especially with his light-hearted love songs 'When Did You Fall (In Love With Me)' and 'Lemonade,' still heard in Home Depots, Toys-R-Uses, restaurant bathrooms, airports and shopping malls around the country."
In June 2022, Tates Creek Presbyterian Church released a report on allegations of past sexual misconduct by Rice after commencing an investigation in October 2020.
Nothin'
Chris Rice Lyrics
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Screened in porch and nothin' to do
I just kicked off my tennis shoes
Slouchin' in a plastic chair
Rakin' my fingers through my hair
I close my eyes and I leave them there
And I yawn, and sigh, and slowly fade away
I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people
For a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch
The face of the One who made me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up
Awakened by a familiar sound
A clumsy fly is buzzin' around
He bumps the screen and he tumbles down
He gathers about his wits and pride
And tries again for the hundredth time
'Cause freedom calls from the other side
And I smile and nod, and slowly drift away
Deep enough to dream in brilliant colors
I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people
For a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch
The face of the One who made me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up
'Cause peace is pouring over my soul
See the lambs and the lions playin'
I join in and I drink the music
Holiness is the air I'm breathin'
My faithful heroes break the bread
And answer all of my questions
Not to mention what the streets are made of
My heart's held hostage by this love
And these brilliant colors I have never seen
I join a billion people for a wedding feast
And I reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
Deep enough to dream in brilliant colors I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people for a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up
Do I ever have to wake up
Do I really have to wake up now
Chris Rice’s “Deep Enough to Dream” is a song that describes a scenario of a lazy summer afternoon with no task or commitment. The singer gives an account of being in a screened porch on a plastic chair, with closed eyes, raking through his hair and gradually fading away. As he fades, he experiences several things that seem to imply a dream state. In this dream state, the colors are distinct and brilliant, he has access to join a billion people at a wedding feast, he touches the face of the one who made him, and he feels so much love and peace.
The lyrics of the song depict a sense of profound resilience and longing for the deepest form of reality where the colors are vivid, and the sense of community is enormous. Chris Rice employs relatable scenarios to express the immersive experience that comes with being engrossed in something significant beyond oneself. Hence, the songwriter saw a spark of the dichotomy between the dream state and reality, implying that sometimes, reality is not as satisfying as we picture it, encouraging listeners to perpetually search for more profound meaning in every situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Lazy summer afternoon
It's a sunny summer day and I have nothing to do
Screened in porch and nothin' to do
I'm sitting on a porch that has a screen around it and have no activities planned for today
I just kicked off my tennis shoes
I removed my tennis shoes and they are lying off to the side
Slouchin' in a plastic chair
I'm comfortably sitting in a plastic chair, almost lying down
Rakin' my fingers through my hair
I'm combing my fingers through my hair
I close my eyes and I leave them there
I'm keeping my eyes shut for a while
And I yawn, and sigh, and slowly fade away
I'm getting tired and relaxing into a peaceful sleep state
Deep enough to dream in brilliant colors
I'm so deep into my dream that the colors are breathtakingly vivid
I have never seen
Colors like these have never been seen by me before
Deep enough to join a billion people
In my dream, I'm joined by billions of people
For a wedding feast
We are gathered together for a joyous occasion like a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch
In my dream, I can even touch the face of the One who created me
The face of the One who made me
I can touch the face of the One who created me
And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace
I feel a tremendous amount of love and peace like never before
Do I ever have to wake up
I wish I never had to wake up from this dream state
Awakened by a familiar sound
I'm woken up by a familiar sound that I've heard before
A clumsy fly is buzzin' around
A fly is buzzing around clumsily
He bumps the screen and he tumbles down
The fly bumps against the screen and falls down
He gathers about his wits and pride
The fly recovers quickly and goes about his business
And tries again for the hundredth time
The fly is determined to reach the other side of the screen
Cause freedom calls from the other side
The fly is trying to reach the other side where it's free
And I smile and nod, and slowly drift away
I smile and give the fly a nod, while I start to drift off again
Cause peace is pouring over my soul
I feel peaceful and content, like my soul is getting renewed
See the lambs and the lions playin'
In my dream, lambs and lions are playing together happily
I join in and I drink the music
I join in the merrymaking and I'm enveloped by the beautiful music
Holiness is the air I'm breathin'
I feel pure and holy, like the air I'm breathing
My faithful heroes break the bread
The people who inspire me are breaking bread together
And answer all of my questions
They answer all the questions I have on my mind
Not to mention what the streets are made of
The place where I'm at is beautiful beyond mention and description
My heart's held hostage by this love
I'm completely captivated by this beautiful love that I feel
Do I really have to wake up now
I'm disappointed and hesitant to wake up from this amazing dream state
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ndtiago
Música Linda, lembro da primeira vez que ouvi... Beautiful
With first love
In 2020. I hear this song again. What a precious song!
Polu Penina Vaa
Old But Gold❤️🙌
Christoph Zürcher
wonderful, that's the heart of the most important message
jellyrcw12
Totally random childhood memory. This song played on a radio show that my mom listened to all the time.
Psalm15LifeGoal
I'm so happy! I love this video! Thanks for posting this! (-:
Monicah Wanjau
2018 still listening
ryken09
thanks for posting this, I have been looking for this song!
rizza mae ong
the best!
John Kelvin Chavez
my favorite.,