Flood
Jars of Clay Lyrics
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It hasn't stopped
Raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become
One with the mud
But if I can't swim after 40 days
By the crashing waves
Lift me up so high
That I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up when I'm falling
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up I need you to hold me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Down pour on my soul
Splashing in the ocean
I'm losing control
Dark sky all around
Can't feel my feet
Touching the ground
But if I can't swim after 40 days
And my mind is crushed
By the crashing waves
Lift me up so high
That I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up when I'm falling
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up I need you to hold me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Calm the storms that drench my eyes
And dry the streams still flowing
Casting down all waves of sin
And guilt that overthrow me
But if I can't swim after 40 days
And my mind is crushed
By the crashing waves
Lift me up so high
That I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up when I'm falling
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up I need you to hold me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Lift me up, when I'm falling
Lift me up, I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up, I need you to hold me
Lift me up, and keep me from drowning again
The song "Flood" by Jars of Clay is a powerful metaphor for both spiritual and emotional struggles. The lyrics describe a person who feels trapped and overwhelmed by the difficulties in their life, particularly by persistent rain and flooding. The singer becomes one with the mud and loses control, unable to feel grounded. The storm is both external and internal, threatening to crush their mind and destroy them completely.
Line by Line Meaning
Rain rain on my face
I am faced with constant struggles every day
It hasn't stopped
These struggles are ongoing and never seem to cease
Raining for days
These struggles have been with me for a long time
My world is a flood
My life seems to be full of problems and obstacles
Slowly I become
I am being overtaken by these problems and becoming one with them
One with the mud
I feel trapped and unable to escape my current situation
But if I can't swim after 40 days
If I cannot find a solution to my problems within a reasonable time frame
And my mind is crushed
I feel overwhelmed and incapable of thinking clearly
By the crashing waves
I am being battered by the challenges I face
Lift me up so high
I need help to rise above my problems
That I cannot fall
I need to be lifted to a place of safety where I can find stability
Lift me up
Help me overcome my problems
Lift me up when I'm falling
Help me when I am at my lowest point
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
I feel helpless and unable to cope with my struggles
Lift me up I need you to hold me
I need support and help from those around me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Help me overcome my problems so I don't fall back into my old ways
Down pour on my soul
My emotions feel overwhelmed and heavy
Splashing in the ocean
I feel lost in the vastness of my problems
I'm losing control
My problems are consuming me and I feel helpless to stop them
Dark sky all around
I feel surrounded by negativity and darkness
Can't feel my feet
I am so consumed by my problems that I feel disconnected from reality
Touching the ground
I have lost my sense of stability and footing
Calm the storms that drench my eyes
Help ease the emotional pain I feel
And dry the streams still flowing
Help me move past my problems and stop dwelling on them
Casting down all waves of sin
Help me overcome my personal flaws and negative behaviors
And guilt that overthrow me
Help me overcome the feelings of shame and guilt that hold me back
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Daniel Mason
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
The Harsh Truth OUT THERE
Become an humble soul:
Isaiah 57:15chapter context similar meaning copy save
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Psalms 10:12chapter context similar meaning copy save
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
1 Peter 5:6chapter context similar meaning copy save
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
James 4:10chapter context similar meaning copy save
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Job 22:29chapter context similar meaning copy save
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Psalms 9:12chapter context similar meaning copy save
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Proverbs 29:23chapter context similar meaning copy save
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Matthew 18:4chapter context similar meaning copy save
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Psalms 34:2chapter context similar meaning copy save
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Psalms 69:32chapter context similar meaning copy save
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
Proverbs 16:19chapter context similar meaning copy save
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Psalms 10:17chapter context similar meaning copy save
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
1 Peter 5:5chapter context similar meaning copy save
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Jeremiah 13:18chapter context similar meaning copy save
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Proverbs 6:3chapter context similar meaning copy save
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
James 4:6chapter context similar meaning copy save
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Judges 19:24chapter context similar meaning copy save
Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Exodus 10:3chapter context similar meaning copy save
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Deuteronomy 8:16chapter context similar meaning copy save
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
Matthew 23:12chapter context similar meaning copy save
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
2 Corinthians 12:21chapter context similar meaning copy save
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
Deuteronomy 8:2chapter context similar meaning copy save
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
2 Chronicles 7:14chapter context similar meaning copy save
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 34:27chapter context similar meaning copy save
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
How else will you ever notice and face the truth if not through being HUMBLE?
Let me help to see and to seek out little more truth:
New years eve – we celebtare it in the wrong day. We send a year away, while it`s still contunes.
We live in a world where new year starts with 1st January – right?
WRONG. New year have always started with 1st March.
4 seasons all 3 months long.
March,
April,
May = Spring,
June,
July,
August = Summer,
September,
October,
November = Fall,
December,
January,
February = Winter.
Tracey Purcell
Rain rain on my face
It hasn't stopped
Raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become
One with the mud
But if I can't swim after 40 days
And my mind is crushed
By the crashing waves
Lift me up so high
That I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up when I'm falling
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up I need you to hold me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Down pour on my soul
Splashing in the ocean
I'm losing control
Dark sky all around
Can't feel my feet
Touching the ground
But if I can't swim after 40 days
And my mind is crushed
By the crashing waves
Lift me up so high
That I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up when I'm falling
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up I need you to hold me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Calm the storms that drench my eyes
And dry the streams still flowing
Casting down all waves of sin
And guilt that overthrow me
But if I can't swim after 40 days
And my mind is crushed
By the crashing waves
Lift me up so high
That I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up when I'm falling
Lift me up I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up I need you to hold me
Lift me up and keep me from drowning again
Lift me up, when I'm falling
Lift me up, I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up, I need you to hold me
Lift me up, and keep me from drowning again
Rob Moore
Leaned on this song as I struggled with addiction. Back to listen, with bittersweet memories of those early days, as I celebrate 6 years clean
Micro M4
That's awesome. Congratulations, Rob!
john ashton
Keep it up. Pray for strength!!
Marie Katherine
God bless you and give you strength. 🙏🏽✝️❤️
Chris Smith
Awesome Rob 7 years myself
D. E.
Go Rob GO!
Dunn Different
26 years later and the song still brings emotion out in me.
JP
Yep
Adam Youdell
Amazing song.
L-Train 0ne
Right, feel 19 again. Whew