Card received Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Religious Studies from Western Kentucky University. His studies in physics and astronomy allowed him to support himself while a student by working for six years at a planetarium. As of 2005, he is working on a Ph.D. in Classical Literature.
Recapture Me
Michael Card Lyrics
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Recapture me, recapture me
I flee to where I cannot go
Recapture me
The bridge between my heart and mind
Recapture me, recapture me
You come across myself to find
You come and knock on imaginations door
You come to show to
To know You is what eyes and ears are for
With ears that hear but not receive
Recapture me, recapture me
With eyes that see but can't perceive
Recapture me
Your paradox and poetry
Recapture me, recapture me
You speak one sacred certainty
Recapture me
You come and knock on imaginations door
You come to show to, to know You is
What eyes and ears are for
(what eyes and ears are for)
(What eyes and ears are for)
To know You is what eyes and ears are for
(What eyes and ears are for
What eyes and ears are for)
Through prophets madness make me wise
Recapture me, recapture me
Through foolish faith open my eyes
Recapture me
With sacred words, with silent words
Recapture me, recapture me
You're the living Word that must be heard
Recapture me
Recapture me
Recapture, recapture me
In Michael Card's song "Recapture Me," the singer expresses a desire to be found by God. The singer is running away from something unknown and asks for God to recapture them. They say that God is the bridge between their heart and mind and that through imagining God, they can know Him better. The paradox and poetry of God's words are important to the singer as a way to know Him.
The song talks about the importance of ears that hear and eyes that perceive as they are tools to know God better. The singer asks God to make them wise through prophetic madness and to open their eyes through foolish faith. The song ends on a note of surrender, with the singer asking God to recapture them.
Line by Line Meaning
Fleeing what I do not know
I am running away from something that I cannot comprehend.
Recapture me, recapture me
Please reclaim my spirit, my mind, my soul.
I flee to where I cannot go
I leave to a place that is forbidden to mortals to enter.
The bridge between my heart and mind
The connection between my emotions and intellect.
You come across myself to find
You discover my innermost self and bring me back.
You come and knock on imaginations door
You visit me and stimulate my creativity.
You come to show to
You show me new perspectives.
To know You is what eyes and ears are for
Our senses are tools for experiencing and understanding you.
With ears that hear but not receive
My ears are failing to comprehend what you are saying.
With eyes that see but can't perceive
My eyes are seeing things, but my mind is not processing them.
Your paradox and poetry
Your words, which are both contradictory and beautiful.
You speak one sacred certainty
Your voice conveys one immutable truth.
Through prophets madness make me wise
Use prophets' crazy ramblings to enlighten me.
Through foolish faith open my eyes
Use my naive faith to reveal to me the truth.
With sacred words, with silent words
You speak both loudly and softly.
You're the living Word that must be heard
You are the one phrase that must be spoken.
Recapture me
Please capture my heart, my spirit, my soul.
Recapture, recapture me
Please take me back completely.
Contributed by Molly P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.