Dallas-based alternative CCM band Seventh Day Slumber is led by front man J… Read Full Bio ↴Dallas-based alternative CCM band Seventh Day Slumber is led by front man Joseph Rojas, a former cocaine addict who turned to Christ in the wake of a near-fatal overdose. Teaming with guitarist Evan Weatherford, bassist Joshua Schwartz and drummer Adam Witte, he formed Seventh Day Slumber in 1996, and, upon signing to the Afinia label, the group released the album Matthew Twenty-Five three years later.

Back In Time
Seventh Day Slumber Lyrics

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Carry me away back in time to when I met You
Take all this guilt and shame
Bury me, bury me in You

I wanna be dead but still alive
I wanna breathe hope instead of choking
I wanna feel the fire deep inside
Burn through me

Carry me away

How fake could I be?
You see through me, You see right through me
Yeah, yeah yeah
Would you sing to me?
Take me back to when I met You

I wanna be dead but still alive
I wanna breathe hope instead of choking
I wanna feel the fire deep inside
Burn through me
Carry me away

I hear you calling me
I feel so far from home
You can see through my past
You've never let me go

I wanna be dead but still alive
I wanna breathe hope instead of choking
I wanna feel the fire deep inside
Burn through me
Carry me away

Burn through me
Carry me away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Seventh Day Slumber's "Back In Time" revolves around the idea of the desire to go back in time to when the singer first met You, presumably referring to God. The singer is asking to be carried away from the guilt and shame he feels and to be buried in God's love. He desires to be dead but still alive, to breathe hope instead of choking and to feel the fire deep inside. In summary, the song is a prayer for the singer to feel the love and presence of God once again in his life.

The line "how fake could I be?" suggests that the singer feels like he is living a facade, and God sees through his deception. He then asks God to sing to him and take him back to when he first met Him. He hears God calling him, though he feels far from home, and acknowledges that God has always been there for him, even through his past.

Overall, the lyrics of "Back In Time" are a heartfelt plea for God's love and forgiveness, summed up in the final lines of the song - "I wanna be dead but still alive, I wanna breathe hope instead of choking, I wanna feel the fire deep inside, burn through me, carry me away."

Line by Line Meaning

Carry me away back in time to when I met You
Transport me to the moment when I first encountered You

Take all this guilt and shame
Assume responsibility for my wrongdoing and guilt

Bury me, bury me in You
Immerse me completely in You

I wanna be dead but still alive
I long for a transformation that will make me feel alive

I wanna breathe hope instead of choking
I wish to be hopeful instead of overwhelmed

I wanna feel the fire deep inside
I desire to experience a deeply powerful emotional response

Burn through me
Incinerate everything fake and unworthy in me

Carry me away
Remove me from my present situation and circumstances

How fake could I be?
How deceptive and unreal have I been?

You see through me, You see right through me
You perceive my true nature and identity

Would you sing to me?
Can You serenade me with Your comforting words?