I lay in the fields
Watching you arise t… Read Full Bio ↴Out in the fields of grace
I lay in the fields
Watching you arise the dead in me
Everyone’s looking for something.
Across the ground, scattered with the bones of past psalms and revolutions and the old, worn faith your father lent you.
Everyone is singing a song. And it’s always about the same thing. Love lost, love found, that great open space between heaven and earth.
Forget the proselytism, forget the harsh edges of the letter of the law. There’s someone up there, and He is like water and fire, deep with grace and mystery.
These are not songs of a preacher. They’re not ballads to lilting love. These are just alms to that old, worn faith. Skin for the skeleton. The sound of someone looking for a resurrection. From the opening throes of ‘Hallelujah’ to the closing refrain of ‘Resurrection Song’, Water and Fire is the sound of someone who travels with dust on his feet, connected to the earth, but eyeing heaven.
Everyone’s looking for something. Sometimes it is home. Sometimes it’s that long lost love. Sometimes it’s God.
Most times it is all of these.
This is my resurrection song,
Written in the only ink I own.
Deliverance
Strahan Lyrics
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Oh would you flood me too?
Saltwater in my blood has made me taste sweet to the world
Oh and you taste sweet too
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
I lay in the sand with sweet forgiveness in my hand
Oh as a gift from you
Your water floods my brain this grey cranium wont be the same
No where I've been won't do
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
And I won't go
Until I know
That you have sown
All you have in me
In "Deliverance" by Strahan, the lyrics describe a deep relationship between the singer and their lover, who is depicted as an overwhelming force that floods and consumes them. The singer compares their lover's love to a flood, which they drink deeply from when the tide is up. The singer longs to be flooded as well, and not just physically but emotionally and spiritually. In a sense, they desire to be consumed by their lover and become one with them.
The songwriter continues to describe the transformative effect their relationship with this lover has had on their life. They have been given forgiveness and redemption, and now see themselves as a "child of God." The singer is now grounded in reality and yet their heart is in heaven. They are free from the constraints of their old life and their old self, like bread made without leaven.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses a profound gratitude towards their lover for their deliverance. They will not leave until they are certain that their lover has sown all that they have into them.
Line by Line Meaning
Your love is a flood and I drink deep when the tide is up
I am overwhelmed by your love and eagerly embrace it when it is evident
Oh would you flood me too?
I want to be fully immersed in your love
Saltwater in my blood has made me taste sweet to the world
I have been changed by your love and it radiates out of me, causing me to be attractive to others
Oh and you taste sweet too
Your love is also attractive and desirable to me
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
This experience of your love is saving me, and I am surrendering to it completely
Oh you have made me a child of God
Through your love, I have been adopted into God's family
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am grounded in this world, yet my heart and mind are focused on the spiritual realm
I am bread made without the leaven
I am pure and free from anything that would tarnish me
I lay in the sand with sweet forgiveness in my hand
I rest in the knowledge of your forgiveness, which is a gift to me
Oh as a gift from you
The forgiveness I have received is a result of your love and grace
Your water floods my brain this grey cranium won't be the same
Your love and forgiveness are transforming me, renewing my mind and changing me from the inside out
No where I've been won't do
I have no desire to return to my former ways, because your love and forgiveness are so much better
And I won't go
I am committed to staying in this place of love and forgiveness
Until I know
I will remain until I am certain
That you have sown
That you have fully invested yourself in me
All you have in me
And that I have received everything you have to give me
Contributed by Eli N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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lyrics
Your love is a flood and I drink deep when the tide is up
Oh would you flood me too?
Saltwater in my blood has made me taste sweet to the world
Oh and you taste sweet too
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
I lay in the sand with sweet forgiveness in my hand
Oh as a gift from you
Your water floods my brain this grey cranium wont be the same
No where I’ve been won’t do
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
And I won’t go
Until I know
That you have sown
All you have in me
@vanessacampisi130285
Your love is a flood and I drink deep when the tide is up
Oh would you flood me too?
Saltwater in my blood has made me taste sweet to the world
Oh and you taste sweet too
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
I lay in the sand with sweet forgiveness in my hand
Oh as a gift from you
Your water floods my brain this grey cranium wont be the same
No where I’ve been won’t do
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
And I won’t go
Until I know
That you have sown
All you have in me
@vanessacampisi130285
Your love is a flood and I drink deep when the tide is up
Oh would you flood me too?
Saltwater in my blood has made me taste sweet to the world
Oh and you taste sweet too
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
I lay in the sand with sweet forgiveness in my hand
Oh as a gift from you
Your water floods my brain this grey cranium wont be the same
No where I’ve been won’t do
This is my deliverance hands held high as you deliver it
Oh you have made me a child of God
My feet on the ground and my heart in heaven
I am bread made without the leaven
Oh you have made me a child of God
And I won’t go
Until I know
That you have sown
All you have in me
@cynthialinden6056
2024 the Lord lead me here, you are a child of God!
@taylorast893
This song makes my heart happy. You know it's good when it makes you tap your foot, but also glorifies God. Praising Him for your talents, Strahan.
@nathanrenfro7348
It is so refreshing to hear a natural and minimalist musician/vocalist without all the effects and bass record studios put out nowadays!! Strahan, I am sold on your unique style. I can tell he is singing to God from the depths of his soul and we simply get to listen. This is rare in the music industry.
@abi1569
🙌🙌🙌
@michaelzachar7166
God sucks man
@moiracampbell194
it's been a long time since a gospel song has touched my heart such as this has ❤
@nickpavlou5023
This song is so beautiful. And full of the heart of God for us all!
@roberttroystrickland3131
Beautiful harmony and piano.
@andytof47
I cry tears of joy and worship when I hear this... Top song bro
@Strahanmusic
Hey Ludwig. Glad you're enjoying it! If you'd like to hear more you can search me on Soundcloud and stream the whole album or purchase it from iTunes by searching 'Strahan'. I'll be uploading the rest of the album to my YouTube channel shortly so you can hear some more there too. Much love, Strahan.