Out in the fields of grace
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.

Hello Heaven
Strahan Lyrics

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Hello, hello heaven
I hear you whisper to come near
but with all this vain ambition
well it clouds the mind and dulls the ears

All this revelation falls like oil down Aarons beard
and in this age of information
you're the only one that I find real

You're the only one that I find real

Hello, hello heaven,
I know you're calling me to come,
But with all these visitations
I am getting more lost in your love

All this revelation falls like oil down Aarons beard
and in this age of information
you're the only one that I find real
You're the only one that I find real

Hold me I can't take it anymore
I am sinking oh I am sinking
The current of your love leads me to the shore
Now I'm believing, now I'm believing
That you love to call me son

Hello

Here I come
I'm falling into your arms

Overall Meaning

In Strahan's song "Hello Heaven," the singer recognizes the call of God and the whisper to come closer to Him. The singer acknowledges that vanity and ambition cloud the mind and dull the ears to His voice. However, in the midst of all the information and noise in the world, the singer recognizes that God is the only real thing amidst it all.

The reference to "oil down Aaron's beard" is a biblical allusion to a passage in the book of Psalms. Aaron was the first high priest and was anointed with oil. The reference to oil falling down his beard is a metaphor for the anointing of God falling down upon the singer in the form of revelation. The singer recognizes that in the midst of confusion and noise, the voice and love of God lead the way.

The song displays a longing for God and a vulnerability to His love. The singer desires to be held by Him and cannot take the weight of the world on their own. The current of God's love leads the singer to safety and a belief in His love for them as His child.

Overall, the song is a powerful acknowledgment of the call of God amidst the chaos of the world and a recognition that His love is the only thing that is real and true.

Line by Line Meaning

Hello, hello heaven
Addressing Heaven with a greeting

I hear you whisper to come near
Feeling a calling from Heaven

but with all this vain ambition
Acknowledging that human desires may hinder spiritual connection

well it clouds the mind and dulls the ears
Acknowledging that human desires may prevent hearing the calling of Heaven

All this revelation falls like oil down Aarons beard
Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of divine messages and wisdom

and in this age of information
In a time when there is an abundance of knowledge and access to information

you're the only one that I find real
Heaven is the only true, authentic source of guidance

I know you're calling me to come
Confident in the calling from Heaven

But with all these visitations
Feeling inundated with spiritual experiences

I am getting more lost in your love
Falling deeper in love with Heaven

Hold me I can't take it anymore
Asking for support and comfort from Heaven