Lyrics
Verse 1
This is when no word fits
This is the broken heart in my chest
This is the wave building
This is the crashing on the shore again
Verse 2
This is where time slows down
This is when the world not slowing down feels wrong
This is a grieving town
Waiting for someone to make sense of it all, but
Chorus
You, Son of Man
Love incarnate
You don't see from far away
You come sit with me
And grieve with me
And I see tears on Your face
Verse 3
This is the aftermath
This is the freefall, how far down does it go?
This is the ripple effect
This is what they mean, dark night of the soul, but
Chorus
You, Son of Man
Love incarnate
You don't see from far away
You come sit with me
And grieve with me
And I see tears on Your face
Bridge
I've gotta reconcile
You don't fast-forward me through this
And I've gotta reconcile
That You are … when I'm like this
And I've gotta reconcile
You didn't change the diagnosis
And I've gotta reconcile
You've reconciled all in Your flesh
Chorus
You, Son of Man
Love incarnate
You don't see from far away
You come sit with me
And grieve with me
And I see tears on Your face
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Meaning & Inspiration
This song sits with grief rather than hurrying past it. The verses list moments when "no word fits," picturing a broken heart, a crashing wave and a grieving town waiting for someone to make sense of it all. The language is plain and unresolved, and it names the dark night of the soul without offering a quick fix.
The chorus turns to Christ as "Son of Man" and "Love incarnate," describing a God who does not watch from "far away" but sits with the sufferer and grieves alongside, with tears on His face. The bridge admits the tension: the singer must reconcile that God does not "fast-forward" pain and "didn't change the diagnosis," yet has reconciled all things in His flesh.
Two Scripture passages sit close to this picture. John 11:35 records that Jesus wept, and Colossians 1:19-20 speaks of reconciling all things through Christ, which the bridge appears to echo.
Related Scripture
- John 11:35 Jesus weeps at the grave of Lazarus, sharing in grief.
- Colossians 1:19-20 Paul writes that God reconciled all things to Himself through Christ.