Lyrics
Verse 1
There’s nothing new under the Sun
Questions we have
Have been said and done
Fully God and Man
He felt it all, all, all
High as King but still
He’s low enough
To meet us where we are
He Understands
He was alone, left by his Friends
Foxes have Holes,
He had no where to go
No Place to lay his head
So if anyone knows
He Understands
Have a Friend, He Understands
He Understands
Verse 2
I’ve found a Friend
In all I’m reaching
Who’s not out of touch with Reality
He was a Man, Treated bad like me
So I won’t feel Guilty
He gives me space to be
What he made me
He Understands
He was alone, left by his Friends
Foxes have Holes,
He had no where to go
No Place to lay his head
So if anyone knows
He Understands
Bridge
Of how you feel Inside
He Understands
The tears you cry at night
He Understands
I know you want to Hide
He Understands
I know you want to Run away
He Understands
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
He Understands
I’m so Glad he understands
He Understands
He’s my Friend and He Understands
He Understands
I don’t have to worry
I don’t have to fret
He Understands
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I have a Friend and he Understands
He Understands
Even if no one else Understands
He Understands
He Understands
He was alone, left by his Friends
Foxes have Holes,
He had no where to go
No Place to lay his head
So if anyone knows
He Understands
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Meaning & Inspiration
He Understands presents Christ as both fully divine and genuinely acquainted with human weakness. Its verses point to loneliness, rejection, homelessness, tears, and the desire to hide or flee. Against those experiences, the repeated refrain offers a steady confession: Christ is not distant from pain. His earthly suffering makes him a compassionate friend who can meet a person within distress rather than observe it from afar.
The song’s central thought closely reflects Hebrews 4:15, which describes a high priest able to sympathize with human weakness. Its image of foxes having holes while Christ had nowhere to lay his head draws directly from Jesus’ words in Matthew 8:20. These biblical echoes support the song’s assurance without suggesting that every struggle is instantly removed. Instead, comfort rests in Christ’s knowledge of suffering and his nearness to those carrying it. The repeated phrase becomes an affirmation of empathy, companionship, and freedom from shame in the presence of a Savior who understands.
Related Scripture
- Hebrews 4:15 The verse describes Christ as able to sympathize with human weakness.
- Matthew 8:20 Jesus says that the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.