Lyrics
Verse 1
Open the well at the hottest part of the day
Traveling far, needing water, she gave Him a drink
She said, "You don’t know, know me" (yeah)
"Nothing’s ever cleaned my hands"
"Need a remedy so I can live again"
"Where do I run? Where do I run to?"
Chorus
Would you open the well?
Open the well
Fill my need that is deep within
’Cause I know if You’re the drink, I won’t thirst again
You opened my heart, gave me life, oh, despite what I’d done
Righteous and pure in Your eyes, I’m a daughter You love
Verse 2
You, You know, know me (yeah)
"You’re the one who cleans my hands"
"Found a remedy to help me live again"
"Now that I run, now that I run to You"
Chorus
Would you open the well?
Open the well
Fill my need that is deep within
’Cause I know if You’re the drink, I won’t thirst again
You opened my heart, gave me life, oh, despite what I’d done
Righteous and pure in Your eyes, I’m a daughter You love
Bridge (x4)
All the pools and streams end up running dry
But I know a pure wellspring brings the dead to life
My feet will never wander from Your streams of living water
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Open the Well” retells the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman through images of thirst, cleansing, recognition, and living water. The opening places the encounter at the well during the heat of the day, then gives the woman language of need and uncertainty. The chorus answers that need with the hope of a life restored despite the past and an identity marked by acceptance rather than shame.
John 4:7-14 provides the song’s central scene and its promise that the water Christ gives becomes a spring leading to eternal life. The lyrics develop that image by contrasting pools and streams that eventually run dry with a wellspring that brings life. John 4:28-29 also fits the movement from being known by Christ to turning toward Him with a changed direction. As the repeated closing line fixes attention on streams of living water, the song portrays faith as continuing dependence on Christ, whose knowledge of a person includes mercy, cleansing, and belonging.
Related Scripture
- John 4:7-14 Jesus offers the Samaritan woman living water that ends spiritual thirst.
- John 4:28-29 After Jesus reveals that He knows her life, the woman goes to tell others about Him.