Lyrics
Verse 1
Come back and haunt me
Follow me home
Give me a motive
Swallow me whole
They say I've lost it
What could I know
When I'm but a mockery
I'm so alone
Chorus
Sooner or later you'll find out
There's a hole in the wall, yeah
Sooner or later you'll find out
There's a hole in the wall
Verse 2
Today is ours
Condemned to be free, oh
Free to keep breathing
Free to believe
I look to find you
Down on my knees
Oh God, I believe
Please help me believe
Chorus
Sooner or later they'll find out
There's a hole in the wall, yeah
Sooner or later you'll find out
That you'll dream to be that small, yeah
Bridge
I'm a believer, help me believe
I'm a believer, help me believe
I gave it all away and I lost who I am
I threw it all away
With everything to gain
And I'm taking the leap
With dreams of shrinking
Yeah, dreams of shrinking
Yeah, dreams of shrinking
Yeah, dreams of shrinking
Yeah
Verse 3
Come back and haunt me
Follow me home
Give me a motive
Swallow me whole
Outro
Sooner or later
Sooner or later, yeah
Sooner or later (you'll find out)
Sooner or later (give me a motive, swallow me whole), yeah
Sooner or later
Sooner or later
Give me a motive
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Sooner or Later (Soren's Song) is a restless, anxious song that moves from isolation toward a plain request for faith. The opening lines, "Come back and haunt me, follow me home," describe a haunting presence, and the narrator admits to feeling like "a mockery" who is "so alone."
The turning point comes in the middle, where the narrator is on bended knees: "Oh God, I believe, please help me believe." The repeated line "I'm a believer, help me believe" holds trust and doubt in the same breath, which gives the song its honest tone.
The closing section speaks of giving everything away and losing identity, then "taking the leap." This can be compared with the father in Mark 9, who says he believes and asks for help with his unbelief. The lyrics leave the outcome open, so the song reads as a prayer made in the middle of uncertainty.
Related Scripture
- Mark 9:24 A father cries out that he believes and asks for help with his unbelief.
- Psalm 130:1-2 The psalmist cries to the Lord out of the depths and asks to be heard.