Lyrics
You turned away when I looked you in the eye
And hesitated when I asked if you were alright
Seems like you're fighting for your life
But why, oh, why?
Wide awake in the middle of your nightmare
You saw it comin' but it hit you outta nowhere
And there's always scars
When you fall that far
We lose our way, we get back up again
It's never too late to get back up again
And one day you gonna shine again
You may be knocked down but not out forever
Lose our way, we get back up again
So get up, get up, you gonna shine again
It's never too late to get back up again
You may be knocked down but not out forever
(May be knocked down but not out forever)
You rolled out at the dawning of the day
Heart racin' as you make your little get-away
It feels like you've been runnin' all your life
But why, oh, why?
So you pulled away from the love that would've been there
And start believin' that your situation's unfair
But there's always scars
When you fall that far
We lose our way, we get back up again
It's never too late to get back up again
And one day you gonna shine again
You may be knocked down but not out forever
Lose our way, we get back up again
So get up, get up, you gonna shine again
It's never too late to get back up again
You may be knocked down but not out forever
(May be knocked down but not out forever)
This is love callin', love callin'
Out to the broken
This is love callin'
This is love callin', love callin'
Out to the broken
This is love callin'
This is love callin', love callin'
I am so broken
This is love callin', love callin'
We lose our way, we get back up again
It's never too late
You may be knocked down but not out forever
We lose our way, we get back up again
So get up, get up, you gonna shine again
It's never too late to get back up again
You may be knocked down but not out forever
This is love callin', love callin'
(Lose our way, we get back up again)
Out to the broken
This is love callin'
(It's never too late)
(You may be knocked down but not out forever)
This is love callin' love callin'
(Lose our way, we get back up again)
Out to the broken
This is love callin'
(It's never too late)
(You may be knocked down but not out forever)
This is love callin', love callin'
Out to the broken
This is love callin'
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Get Back Up” addresses failure, pain, and the possibility of restoration. The opening scenes portray someone hiding distress and struggling through a nightmare, while the chorus answers that despair with a call to rise again. Scars are acknowledged rather than minimized, and being knocked down is distinguished from being permanently defeated. That contrast gives the song a Christian message of resilient hope without pretending that recovery is effortless.
The recurring phrase “love callin’ out to the broken” shifts the focus from personal determination to grace reaching people in their weakness. Its language can be read alongside biblical passages in which the righteous fall yet rise, and afflicted believers remain uncrushed. Even the admission “I am so broken” belongs within that invitation rather than outside it. The song therefore frames renewed courage as a response to love that continues to seek those who have lost their way.
Related Scripture
- Proverbs 24:16 The proverb says the righteous may fall repeatedly yet rise again.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Paul describes believers as struck down but not destroyed, closely matching the chorus.
- Psalm 147:3 The call of love to the broken reflects God healing the brokenhearted.