I think I can relate to the lyrics of this song. This is my personal interpretation of its lyrics. Listen to this song via ‘imeem’ located under the globe map on the right.

LYRICS OF “Dare You To Move” by Switchfoot:

Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone’s here
Everyone’s here
Everybody’s watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
What happens next?

(I am a human being who came into existence in this planet called earth. This is reality. This is the world. Everyone is anticipating something from me. Everyone is waiting for me to make my next move. The pressure is on me to perform. After the big blunders that I have made, everyone is wondering whether I am going to make it. They ask,”What is he going to do?” with the hope that I will not stand up again. I am stressed and confused. What is going to happen to me?)

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

(Yet, God ‘dares me to move.’ He challenges me to return from failure. He encourages me to forget the past and focus on the future. He wants to see that I live my life without regrets for the things which cannot be changed. The present and past can be very painful and excruciating, but I must live as if it never happened. I have to get up and face reality. No more hiding, no more avoiding.)

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be

(The world is a fallen world. Failure is inevitable. Trials and tribulations are sure to come. Times are gonna be tough. People will laugh. People will annoy me and give me trouble. When I try to move forward, everyone wants to hold me back from achieving my dreams. They want me to conform to the image of the world. I am also facing an inner battle. Should I stay here in my comfort zone or step out in faith to become who I can really be? Can I really achieve that which my heart has desired? Can I?)

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

(Perhaps the fall has given me a reference point to spur me on in the future. The recovery from my great fall gives me great meaning to ponder upon. Perhaps I can be more humble at my lowest point, hence becoming more forgivable and more forgiving. I cannot run away from myself, my inner feelings. The truth is, I cannot run away at all. It begins with me. I want to choose the best path. My salvation in Jesus Christ begins with me. It is the one and only way.)

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

I love this song.