What does Be My Escape mean?

Relient K: Be My Escape Meaning

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Be My Escape Lyrics

I’ve given up on giving up slowly,
I’m blending in so You won’t even know me
apart from this whole world that shares my fate
This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption
cause I know to live you must give your life...

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    #1 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Feb 13th 2007 !⃝

    This song's message is actually pretty basic. It's the christian struggle that we live in... falling into sin, being ashamed, pushing god away, repeat. We as Christian's know the way to redemption but sometimes its hard just letting go. We need an escape.

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    #2 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Jun 25th 2007 !⃝

    I think that some of the other interpretations are pretty correct in saying that this is a religious song. I would just like to elaborate on one line:

    "The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair."

    At first, I didn't understand the line, until one day in religion class, I was dozing off until my teacher mentioned "grace". As she explained it, I began to understand...

    Grace is the gift that God gives us--the unconditional love, that he will have for us no matter what.

    Saying that grace is unfair is pretty true. Whether you're a bad sinner or you rarely do things wrong, God will love you the same. And that's the beauty of it. =D

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    #3 top rated interpretation:
    anonymous
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    Oct 29th 2006 !⃝

    Well, since Relient K is a contemporary christian band, my interpretation is that he's turning to god. Even if you tried (for me at least) I don't think you could find a non-religious feel to this song...

    That's why all the yous are capitalized...They're talking about him as in god

  4. anonymous
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    Dec 23rd 2019 !⃝

    Uhh wow! My dad listened to this song and as time went on. About 10 years this song passed down to all my brothers and I. We listen to it a lot. We love the band. But as I listened to the words. “ the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair” has made me realize and become more of a Christian. We don’t deserve anything that is given to us and the fact that he gave it to us makes it not fair. That’s grace from God!

  5. anonymous
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    Dec 14th 2016 !⃝

    I think that this song is about a boy that has fallen so hard into sin that he can hardly tell that it is wrong. Then, he becomes a Christian and learns that all of this is wrong. He tries to redeem himself. "I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake" is talking about how he sinned so much even when he didn't know that sin was wrong. After all this time of hiding his doubts and insecurities about himself he just let it out to Jesus and prayed and asked for forgiveness, and gets it, that he doesn't believe he deserves.

  6. anonymous
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    Jun 8th 2014 !⃝

    I love this song, many of you say it's about god, so it is. Correct. I also want to know what is the video about because you see a girl picture and I can't tell if their relationship ended or she played him for a fool.

  7. anonymous
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    Aug 20th 2011 !⃝

    I think the song means we're trying to escape from sin.

  8. anonymous
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    May 23rd 2011 !⃝

    This song is basically about God being his savior. He's been living life his own way but now he's ready to be " shown how" Life sucks now, he's dug himself into a hole, mistakes, bad decisions, regrets etc. God is his only choice so now he's begging.
    The funny thing is Im Hindu and I didn't think 'Christian and gospel' music was my type. But I started listening to Relient K, some Owl City etc. Then I realized the You's were capitalized. But this music is very inspirational and upbeat. It is NOT about some girl

  9. anonymous
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    Feb 10th 2010 !⃝

    well i think that the song means that he is trying to get away from something. and also that he was trying to push god away from his life but he nows regrets it... he needs it so bad in his life.... that is just me.

  10. anonymous
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    Jul 4th 2009 !⃝

    I did an analysis for this song for a school project and I kind of saw it as a person who messed up their life because and, although someone was offering help all throughout his/her life, that person didn't take it and now he/she's really regretting it.

  11. anonymous
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    Jan 8th 2009 !⃝

    for some reason, during religion class, we were talking about abram ( eventually Abraham...but whatever...) and it reminds me of this song...so I looked at the lyrics...and it kinda makes sense...in a way...so I think this song is talking about abram and his trip to canaan...

  12. anonymous
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    Dec 11th 2008 !⃝

    At first i thought that this song was about a girl that he liked or someone but then i saw "He’s told me the way and I’m trying to get there" and that kinda led me to believe that hes talking about god or jesus or someone like that because i think its like he has doubted his self and the decisions that he has made so now he is turning to god or jesus or who ever to help guide him out of the dark so that he can finally see the light. So i guess the genre of christian rock that they are in kinda fits more now... its still a cool song even if you want to interpret it however you want songs are like poetry they are often left for the audience to decipher the meaning and there really is not right or wrong answer

  13. thatguyuhate
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    Oct 16th 2008 !⃝

    Everyone is saying he is turning to God, but at the beginning of the song the lyrics say "I'm blendin in so you won't even know me" and God is everywhere and all knowing so???

  14. anonymous
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    Sep 16th 2008 !⃝

    The lead singer was definitely not a drug addict

  15. anonymous
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    Jul 8th 2008 !⃝

    When I first heard this song, I thought it symbolized my life perfectly: Trying to escape everything but not being able to. I didn't know Relient K was a Christian band until I looked up the lyrics and noticed that every single "you" is capitalized. They are talking about the Christian god, but I still like the song.

  16. anonymous
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    Mar 28th 2008 !⃝

    "I can't ask you to give what you already gave" is the only part of the song that I would think has a non-religious meaning. perhaps this song is reffering to not just a struggle with god, but both a relationship with a girl as well as god.

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  17. anonymous
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    Feb 7th 2008 !⃝

    This song is about a person's instincts too try to solve their problems on their own. The last few lines sum it up well.

    "I fought You for so long
    I should have let You in
    Oh how we regret those things we do
    And all I was trying to do was save my own skin
    But so were You

    So were You"

    Those lines are some of the most meaningful lines, I believe, written by many present day christian bands.

  18. anonymous
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    Mar 20th 2007 !⃝

    I personally think this song is about conquering a drug addiction. I herd somewhere that the lead singer was a former druggie as was I and this song really makes sense to me in that way. He might be asking the lord or a girl to "be his escape"

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