[Verse 1]
I've been way up, way down
I've been king of the world, laid out
I know what it feels like feels like
Living my life in high and low spaces
All I really know is I don't really know
All I really know is I don't really know
[Chorus]
You see it all like it's in slow motion
I see a drop and think I've seen the ocean
You hold the world but I can't hold my own emotions
Maybe I should trust You
You hold it all
[Verse 2]
My hopes up, guard down
Been through enough, to know now
Hindsight in the real life feels like
Sometimes flying and sometimes falling
All I really know is you're my only hope
All I really know is you're my only hope
[Chorus]
You see it all like it's in slow motion
I see a drop and think I've seen the ocean
You hold the world but I can't hold my own emotions
Maybe I should trust You
You hold it all
[Bridge]
We all have our own perspectives
It's a curse and it's a blessing
We all have our own perspectives
We have ours and You have heaven's
[Chorus]
You see it all like it's in slow motion
I see a drop and think I've seen the ocean
You hold the world but I can't hold my own emotions
Maybe I should trust You
You see it all like it's in slow motion
I see a drop and think I've seen the ocean
You hold the world but I can't hold my own emotions
Maybe I should trust You
You hold it all
Perspectives
Song Meaning
David Dunn names extremes rather than a single mood in "Perspectives" — "I've been way up, way down, I've been king of the world, laid out" — and "all I really know is I don't really know" repeats twice, letting uncertainty itself be the only stable conclusion the first verse reaches.
"You see it all like it's in slow motion, I see a drop and think I've seen the ocean" contrasts scale directly, admitting a limited vantage point rather than claiming false clarity. "You hold the world but I can't hold my own emotions" pairs two very different kinds of holding, and "maybe I should trust You" states the conclusion as a tentative suggestion rather than a resolved decision.
The second verse repeats the same structure with the ending changed — "all I really know is you're my only hope" replaces the earlier uncertainty with a claim, even while the surrounding confusion stays the same. "We all have our own perspectives, it's a curse and it's a blessing... we have ours and You have heaven's" names the actual gap the whole song has been circling, and the repeated chorus, sung one final time without its closing line, ends the song mid-thought rather than fully resolved.