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Bread and Wine
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Nov 4, 2026 updated
Love & War & The Sea In Between album
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Song Meaning
A confession of loneliness sets the mood: "I was wrong, everybody needs someone, to hold on." The narrator admits it "took a while to understand," then offers an invitation instead of a lecture. The table is the setting, with "a little time" and "some bread and wine" as the price of entry, and the plea to "weave your heart into mine."
Much of the writing borrows from Scripture's teaching on friendship. "Faithful are the wounds of friends" comes almost straight from Proverbs, and the bridge's "a threefold cord is hard to break" and "two can help to bear the load" draw on Ecclesiastes. Those lines make the case that doubt and sorrow are lighter when shared. The second verse adds a gentler note, as "lonely souls hang around" and walls fall where there is "a peaceful sound."
Bread and wine also carry a communion echo, and the early church's habit of breaking bread together in Acts fits the picture. The ending promises that joy will be "the crown upon our heads," a reward for staying close to a friend.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
I was wrong, everybody needs someone, to hold on
Take my hand, I've been a lonesome man, took a while to understand
There's some things we can't live without,
A man's so prone to doubt,
Faithful are the wounds of friends.
So give it just a little time,
Share some bread and wine
Weave your heart into mine,
My friend
Walls fall down, where there's a peaceful sound, lonely souls hang around
Don't be shy, there's nothing left to hide, come on let's talk a while
Of the places we left behind,
No longer yours and mine
But we could build a good thing here too
So give it just a little time,
Share some bread and wine
Weave your heart into mine
And if I fall, I fall alone, but two can help to bear the load
A threefold cord is hard to break
And all I have I give to you if you will share your sorrows too,
Then joy will be the crown upon our heads
My friend