[Verse 1]
I’ve keep having
The same old dream
That I’m drowning in a sea
Waves are rising
All around
Flood as far as I can see
And all of a sudden, wrapped up in light
I hear the heavens cry
My son build yourself an ark
Let Me heal your broken heart
So when the floodwaters rise
And the sun goes dark
You’ll be safe in My arms
Hear them laughing
Making jokes
While I work on my boat
They say “why you wasting, all this time
There’s not a cloud in the sky”
Then all the sudden
Through all the noise
I hear a still small voice
Saying build yourself an ark
Let Me heal your broken heart
So when the floodwaters rise
And the sun goes dark
You’ll be safe in My arms
Woah, woah
So when the floodwaters rise
And the sun goes dark
You’ll be safe in My arms
Music
Ark
Song Meaning
Leeland borrows Noah's story directly for "Ark," but keeps the flood as a recurring dream rather than a single dramatic event — "I keep having the same old dream that I'm drowning in a sea, waves are rising all around, flood as far as I can see." The instruction that follows is just as direct as the original account: "build yourself an ark, let Me heal your broken heart."
"Hear them laughing, making jokes, while I work on my boat, they say 'why you wasting all this time, there's not a cloud in the sky'" imports Noah's public ridicule wholesale, applying the same mismatch between visible circumstances and an unseen coming reality to an internal, emotional flood instead of a literal one.
"Through all the noise, I hear a still small voice" borrows the specific description used elsewhere in Scripture for God's quiet way of speaking, contrasting it deliberately with the mocking noise described just before it. "You'll be safe in My arms" closes each chorus on shelter rather than survival alone, promising more than merely making it through the water.