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Wasteland
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Aug 24, 2026 updated
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Needtobreathe's "Wasteland" is a reflective rock song about feeling lost and broken, yet clinging to a glimmer of hope. The narrator describes a sense of spiritual dryness and personal failure, but finds comfort in the belief that God is on their side. The recurring image of a crack of light in the door symbolizes the small but sufficient grace that sustains them. The song acknowledges human weakness and the struggle to belong, while affirming trust in God's presence and protection.
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I'm the first one in line to die
When the cavalry comes
Yeah it feels like the great divide
Has already come
Yeah I'm wasting my way through days
Losing youth along the way
Oh if God is on my side
Oh if God is on my side
Oh if God is on my side
Then who can be against me
There was a greatness I felt for a while
But somehow it changed
Some kind of blindness I used to protect me
From all of my stains
Yeah I wish this was vertigo
But it just feels like I'm falling slow
Oh if God is on my side
Then who can be against me
Yeah in this wasteland where I'm livin'
There is a crack in the door filled with light
And it's all that I need to get by
Yeah in this wasteland where I'm livin'
There is a crack in the door filled with light
And it's all that I need to shine
All of these people I meet
It seems like they're fine
Yeah in some ways I hope that they're not
And their hearts are like mine
It's wrong when it seems like work
To belong all I feel is hurt
Oh if God is on my side
Yeah if God is on my side
Oh if God is on my side
Then who can be against me
Yeah in this wasteland where I'm livin'
There is a crack in the door filled with light
And it's all that I need to get by
Yeah in this wasteland where I'm livin'
There is a crack in the door filled with light
And it's all that I need to shine
Oh if God is on my side
Yeah if God is on my side
Oh if God is on my side
Then who can be against me