It is worthwhile for listeners to allow their imagination to create personal ideas and possible meanings for such rich, creative lyrics. However, Maynard wrote with a specific purpose. I do not know enough about Maynard or his thought process to assume my analysis is accurate. Yet, I do have an experience-backed understanding of what a relationship with Christ offers and recognize that what is expressed in the lyrics can function as a beautiful response to a newly found relationship to God. The song notes how the author experienced life's peak in pleasures, how these same peaks can also bury, and how a new relationship provided the needed capstone (benevolent son being Jesus, also biblically called the "light") to stabilize his foundation and keep the person together even with the divisive wants and needs we all feel. Even with that need met, the "wants" still threaten to divide as a "legion" (reference in the Bible) keeps coming for him. It's a daily struggle with seasonal highs and lows, but recognizing the value of his new relationship provides a positive hope and drive to remain united.