Steal you back

I've been listening to a Jimmy Eat World song.  It is pretty simple song about the love between a man and a woman -- and his desire to win her back.  I love the diction used in the song.  In the chorus he uses the line "I will steal you back" and repeats it several times for a powerful effect, suggestive of his love for her.  In particular, the word "steal" jumps off the page to me.  It is such a stronger term than "win" and suggest the ending is known.  "Winning" a competition suggest playing within the rules and leaving the results up to chance -- several professional athletes say, "we will win this game" and end up losing.  "Stealing", on the other hand, suggest going to the ultimate lengths, going beyond the rules or norms to get an end result.  Outside of the concept of "getting caught", stealing is a certainty on the robber's side -- there is no uncertainty, no second guessing, the robber knows where he stands -- he's a robber.  As a guy there is something about this song that I can relate to on a core-identity level.  I long to love a girl in the same matter.  To have no uncertainty and no second guessing in my opinion of her.  To go to the ultimate lengths for her and to recklessly pursue her hand.  Sigh... guess I'm just waiting for that day.  I digress.
Recently, the song has, however, changed meanings on me, as the love of a man to a woman is a powerful metaphor and analogy of God's love for us.  Simply put, Christ is the groom, and the church is His bride.  By His act on the cross He has stolen us back from satan.  Jesus had no uncertainty and no second guessing in His opinion of us (shown by his march to His cross and execution).  Jesus went to the ultimate length for us, on the cross he recklessly pursued our hand.  So yeah, just changing the lyrics a little, the song has become a powerful worship song to me, sung from God's perspective of us, longing to steal us back.

"I Will Steal You Back"

When you pull me in sometimes I almost feel
The picture in my head is just too real
It's gunna be how it is, there's some things you don't change
I'm done with telling myself that story

[Chorus:]
How slowly you built the walls
Years they pile up
I will steal you back
Funny how the smallest lie
Might live a million times
I will steal you back

Here we go, here we go, I'll take on so much pain
To let you feel secure, and not fear anything
In my death there is you to gain
So how can I not hold my hope for you

[Chorus]

(back, back)

[Chorus]

(back, back)
I will steal you back
I will steal you back

Original song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9UmiY7fic