Gabrielle explained the lyrics to each song on her English Rain album on a blog post.

Kinda like Salvation, I was going through a time last year that I’d never gone through before. My dad got very sick and it was tearing me apart. My boyfriend completely pulled me out of it and made sure i was enjoying life because I didn’t know when it was going to end, and completely changed my attitude. I believe that change in attitude changed my dad’s thoughts, and that pulled him through his illness.