The song refers to and is based on the Biblical passage 1 John 4:16, “And we have known and believed the love that God hath for us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” In other words, God loves us, and if you love others, God will be in your heart.

The song is about the narrator dying as he recalls a rainy afternoon he spent with a beloved friend.