*when I say the word "you", I'm referring to the commenter, not r3d86.
Here is my opinion, for one: the song has no mention whatsoever of drowning, the lyric is "the waters edge is where she waits", how does one drown on the edge of a body of water?
They're reminiscing on where they almost drowned... that seemed pretty obvious
then "the other side is where he waits, his spirit reaching out". If you pay close attention the imagery is of two people on opposite sides of a river, or at least some kind of body of water. A very common piece of Christian imagery/symbolism is crossing the Jordan River(or any river) as symbolizing death.
Well according to JP's quotes, the person saving the drowning person ended up dying in the process. This could use Christian imagery, but it isn't as definitive as you're making it out to be. It could easily be used to convey the story at hand.
And one very key idea to interpreting this song is its name "The Ministry of Lost Souls". "She" in this song represents mankind, "He" represents Jesus Christ, reaching out, drawing people in, offering them hope, telling them "don't turn your back on paradise".
Again, imagery of death =/= evidence to prove your theory. Also, here's a tip, if you actively have to use the wrong pronoun to "represent" what you're talking about, you may have to think it over a little more.
The idea is that we reject His loving hand far too often and turn away from Him, or maybe we are afraid. The song is symbolic for the human condition from a Christian worldview.
So basically, people have a different opinion than you. What a surprise. That's definitely worth writing a 15-minute epic about.
It may seem biased considering that I am a Christian myself, but 3 members of DT are bold, practicing Christians, I don't think its going too far to say that they would write a beautiful, symbolic song about the Christian faith.
https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858663384/
Well, considering they let JLB write Blind Faith, I don't think it's all too likely that they'd make such a big deal out of not everyone sharing the same religion they do.