So as I was walking home from the quad, I decided to put on a little Mat and brush up on some lyrics. (Super nerdy, I know, judge me.) I didn't realize until I was practically singing aloud to my iPod just how much some of his lyrics really speak to my heart. Here are a few prime examples:
(From Girl America)
My girl America is just a youth in this world
Her smile is more precious than the sparkle of pearls
And though her age reads she's just a young girl
The age behind her eyes show the pain that she's swirled
Through the hand that's been dealt though it's quiet as kept
The weight that she felt last night when she slept
And as she crept into the dreams of the things of her past
Seems to have grown so fast, way beyond her own class
Though they're right there with her, her brothers and her sisters
A natural born leader even when her peers dis her
My girl, she's at a crossroads, people praying for her
Some are preying on her magazine ads, sex, drama
Smoking marijuana, longer for a father to call her, 'daughter'
She's part of a generation longing for reconciliation
And this future that they're facing and this poison that they're tasting
My girl, I know this love you're chasing
Boys with hungry eyes have been beating her door
Telling her that's what she's for, trying to rob at her core
Then leave calling her a whore, but still she knows there's more
I know she knows there's more because there is a voice she can't ignore
'Cause it was founded in the foundations, from the day of her creation
In God we trust engraved on the treasures of her nation
And the void that the boys can't fill
With the tipping of the bottle or the popping of the pill
But still most of her friends don't care as they glare
Ready to drown down the funnel as they frown down the tunnel
They stumble and they tumble breaking down into rubble
My girl America, stop can't you see
It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be
But how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way
It's for you that I pray with hope for a brighter day
And so I say, your deliverance is coming
Faith like a child from your first birth
You left it in the dirt on your worst hurt
And I see each tear and every scar
The hands that have held you where you are
And I can see we've strayed so far
A king born under that morning star
As a crown of thorns was placed to erase
Each tear that's touched your face
And his palms and sides were pierced with spears
He hung in love just to draw you near
My girl, out of this whole world
Can't you see this is where we started?
How beautiful is that?! Really. I love that song so much because it speaks so much of how far I've come in two years. What a beautiful picture of salvation from all the absolute garbage of this world.
Another song I really identify with is called The Middle. I love the lyrics of the first stanza and chorus,
I meant it all and every part and every word right from the start. I'll never let this love fall in the middle. Cause you know you broke the hardest part, you know you broke the hardest heart. I'll never let this love fall in the middle, through it all. No parachutes or safety nets here. One foot on the water to face these fears. I'm coming out strong like I can't be wrong. I say hey, I don't wanna fall in the middle.
Fantastic. I love that there's a song like this that I can identify with--not wanting to become lukewarm, always striving to keep having that faith to put "one foot on the water to face these fears."
I know this probably wasn't the most original blog post you've ever read in your life, but I hope you got something out of it regardless. :)
As always,
Blessings,
Liz.