Poets come in all sizes, I am learning. The poet of the day for me is John Mellencamp, before he was John Cougar Mellencamp, John Cougar, and just John.
“Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone”
Words start to get new meaning when that is what you are looking for. For me, I have been struggling to not listen to music to give a freshness to my life. To gain a realness that music has blinded me to. Sadly, I have listened to a few songs but they have been worship for me. I mean, I worshipped God because of them.
One such song is off of Lifehouse’s new cd, “Who We Are”. The song is called “Broken.” It is a great song. I guess you could say this is the greatest hit for me this week. It is very apparent that the members of Lifehouse are Christians, or at least they understand, better than most, what it is to have a relationship with God.
The line that sticks out to me is:
“The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded, I’m an open book instead
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes
That are looking for purpose, they’re still looking for life.”
What a verse. So many times in my life, I have heard about how we have locked rooms in our heart where we keep God out of. Where we try to keep everything covered up because we are ashamed or scared. But sometimes God forces open those doors to give us freedom.
“I tried my best to be guarded, I’m an open book instead.” This is a line that hits me because most of us are guarded in intimacy. Most of us have something that we want to keep to ourselves. If we are truly honest, we have all struggled with being ourselves. It is my prayer for us to be “an open book instead.” For us to be willing to share our lives with each other.
I want each of us to be able to see the reflection of God in each other’s lives. For each of us to point the others back to God when we fall short of what He has in store for us. Let’s start looking for purpose, because purpose will not be found unless we search for it. Unless we seek it with our lives. Let’s start looking for life, as well, because Jesus came that we may have life and have it more abundantly.
I will end with the chorus of this song:
“I’m falling apart, I’m barely breathing
With a broken heart that’s still beating
In the pain is there healing
In your name I find meaning
So I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on
I’m barely holdin’ on to you”
It’s sunday the 15th at walnut creek pavillion. The goo goo dolls are playing, too. The tickets are $55, and I think that there are still tickets in the front. Like I just bought mine and megan’s a week ago and we are sitting in one of the front sections really close! And I’m just going to say one more time: I am super, ultra, mega excited about this concert!!
Lindsay, you should come, too!! I’m driving if that sways your decisions.
Thanks to you two, I bought this cd and I’m liking it!! Broken song.. def. a favorite. Yall are awesome and I’m glad you’re a part of my life!
How much are the tickets and where is it?
Shout out: tara was the one who told me to get this cd. She has amazing taste in music, listen to her. I had stereotypes against some of her music, such as the screamo, but I kind of like more now.
Thanks tara for the friendship and the advice on music that will affect my ears in a positive way.
Jason Bunch, you beat to a blog about these lyrics. Now, I got you more into Lifehose. haha. But seriously, I got the exact same thing out of these lyrics, especially the part about being guarded in intimacy and struggling with being myself. And that one line is the one that I kept singing to myself because it stood out in my mind. I actually had it written down on a sticky note on my desk that these lyrics were going to be my next blog subject. That’s so weird. Anyways, you really need to listen to Storm on the cd. It’s track 12. You will love it. It’s my favorite song ever by them and one of my absolute favorites period. Let me know what you think about it.
p.s. I’m mad at how I didn’t even get a shout out in this blog!! lol