| Jars of Clay – Fade To Grey Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I agree with oviazcan, it is clearly telling of an encounter with God. I think it's about being in despair and confusion and then discovering Jesus' passionate longing for us ('then I see you there with your arms open wide and you try to embrace me'). The lyrics are very powerful, and express beautifully the intense experience when you are close to despair and then suddenly see God's loving presence very clearly. I find those moments hard to describe, but the chorus does it very well. One of my favorite songs, text and music fit together nicely. |
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| Jars of Clay – These Ordinary Days Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is my favorite Jars song. It means a lot to me, for I think it helped me a great deal learning to trust in God's presence and help in times when I don't understand what's happening in my life and I don't see a solution. The first verse, I find a bit hard to understand. I guess it is speaking of times of weariness and struggle in a relationship to God, like 'not much for conversation' could express someones difficulties in hearing God's answers to his prayers, and 'the harm of words is sometimes we don't quite know what they really mean' could indicate difficulties in understanding what God is saying through passages in the Bible, maybe some that are hard to understand. The second verse is the most beautiful metaphor of someone reflecting his (or her) life, and God's reaction to it, I ever heard. It tells of someone watching the sky in a moment of rest and looking out, wondering if the clouds would form something that makes sense. When I see myself in that picture, it's me thinking about my life, wondering if what's happening, or has already happened, to me (the clouds) will make any sense, in the end. Sometimes I wish that everything would go smooth and without difficulties ('maybe you could settle for a skyline faded blue'), but that's when God tells me to look to Him and reminds me that His love and guidance is worth so much more then just a pleasant time. The chorus expresses a kind of attitude towards God that is trusting and full of hope that His love 'can make these things better'. Like in a father/son relationship, I don't have to know everything God is knowing and planning, I can trust that he is acting out of his love for me. 'All things work together for good to those who love God' (Romans 8,28), and this doesn't only mean blue skies... I often tried to explain to myself why God did certain things in my life, especially in difficult times, and I wanted to figure out the meaning of it all. Sometimes this might work more or less, but eventually I had to realize that I cannot always understand what's going on. I have to trust God when I can't see clearly. So, for me, this song is about surrender, and unconditional trust. |
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