| The Joy Formidable – Wolf's Law Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The song (and album) title really says it all. It's based on a medical theory called Wolff's Law, which states that a bone will strengthen over time to adapt to the stress/weight/pressure put on it. Applied to a relationship, the song is about the strengthening of love between two people that comes from the struggles between them as they face challenges in their relationship together. The singer "wants to go along and pretend that it's dawn," suggesting a longing for things to be easier. In the end, however, she opts for "the gambling way," which may not be easier but will make what the two lovers have stronger. She can't ignore the bad things they've gone through, the way she's been hurt (the "empty pictures" for her collage), but she wants them to move forward and knows they'll be better for the pain they've experienced together. |
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| The Almost – Dirty and Left Out Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Consider this from C.S. Lewis' book "Mere Christianity"... I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: 'I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God.' That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic -- on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg -- or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to." |
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| Arcade Fire – (Antichrist Television Blues) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| P.S. the song was originally titled "Joe Simpson" | |
| The Almost – Dirty and Left Out Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Any Christians out there interested in doing some ministry on this site? If so listen up. I've found a number of crossover artists (meaning bands that are Christian in content but aren't on a Christian label) like The Almost, Mae, Copeland, Anberlin, Relient K, etc. all have many songs on this site. I want to put out a challenge: if you find a song that you feel has a Christian interpretation that has not been expressed and you feel like you can express that interpretation, step out on faith and post it for everyone to see. Maybe your words will make a difference for somebody who loves the song but never considered the potential for a Christian message. No pressue and no offense, of course. I'm just curious to see the kind of difference we can make by standing up for the message of the Cross. | |
| The Almost – Southern Weather Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I know this is really long, but I thought equally long and hard about it and would appreciate it to no end if you would hear me out. I really think the message in this song is tremendously important! I think one thing to take into consideration when looking at any lyrics written by Aaron is that he looks at things through the lens of his Christian faith. It's a hard pill to swallow for some people because it means his lyrics will have more depth and conviction than simple "girl songs". I'm by no means sure of what Aaron is going for with this song, but I feel inclined to offer up a different interpretation that I devised by viewing them in the context of the radical Gospel message of Christianity. I think "Southern Weather" deals with the concept of sin and how human beings try to justify their sinful actions and the bad things that happen to them by blaming God. Aaron's argument in this song is that God cannot be the cause of our problems and that blaming Him is futile. The speaker in the song is actually God rather than man. From here on out I think it's better to take the lyrics line by line in order to get at the whole meaning... "If my faults are your song then I will not be content to sing along" - Here we see God asserting His perfect goodness. "Your song" refers to our sinful actions while "my faults" are the imperfections and blame we place on God. God is stating that if we blame our sin on Him then He will not "sing along" because it is against God's nature to possess any imperfections or do any evil. "If I'm the one that's making you so out of touch, then why don't you just go ahead and blame it on this southern weather, blame it on anything." - Here God again refuses to take the blame for our sinful condition. He says that if we experience evil or suffering we should blame it on our own sinful existence (this stemmed from Adam in Genesis 3... the doctrine is called Original Sin and states that man is by nature in a state of rebellion against God). "Southern weather" doesn't refer to the south or weather at all, but is a metaphor for the human condition. God is saying that we can blame our suffering and the evil we experience only on the fact that we are sinners. "Blame it on anything" implies that our sinful nature affects all aspects of our being (not only how we relate to God but also how we relate to one another and even to the earth). "It's not like you to ask small favors" - This line is tricky, but as far as I can tell is almost sarcastic in nature. God is pointing out through an ironic statement just how much we really do depend on Him and ask Him for "favors" every day. "But you can blame me for everything" - This line is meant to reflect the crucifixion of Christ. God is stating how he willingly came to earth as a mortal and offered Himself up as the sacrifice for all our sins. Essentially, God is saying, "Even though the world is messed up and the evil that exists it the result of mankind turning away from me, I will REDEEM the world from this sinful state by taking on the blame that I DON'T DESERVE." "If I'm the cause of all your sickness and pain, then I'll bury my face in the hall of dirty shame." - This line, when taken in the context of the chorus following it, depicts the burial of Christ. Christ willingly took undeserved blame for all the world's sin and as the result was killed on the Cross and buried. Many denominations of Christianity believe that, in His death, Christ actually descended into Hell, "the hall of dirty shame". "This is my last plan to bury all of your charms. This is my final rush to reach for you" - This part of the song completes the Gospel narrative laid out in the rest of the song. Christ, according to the scriptures, was not left for dead but was instead raised from the dead. In this act death was defeated and God's victory over sin (the "last plan") was won. In this act of resurrection, God "buries all our charms"; He makes it to where we don't need to measure up to any standard or follow a strict set of rules in order to obtain favor with Him. He extends grace freely to us in a "final rush to reach for us" and draw us back into the relationship with Him for which we were made. This is a beautiful message that may or may not be the goal of this song to convey. I don't mean to force a belief on anybody in offering up this interpretation. However, I would like to say two more things... First, the outline of the Gospel described in my interpretation of this song is far from complete and needs lots of clarification. Personally I feel like there are many people who could do this clarifying better than I. For this reason, I would like to suggest anybody with questions about anything I mentioned read a book written by Timothy Keller called "The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism". I know I'm preaching when I say this, but eternal life in relationship with a loving Creator is a gift too precious to pass up without first considering all your options. Second, if you have any questions for me about why I think the way I do about this song or my faith, don't hesitate to reply to this post. I love listening to people's concerns and stories and just generally sharing life with others! God bless you all, Barabbas (p.s.- my name refers to the Biblical "everyman". Check out John 18:37-40 in the New Testament to find out more) |
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| Copeland – You Love To Sing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I really think that this song has a deeper meaning than anything suggested so far. Even though Copeland doesn't classify themselves as a Christian band it is a well-known fact that certain members of the band are committed Christians. To me, I find it very difficult to believe that their faith wouldn't bleed into their lyrics to some degree. I think that the song is really an account of the relationship between man and God. The verses focus on how man is distracted from God by the things in this world. We are always trying to keep a level head and accumulate money in our billfolds and gold and diamonds when all God wants from us is for us to worship him. That's where the chorus comes in. "Sing with your head up, with your eyes closed..." These lines are God telling us that He desires our worship. "...Not because you love the song but because you love to sing." This takes the idea of worshiping God a step further and makes it not about singing a song but about loving God. He is asking us not to worship Him because we enjoy the act of worship and the emotional high it can give us, but instead because we really and truly love Him. |
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