| Needtobreathe – Something Beautiful Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think Bear has a very unique voice, and I can see not everyone liking it. That's okay, it's your opinion. :) Have you ever seen them sing this though? | |
| Needtobreathe – Something Beautiful Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Well, personally, I can agree with Bo's comment. There are times that I feel like that. I'm not sure what you mean by "our God is a God who hides Himself", because I don't think He does. He may not always SHOW Himself to us in the ways we want or expect, but He is not hidden, He's always there. I think of 1 Kings 19:11-12. What we might deem as an inspiring/beautiful way God shows Himself (the wind, earthquake and fire), He doesn't always choose that way, instead He could come as "a gentle whisper", which, if we aren't listening for it, we might miss. | |
| Needtobreathe – Something Beautiful Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Hello! I just now saw your reply, sorry I'm so late in getting back to you. Firstly, I'm not affiliated the band, but I have had the pleasure of meeting them several times and talking to them. Thank you for what you wrote, it touched my heart! And, even though I am a Christian, I think you don't have to be a Christian to appreciate this (or other) Christian songs. I think they feel the same way…here are Bear and Joe's comments (from another interview) regarding how people interpret their music. --------------------------------------------------- Bear: "We don't try to write the songs in any certain way…we try to be as honest as possible with what's going on in our lives…I think it's good that there's some level of ambiguity because, clearly, people don't have the same situation we do…people respond to it in a million different ways. Which is really rewarding, to see where people take it in their lives." Joe: "People connect with honest emotion, in songwritings. I think the specific lyrics, if they are about a certain situation, sometimes aren't as important as the actual emotion and the actual experience, and I think those kind of general feelings translate a lot to different areas in people's lives. I think if you communicate those feelings and those emotions well, then there's gonna be a lot of different reactions to that." --------------------------------------------------- I agree, Needtobreathe is one of the best bands I've heard in a very long time. I too love pretty much all of their songs! I don't think they will be in Canada anytime soon, but I looked and the closest shows to you are in New York City, NY on Nov. 5th and Boston, MA on Nov. 6th. I would encourage you to make the drive, they are well worth it and would be thrilled to hear you drove from Canada. :) I would also encourage you to post your above reply on this page http://www.needtobreathe.net/music/something-beautiful/ They do read these, even if they (almost) never respond. Thank you again for your reply! |
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| Needtobreathe – Signature of Divine (Yahweh) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I recall reading that Bo wrote this song for their youth group (both he and Bear were song/worship leaders in their church youth group before they went to college). I really love this song, lifts my spirits every time! | |
| Needtobreathe – Something Beautiful Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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When I wrote "Something Beautiful", I was in a pretty desperate state. I kinda felt like I hadn't seen anything truly inspiring in awhile. And we're taught that inspiration is just around the corner, but the problem is, it may not be until the fifteenth corner that we finally see it. We talk about that risk and we use a metaphor in the verse of being "ankle deep in the ocean" but "the water is rising quick" and the tide's coming in, y'know, am I gonna drown, in search of this thing that i've been looking for. But I believe that anything worth having, is worth the risk of losing it. The Scripture that comes to mind is that "a broken heart and a contrite spirit He has yet to deny". In the song, we don't really give the answer of how to find something beautiful. Because how you find that may be completely different than me. But i'm pretty sure it's going to start with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. This is Bo, from the band, Needtobreathe, and this is "Something Beautiful". ~ Interview from http://www.air1.com/ |
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