| The Paper Kites – Bloom Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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This gorgeous song is definitely a love song about a crush or new relationship, but now that I have really looked at the lyrics, it also reminds me greatly of the way we are told to love and seek after God. “In the morning when I wake And the sun is coming through, Oh, you fill my lungs with sweetness, And you fill my head with you. “Shall I write it in a letter? Shall I try to get it down? Oh, you fill my head with pieces Of a song I can't get out.” The depth of God’s love for me and therefore my love for God’s, overflows inside me so I feel like I have to get it out. How do I express it? Many psalms and prophets even record not being able to fully describe how they feel; likewise I am often roadblocked by my own emotions, like trying to shout over a loud boom of thunder. “Can I be close to you?” That’s a big question that most religions would say “no” to, or would tell you to seek a sort of servant-master relationship only. It is hard to grasp why God would say yes when I compare myself to him, so I keep asking so he will tell me “yes,” over and over again until I finally know it is true in my heart. “Can I take it to a morning Where the fields are painted gold And the trees are filled with memories Of the feelings never told?” I want to live in a new place surrounded by God’s love and grace, where the times when I held myself back from communicating my love for the sake of fear or pride are distant memories. “When the evening pulls the sun down, And the day is almost through, Oh, the whole world it is sleeping, But my world is you.” When the world is going into dark or dead places, when the figurative night arrives, I am unaware because I am not looking at the world; I am looking at God who is my daylight. My world is God, who is a consistent light and source of life to hold onto when the things of the earth pass away. |
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| Muse – Thoughts of a Dying Atheist Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Just to kinda put this out there, for anyone on the "religion kills" or thinking about the "heaven" and "hell" thing and how it is manipulative, I would like to portray an accurate (though potentially confusing) interpretation of it. I love Muse and this song, by the way, but I'm not anywhere near being an atheist. Also, I don't speak for anyone who isn't Christian. Anyway, in the Christian mindset, going to heaven isn't about going to a perfect place, and going to hell isn't about your soul being handed over to the devil. Its more of a free will thing. Unless God wants a bunch of robots, he HAS to make it difficult. Temptation HAS to exist. There HAS to be an adversary (Satan) There isn't a way around it. So whether you believe in it or not, its all a bunch of fluff without Hell, because there's obviously pain and terrible things that occur in the world, and they occur to EVERYONE, no matter what they believe. That's because God cares about our SOULS before our bodies. The goal of a true Christian is to spread the knowledge of God around, not to threaten people with Hell or bribe them with Heaven - Heaven is simply what occurs when you're with God anyway, which is ultimately what Christianity is here on earth, and we're supposed to start building his "kingdom" (heaven) while we're alive, which doesn't happen when you're focusing on the negative. Sin is meant to distract us from God. It isn't just finding out whether we're "worthy" of something - everyone sins and there isn't one sin that's worse than another, plus God doesn't need our perfection anyway. Its not like he can't do it all himself if he has to. Becoming a Christian is about allowing God to change your heart - the way you think about things. You're supposed to start living in his kingdom immediately, so you can become a more whole person. A happy person, and a person who puts others before themselves. Another note about Heaven, if God changes your heart, you'll probably want different things than you want right now in heaven/by the time you die here, so people becoming "Christians" so that they'll be more successful or get something fancy out of it will be in for some major disappointment. Of course, since what they wanted was the money and stuff, they wouldn't go, because what they are asking for is vanity, and that isn't what God is offering - he's offering himself, not money and shit. I totally understand that you don't all see the good stuff about Christianity - my husband used to be an atheist and explained how he used to feel about things - but that kind of wholeness and freedom is what the Kingdom of God is. I've been coming to terms with it lately, and how while I am kind of Libertarian-ish and get upset about politics quite frequently, I know don't belong here, and if God wants me to do something about anything, then he'll put me in the position to do so. But for now, all I need to do is affect the people who are in my life in a positive way, no matter who they are, what their relationship is to me, how they treat me, or what they believe. Anyway, I'm not looking for people to suddenly take up the banner after reading some random comment on the internet, but I thought you should just have the option to know. |
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