American Love Lyrics

Lyric discussion by AMINUTEtoPRay 

Cover art for American Love lyrics by Haste the Day

For all of you don't know this band loves Jesus, and they express that unashamedly at their shows.

This song is definite liy about straying away from the Lord Jesus Christ and being broken inside so hard, that the lord brings you to your knees and you have to return Him. I know this because I have A personal relationship with Jesus Christ and have expericened exactly what this song says.

Exchanging Beauty For The Ashes Placing your hearts desire on the filth that this world can be considered the "ashes", or the ways of your life before meeting Christ. Straying back to these ways would definitely be exchanging the "Beauty" of Christ for the ashes.

Given My Heart To Nothing Real Christ is real and the ways of this world will never ammount to anything in the kingdom of Heaven.

I've Given My Heart Away To So Many Things The writer could have given his heart away to Pornography, alcohol, or anything that doesn't please the Lord according to His word.

So Many Times I've Failed The writer has fallen short of the glory of God and therefore he has failed in pleasing God many times.

Help Me Stop This Endless Cycle Remind Me Of How It Can Be The writer is trapped in the cycle of sin and is probably faced with extreme guilt. He wants the Lord to remind him of how it was before he strayed away from God's favor and into the cyle of sin.

Take Me Back I Surrender All Without You My Heart Is Broken At this point the writer is crying out to God, giving up whatever sin that is holding him back from serving the Lord, Because without the Lord his heart is broken.

I Never Should Have Let You Go I Never Should Have Let You Slip Through My Arms The writer comes to the realization that it was so stupid to run away to the ways of the world and let God go.

As The Sun Sets Tonight I'll Hold You With All That I Am I Never Should Have Let You Go Promise Me Youll Stay With Me Forever Forever The writer is running back to the Fathers arms and is holding on with all he has. He tells the Lord to promise to stay with him forever because he is still a little insecure because he has hurt Gods heart, even though God will never leave him.

Forgive Me For Running So Quickly To The Outside Forgive me Father for going to back the same old sin and leaving your safe arms.