No one, yet, has really recognized what this song is REALLY about. This is obviously religiously-inspired. Everyone gets bad news at some point in their life, to make it through, some turn to God/Jesus to pull them closer to love.
Oh, it's your light; oh, it's your way [John 8:12]; [John 14:6]
(You) Pull me out of the dark, just to shoulder the weight [John 12:35]
This song is about relying on God/Jesus to bring you out of a crisis.
Cryin' in your room, prayin' “Lord come through.”
Cryin' out now, from so far away
You pull me closer to love, closer to love [1 John 4:7-21]
As far as the, "She said she didn’t believe 'it could happen to me,'" it's just Mat using a selfish response for the girl. Like most people, bad news comes out of the grey and they don't expect it to happen to themselves.
Now we've gotten rid of all the misunderstanding :)
I just heard the song on the radio -- it's still such an awesome song. Last year I was able to see Mat Kearney perform at a small show in Bloomington, Indiana. I was able to catch him outside for a few minutes and ask him about a few of his songs, and this song specifically. He said my assumptions that this song, like most of his songs, are Christian-inspired were dead-on. That a friend of his was going through a rough time, which led him to writing this song for her.
I just heard the song on the radio -- it's still such an awesome song. Last year I was able to see Mat Kearney perform at a small show in Bloomington, Indiana. I was able to catch him outside for a few minutes and ask him about a few of his songs, and this song specifically. He said my assumptions that this song, like most of his songs, are Christian-inspired were dead-on. That a friend of his was going through a rough time, which led him to writing this song for her.
Mat's an awesome musician and knowing that his...
Mat's an awesome musician and knowing that his music aligns with his faith only makes me appreciate him and his work more.
Also, looking back at my original post, I came off kind of arrogantly, and I apologize. I remember being frustrated that no one else took the time to really interpret the lyrics the way I had.
It's amazing to me...so many professing Christians who believe that there is saving power in the name of Jesus Christ but then they write songs that are completely void and absent of that very name (Acts 4:12).
It's amazing to me...so many professing Christians who believe that there is saving power in the name of Jesus Christ but then they write songs that are completely void and absent of that very name (Acts 4:12).
It's sad that this song is so ambiguous and filled with idle words that it requires someone actually having to attempt to give it a possible Biblical interpretation (Matthew 12:36-37; I Corinthians 14:11).
It's sad that this song is so ambiguous and filled with idle words that it requires someone actually having to attempt to give it a possible Biblical interpretation (Matthew 12:36-37; I Corinthians 14:11).
This is no different than so called Christians who are so desparate for secular entertainment that they attempt to attach a Biblical reference or meaning to wicked, witch craft filled, secular...
This is no different than so called Christians who are so desparate for secular entertainment that they attempt to attach a Biblical reference or meaning to wicked, witch craft filled, secular movies, just to try to justify being entertained by them. Nothing more than a lukewarm, watered down and stripped down attempt to serve two masters (Matthew 6:24).
No one, yet, has really recognized what this song is REALLY about. This is obviously religiously-inspired. Everyone gets bad news at some point in their life, to make it through, some turn to God/Jesus to pull them closer to love.
Oh, it's your light; oh, it's your way [John 8:12]; [John 14:6] (You) Pull me out of the dark, just to shoulder the weight [John 12:35]
This song is about relying on God/Jesus to bring you out of a crisis.
Cryin' in your room, prayin' “Lord come through.”
Cryin' out now, from so far away You pull me closer to love, closer to love [1 John 4:7-21]
As far as the, "She said she didn’t believe 'it could happen to me,'" it's just Mat using a selfish response for the girl. Like most people, bad news comes out of the grey and they don't expect it to happen to themselves.
Now we've gotten rid of all the misunderstanding :)
God Bless
You're right on, codyhill06! Nice job!
You're right on, codyhill06! Nice job!
Thank you someone finally posted this! This is so true and dead on! Love this song. (:
Thank you someone finally posted this! This is so true and dead on! Love this song. (:
I just heard the song on the radio -- it's still such an awesome song. Last year I was able to see Mat Kearney perform at a small show in Bloomington, Indiana. I was able to catch him outside for a few minutes and ask him about a few of his songs, and this song specifically. He said my assumptions that this song, like most of his songs, are Christian-inspired were dead-on. That a friend of his was going through a rough time, which led him to writing this song for her.
I just heard the song on the radio -- it's still such an awesome song. Last year I was able to see Mat Kearney perform at a small show in Bloomington, Indiana. I was able to catch him outside for a few minutes and ask him about a few of his songs, and this song specifically. He said my assumptions that this song, like most of his songs, are Christian-inspired were dead-on. That a friend of his was going through a rough time, which led him to writing this song for her.
Mat's an awesome musician and knowing that his...
Mat's an awesome musician and knowing that his music aligns with his faith only makes me appreciate him and his work more.
Also, looking back at my original post, I came off kind of arrogantly, and I apologize. I remember being frustrated that no one else took the time to really interpret the lyrics the way I had.
It's amazing to me...so many professing Christians who believe that there is saving power in the name of Jesus Christ but then they write songs that are completely void and absent of that very name (Acts 4:12).
It's amazing to me...so many professing Christians who believe that there is saving power in the name of Jesus Christ but then they write songs that are completely void and absent of that very name (Acts 4:12).
It's sad that this song is so ambiguous and filled with idle words that it requires someone actually having to attempt to give it a possible Biblical interpretation (Matthew 12:36-37; I Corinthians 14:11).
It's sad that this song is so ambiguous and filled with idle words that it requires someone actually having to attempt to give it a possible Biblical interpretation (Matthew 12:36-37; I Corinthians 14:11).
This is no different than so called Christians who are so desparate for secular entertainment that they attempt to attach a Biblical reference or meaning to wicked, witch craft filled, secular...
This is no different than so called Christians who are so desparate for secular entertainment that they attempt to attach a Biblical reference or meaning to wicked, witch craft filled, secular movies, just to try to justify being entertained by them. Nothing more than a lukewarm, watered down and stripped down attempt to serve two masters (Matthew 6:24).
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