Thursday, August 18, 2011

Music & Lyrics

I am a very lyrical person. Lyrics are a bigger part of a song than the musicality a lot of the time for me. Especially with Switchfoot songs...I know, I know. I am such a Switchfoot nerd. But, it's really because their lyrics just speak truth to me. Not long after I wrote my last post about going through a tough time, I was exercising in the morning. I usually listen to Bible on my phone while exercising. And then I will listen to music once I'm done. During this hard time, for a few days, I felt like I couldn't read/listen to my Bible. So, I would just listen to my music. And this song came on. It spoke to me, and reminded me that we are all faulted in this life...we all fall short. And it's on such a deep level. But, there is a hope and dependence on God that can carry us through this life...and that there will be a day when we are strong and completely whole in God. And until then, we can get glimpses of that perfection by being in community with God here on earth. Anyway, this song played and I remembered why it is that I chose the title of it as the title on my blog. Please read the lyrics! They are strong, powerful, enlightening and hopefully encouraging to you.


The Setting Sun


I've got a wound that doesn't heal,
Burning out again,
Burning out again

I've not sure which of me is real,
And I'm alone again,
Burning out again

My hope runs underneath it all,
The day that I'll be home

It won't be long, I belong,
Somewhere past the setting sun

Find me free, find me strong,
Somewhere back where I belong

Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah!)
Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah!)

Something shared with me again,
But I'm not buying it,
I'm not buying it

My wound goes deeper than the skin,
There's no hiding it,
So I'm not trying it
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My hope runs underneath it all,
The day that I'll be home,

It won't be long, I belong,
Somewhere past the setting sun,
Find me free, find me strong,
Somewhere back where I belong

Yeah, Yeah, (Somewhere past the setting sun!)

Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah!)

Yeah, Yeah, (Going back where we belong!)

Yeah, Yeah, (I'll find you)
(The setting sun!)

Let the weak say I am strong, and it won't be long,
Let the right say I was wrong, and it won't be wrong,
Let us find where we belong,
Beyond the setting sun,
Beyond the setting sun

Yeah, Yeah

It won't be long, I belong,
Somewhere past the setting sun,
Find me free, find me strong,
Somewhere back where I belong

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