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| Rock What You Got June 24, 2008 |
TRACKS
1. Rock What You Got
2. Alive Prelude
3. Alive
4. Hey Hey
5. Hold
6. Breathe
7. So Beautiful
8. Cross The Line
9. One More
10. Crawl (Carry Me Through)
11. Stand In The Rain (Phonic Mix)
12. Dave Ghazarian Guitar Hero
1. Rock What You Got
2. Alive Prelude
3. Alive
4. Hey Hey
5. Hold
6. Breathe
7. So Beautiful
8. Cross The Line
9. One More
10. Crawl (Carry Me Through)
11. Stand In The Rain (Phonic Mix)
12. Dave Ghazarian Guitar Hero
1. "Rock What You Got"
“Rock what you got, light up the lot – no one can rock the way you rock”
Once upon a time, there was a duckling that looked a little different than everyone else. The other ducklings made fun of it a lot. At puberty, that duckling
got teased about its high forehead. When that duckling grew up, it turned out it wasn’t a duck at all. It was Tyra Banks.
We’ve all heard that story. It’s easier to believe we’re ugly than to believe that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. You have to fight the lie; no one
hands it to you. You have to shake off the insecurities and the beliefs that hold you down. When I see people being who they were created to be, they light
up the world around them. You can be that person. I can be that person. If there was hope for this ugly duckling, there’s hope for everyone. Be who you
were meant to be.
This one’s for the beaten down / The ones who lost their rock and roll / Rise up you lost ones, claim your crown / You were born to rock
inside your soul
Welcome misfits, orphans, all / The ones who feel they don’t belong / You were made to rock, so stand up tall / Go rock the world and
prove them wrong
Rock what you got / Rock what you got / Don’t ever let them make you stop / Rock what you got / Light up the lot / No one can rock the
way you rock
This one’s for originals / Who strike out towards the great unknown / Fear not the missteps, take the falls / The rock you find will be
your own
This one’s for the beaten down / Who gave up on their rock and roll / Lift your eyes from what drags you down / You were born to rock
inside your soul
2. "Prelude To Alive"
3. "Alive"
“We were meant to live while we’re still alive”
I studied computer science in high school. I had an uncle at IBM who helped to develop the microdrive. I spent 4 years studying computer science, and
when I graduated I got recruited at a big network solutions company. I was there for 5 years until the tech collapse left us all without jobs. Now I’m doing IT
maintenance at a big box chain. Every day I get to work, fix the same problems and play solitaire until 5:30 when my boss isn’t looking. Superchick never
existed. We didn’t sell 700,000 records. I never met all the amazing people that are my friends today. I didn’t see 20,000 of them jumping up and down at
our show in New Zealand. I never wrote and produced records. I never photographed covers for magazines and albums. I never shot music videos. I never
tried surfing, bought my motorcycle or jumped out of a plane. I never met my wife.
Well, that’s what would have happened if I’d done the “sensible” thing. But everyone is born with a destiny. God gives us talents that he means us to use. We
are meant to live, while we’re still alive.
(no disrespect intended to my fellow geeks in the computer industry – I’ll probably be asking you for a job when this ride ends!)
Don’t bury me, I’m not yet dead / Not a walking zombie with no head / Not a Stepford wife made to obey / Don’t want to go through life
that way
I’m alive, I’m alive / That’s what I say / I’m alive, I’m alive / Gonna live that way / I’m alive, I’m alive / That’s what I say / I’m alive and I’m
gonna live today
Do robots dream of electric sheep? / I need to live my dreams, not just in my sleep / I’ve been holed up here, but it’s time to leave / I
need to make my move while I’ve air to breathe
Don’t give me drugs, no Novocaine / I must be alive ‘cause I still feel pain / We were born with wings / We were made to fly / We were
meant to live while we’re still alive
4. Hey, Hey
“But I won’t bow down, even if the whole world thinks I’m crazy.”
About 2600 years ago, a Babylonian king called Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. The king made a huge golden statue and decreed that all the
people should bow down before it, or be thrown into a blazing furnace. Three young men refused to bow down, saying that it was against their beliefs. True
to the king’s word, they were thrown into the fiery furnace - but they did not burn. Seeing this with his own eyes, King Nebuchadnezzar called them out and
declared that no one should speak against the God of those three men.
Actual rebellion takes a lot more courage than appearing to be rebellious.
Some people you can never please / You might as well just let them be / They mock everything not their own / From their imaginary
throne / But I won’t bow down, even if the whole world thinks I’m crazy
So hey hey, this song is for us / So put your hands in the air if you’re crazy like us / Hey hey / Hey hey, that’s freedom you hear / Comin’
right to your ear, that’s the sound from our bus / Hey hey
Why try to be like someone else / When you can only be yourself? / No one can sing the song you do / Be true, be legendary you / So I
won’t sell out, even if the whole world thinks I’m crazy
Why kiss the feet of the people who kick you / When you can be anything that you want to?
5. Hold
“Help me see that I am not alone in this”
The difficult thing about grief is that we pass through it alone. Just as with physical pain, though my friends may empathize with me, I have to pass the
kidney stone by myself. I can find comfort in their presence, but at some point they have to go home and tend to their own lives. God, however, feels my
pain, never goes home, and never lets go of my hand – even if I don’t reach out to Him.
Tell me that it’s gonna be okay / Tell me that You’ll help me find my way / Tell me You can see the light of dawn is breaking / Tell me
that it’s gonna be alright / Tell me that You’ll help me fight this fight / Tell me that You won’t leave me alone in this
‘Cause I need, I need a hand to hold / To hold me from the edge / The edge I’m sliding over slow / ‘Cause I need, I need Your hand to
hold / To hold me from the edge / The edge I’m sliding past / Hold on to me
Tell me I can make it through this day / I don’t even have the words to pray / You have been the only One who never left me / Help me
find the way through all my fears / Help me see the light through all my tears / Help me see that I am not alone in this
6. Breathe
“And if reasons we can’t find, we’ll make up some to get by”
The mother of my friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I asked my friend how she was dealing with it, and she cheerfully said “denial.” When my own
father had prostate cancer years later, I came to understand the way your brain locks down on the only outcome you can accept. Fortunately, my father
came through the surgery well and is cancer-free now. We’ve seen a lot of hospitals in the last couple years as different family members have fought with
cancer, but this song is for anyone struggling to find hope in the darkness – anyone so lost that they have to make up reasons to live.
Please tell me you’ll fight this fight / I can’t see without your light / I need you to breathe into my life / Don’t tell me this is goodbye / I won’
t grieve – it’s not yet time / Each breath breathed is keeping hope alive
So keep breathing / Go on breathe in / Keep on breathing / Go on breathe in / Just breathe
Each breath breathed means we’re alive / And life means that we can find / The reasons to keep on getting by / And if reasons we can’t
find / We’ll make up some to get by / ‘Til breath by breath we’ll leave this behind
All you have to do is breathe
7. So Beautiful
“When every girl can see her beauty we will be an army”
When I listen to our finished records, I don’t hear what other people hear. I don’t hear the song or the things we got right - I hear the things I didn’t get right. I
hear the off notes, weak arrangements, clumsy lyrics and parts that I wish were better. Sometimes it’s so bad it makes me cringe. I feel like I went to the
Olympics and I got silver. Silver’s not bad, but when you have gold standards it’s still a failure. I listen to other people’s records, and they sound so much
better to me than anything I’ve ever done.
I think it’s human tendency to focus on what we wish we could fix rather than what we got right. So many people look in the mirror and discount themselves.
We see only the flaws. We have one ideal of success and beauty, and we criticize ourselves relentlessly if we don’t conform to that. We warp and twist
ourselves to hide the ugly creature we think we are. We believe that love must be earned because we ourselves are not worthy of love.
This robs us of who we are and who we can be. We are fearfully and wonderfully made, and God means for us to shine light and joy into the world - not to
creep fearfully and timidly from place to place. Superchick was born out of that message, and it’s a message we will keep repeating because the enemy
does not sleep, and his insecurities still gnaw at our hearts. We will shout defiance from the rooftops over and over until all have heard that God has indeed
made us all so beautiful.
We are light, we were born beautiful / We were meant to be more than these shadows of girls / They cut us down to size, afraid we’ll
change the world / But we’ll fight for your right to be beautiful girls / If every girl could see her beauty we would be an army
We are a thousand voices strong / We are each girl who sings this song / We are a beauty that’s our own / And we are, and we are / So
beautiful
We have dreams we were born to fulfill / We were meant to be more than just fairy tale girls /We are colors so bright, each a beautiful
girl / We are stars in the night, and we’re changing the world / When every girl can see her beauty we will be an army
8. Cross The Line
“Everybody dies, but not everyone lives”
In “Iron Man,” Yinsen saves fellow prisoner Tony Stark’s life twice. The first time Tony is brought in, wounded Yinsen operates on him to save him. The
second time, Yinsen fights the guards, knowing it will cost him his life to buy Tony enough time to complete the iron man suit. As Yinsen lies dying, Tony
says to him, “Thank you for saving my life,” and Yinsen replies, “Don’t waste it.”
Moby wrote a letter to some of us who had worked on a Christian dance album and rightfully took us to task for being derivative and boring. He writes, “I want
us to live and create boldly. If Christ had not lived boldly, he would be known for his ability with a hammer, not his willingness to be hammered to a cross.”
If we truly believe that someone died on a cross to save us, do the lives we live reflect that gift?
Follow the leader, stay in the lines / What will people think of what you’ve done this time? / Go with the crowd, surely somebody knows /
Why we’re all wearing the emperor’s clothes / Play it safe, play by the rules / Or don’t play at all – what if you lose? / That’s not the
secret, but I know what is: / Everybody dies but not everyone lives
I’m gonna ride like I’ve got the cops on my tail / I’m gonna live my life like I’m out on bail / I’m gonna be out front, gonna blaze a trail / I’
m gonna cross that line
Everybody freeze – don’t step over the line / Don’t stand up, they’ll shoot down the first one who tries / Try to change the world, they’ll
think you’re out of your mind / Revolutions start when someone crosses the line / They want us to lie down, give into the lie / Nothing
has to change, and no one has to die / That’s not the secret, but I know what is: / Everybody dies, but not everyone lives
9. One More
“I’ve got 100 steps to go – tonight I’ll make it 99”
If you want to do something, do it. Then do one more past where you’re comfortable. Repeat daily. In the process, you will have not only learned or
achieved what you set out to do, but you will have also learned to be a fighter. Any positive change you seek to make in your life, whether it’s losing weight
or becoming an Olympian, will be an uphill battle that you will fight every day with yourself. Our natural tendency is to lie down, to give up and admit
defeat to ourselves before we even take the first step… but it is learning to always take that next step that will get us to our dreams. If your dream is 100 steps
away, how many did you take today?
It feels like I have lost this fight / They think that I am staying down / But I’m not giving up tonight / Tonight the wall is coming down / I am
stronger than my fears / This is the mountain that I climb / Got 100 steps to go / Tonight I’ll make it 99
One more / Go one more / Yeah, yeah / Don’t stop now / Go one more / Yeah, yeah / One more / Go one more / Go one more / Yeah,
yeah
I have everything to lose / By not getting up to fight / I might get used to giving up / So I am showing up tonight / I am my own enemy /
The battle fought within my mind / If I can overcome step one / I can face the 99
10. Crawl (Carry Me Through)
“When everything I was is lost, I have forgot but You have not… You have not lost me.”
One critic wrote the following about our album, Beauty from Pain:
“The songwriting seems more vapid, despite the personalized approach, with most songs merely offering a message of ‘we all hurt, but hold on because it’ll
get better.’”
I think this critic missed the second half of the message: “Hold on, it will get better. You are not alone, God is with you.” This is not vapid; there is a place
below bottom where that is the only message that makes any sense. A friend called me to let me know about his baby birth, but as he asked me to pray, he
choked up, unable to get the words out to tell me that his son was born with Down syndrome. I’ve watched mute and helpless while friends have lost family
members to cancer. I’ve personally been to the dark place where suicide seems like the only way out. In those times, when our hearts have broken and are
overflowing with grief, we don’t need clever theology or smart slogans. All we need is the fundamental core truth of it all...that God has not left us - and
though we may have lost hope and lost ourselves and lost everything, He has not lost us.
“How long, O Lord, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my
heart all day?” Psalm 13:1-2
How long will this take? / How much can I go through? / My heart, my soul aches / I don’t know what to do / I bend, but don’t break /
Somehow I’ll get through / Cause I have You
And if I had to crawl / Well You’d crawl too / I stumble and I fall / Carry me through / The wonder of it all / Is You see me through
O Lord, where are you? / Do not forget me here / I cry in silence / Can you not see my tears / When all have left me / And hope has
disappeared /You’ll find me here
When everything I was is lost / I have forgot, but You have not / When I am lost, You have not lost me / You have not lost me
11. Stand In The Rain (Phonic Mix)
“Stand through the pain, you won’t drown… and one day what’s lost can be found.”
I never thought this song would do well at radio because it had a very specific message about finding the courage to face things you were running from.
Initially, it tested poorly and many stations wouldn’t play it. A couple of brave program directors later and the phone started lighting up. It went on to hold
10 weeks at No. 1. Recently, as I listened to the song again, I realized people were writing themselves into the song, and it took on different meanings to
different people. That’s the amazing thing about ministry – you do your best with what you can see and sometimes God takes those humble efforts and uses
them for much bigger and better things.
She never slows down / She doesn’t know why, but she knows / That when she’s all alone / It feels like it’s all coming down / She won’
t turn around / The shadows are long and she fears / If she cries that first tear / The tears will not stop raining down
So stand in the rain / Stand your ground / Stand up when it’s all crashing down / You stand through the pain / You won’t drown / And one
day what’s lost can be found / You stand in the rain
She won’t make a sound / Alone in this fight with herself / And the fear’s whispering / If she stands, she’ll fall down / She wants to be
found / The only way out is through everything / She’s running from / She wants to give up and lie down
12. Dave Ghazarian Guitar Hero
“Rock what you got, light up the lot – no one can rock the way you rock”
Once upon a time, there was a duckling that looked a little different than everyone else. The other ducklings made fun of it a lot. At puberty, that duckling
got teased about its high forehead. When that duckling grew up, it turned out it wasn’t a duck at all. It was Tyra Banks.
We’ve all heard that story. It’s easier to believe we’re ugly than to believe that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. You have to fight the lie; no one
hands it to you. You have to shake off the insecurities and the beliefs that hold you down. When I see people being who they were created to be, they light
up the world around them. You can be that person. I can be that person. If there was hope for this ugly duckling, there’s hope for everyone. Be who you
were meant to be.
This one’s for the beaten down / The ones who lost their rock and roll / Rise up you lost ones, claim your crown / You were born to rock
inside your soul
Welcome misfits, orphans, all / The ones who feel they don’t belong / You were made to rock, so stand up tall / Go rock the world and
prove them wrong
Rock what you got / Rock what you got / Don’t ever let them make you stop / Rock what you got / Light up the lot / No one can rock the
way you rock
This one’s for originals / Who strike out towards the great unknown / Fear not the missteps, take the falls / The rock you find will be
your own
This one’s for the beaten down / Who gave up on their rock and roll / Lift your eyes from what drags you down / You were born to rock
inside your soul
2. "Prelude To Alive"
3. "Alive"
“We were meant to live while we’re still alive”
I studied computer science in high school. I had an uncle at IBM who helped to develop the microdrive. I spent 4 years studying computer science, and
when I graduated I got recruited at a big network solutions company. I was there for 5 years until the tech collapse left us all without jobs. Now I’m doing IT
maintenance at a big box chain. Every day I get to work, fix the same problems and play solitaire until 5:30 when my boss isn’t looking. Superchick never
existed. We didn’t sell 700,000 records. I never met all the amazing people that are my friends today. I didn’t see 20,000 of them jumping up and down at
our show in New Zealand. I never wrote and produced records. I never photographed covers for magazines and albums. I never shot music videos. I never
tried surfing, bought my motorcycle or jumped out of a plane. I never met my wife.
Well, that’s what would have happened if I’d done the “sensible” thing. But everyone is born with a destiny. God gives us talents that he means us to use. We
are meant to live, while we’re still alive.
(no disrespect intended to my fellow geeks in the computer industry – I’ll probably be asking you for a job when this ride ends!)
Don’t bury me, I’m not yet dead / Not a walking zombie with no head / Not a Stepford wife made to obey / Don’t want to go through life
that way
I’m alive, I’m alive / That’s what I say / I’m alive, I’m alive / Gonna live that way / I’m alive, I’m alive / That’s what I say / I’m alive and I’m
gonna live today
Do robots dream of electric sheep? / I need to live my dreams, not just in my sleep / I’ve been holed up here, but it’s time to leave / I
need to make my move while I’ve air to breathe
Don’t give me drugs, no Novocaine / I must be alive ‘cause I still feel pain / We were born with wings / We were made to fly / We were
meant to live while we’re still alive
4. Hey, Hey
“But I won’t bow down, even if the whole world thinks I’m crazy.”
About 2600 years ago, a Babylonian king called Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. The king made a huge golden statue and decreed that all the
people should bow down before it, or be thrown into a blazing furnace. Three young men refused to bow down, saying that it was against their beliefs. True
to the king’s word, they were thrown into the fiery furnace - but they did not burn. Seeing this with his own eyes, King Nebuchadnezzar called them out and
declared that no one should speak against the God of those three men.
Actual rebellion takes a lot more courage than appearing to be rebellious.
Some people you can never please / You might as well just let them be / They mock everything not their own / From their imaginary
throne / But I won’t bow down, even if the whole world thinks I’m crazy
So hey hey, this song is for us / So put your hands in the air if you’re crazy like us / Hey hey / Hey hey, that’s freedom you hear / Comin’
right to your ear, that’s the sound from our bus / Hey hey
Why try to be like someone else / When you can only be yourself? / No one can sing the song you do / Be true, be legendary you / So I
won’t sell out, even if the whole world thinks I’m crazy
Why kiss the feet of the people who kick you / When you can be anything that you want to?
5. Hold
“Help me see that I am not alone in this”
The difficult thing about grief is that we pass through it alone. Just as with physical pain, though my friends may empathize with me, I have to pass the
kidney stone by myself. I can find comfort in their presence, but at some point they have to go home and tend to their own lives. God, however, feels my
pain, never goes home, and never lets go of my hand – even if I don’t reach out to Him.
Tell me that it’s gonna be okay / Tell me that You’ll help me find my way / Tell me You can see the light of dawn is breaking / Tell me
that it’s gonna be alright / Tell me that You’ll help me fight this fight / Tell me that You won’t leave me alone in this
‘Cause I need, I need a hand to hold / To hold me from the edge / The edge I’m sliding over slow / ‘Cause I need, I need Your hand to
hold / To hold me from the edge / The edge I’m sliding past / Hold on to me
Tell me I can make it through this day / I don’t even have the words to pray / You have been the only One who never left me / Help me
find the way through all my fears / Help me see the light through all my tears / Help me see that I am not alone in this
6. Breathe
“And if reasons we can’t find, we’ll make up some to get by”
The mother of my friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I asked my friend how she was dealing with it, and she cheerfully said “denial.” When my own
father had prostate cancer years later, I came to understand the way your brain locks down on the only outcome you can accept. Fortunately, my father
came through the surgery well and is cancer-free now. We’ve seen a lot of hospitals in the last couple years as different family members have fought with
cancer, but this song is for anyone struggling to find hope in the darkness – anyone so lost that they have to make up reasons to live.
Please tell me you’ll fight this fight / I can’t see without your light / I need you to breathe into my life / Don’t tell me this is goodbye / I won’
t grieve – it’s not yet time / Each breath breathed is keeping hope alive
So keep breathing / Go on breathe in / Keep on breathing / Go on breathe in / Just breathe
Each breath breathed means we’re alive / And life means that we can find / The reasons to keep on getting by / And if reasons we can’t
find / We’ll make up some to get by / ‘Til breath by breath we’ll leave this behind
All you have to do is breathe
7. So Beautiful
“When every girl can see her beauty we will be an army”
When I listen to our finished records, I don’t hear what other people hear. I don’t hear the song or the things we got right - I hear the things I didn’t get right. I
hear the off notes, weak arrangements, clumsy lyrics and parts that I wish were better. Sometimes it’s so bad it makes me cringe. I feel like I went to the
Olympics and I got silver. Silver’s not bad, but when you have gold standards it’s still a failure. I listen to other people’s records, and they sound so much
better to me than anything I’ve ever done.
I think it’s human tendency to focus on what we wish we could fix rather than what we got right. So many people look in the mirror and discount themselves.
We see only the flaws. We have one ideal of success and beauty, and we criticize ourselves relentlessly if we don’t conform to that. We warp and twist
ourselves to hide the ugly creature we think we are. We believe that love must be earned because we ourselves are not worthy of love.
This robs us of who we are and who we can be. We are fearfully and wonderfully made, and God means for us to shine light and joy into the world - not to
creep fearfully and timidly from place to place. Superchick was born out of that message, and it’s a message we will keep repeating because the enemy
does not sleep, and his insecurities still gnaw at our hearts. We will shout defiance from the rooftops over and over until all have heard that God has indeed
made us all so beautiful.
We are light, we were born beautiful / We were meant to be more than these shadows of girls / They cut us down to size, afraid we’ll
change the world / But we’ll fight for your right to be beautiful girls / If every girl could see her beauty we would be an army
We are a thousand voices strong / We are each girl who sings this song / We are a beauty that’s our own / And we are, and we are / So
beautiful
We have dreams we were born to fulfill / We were meant to be more than just fairy tale girls /We are colors so bright, each a beautiful
girl / We are stars in the night, and we’re changing the world / When every girl can see her beauty we will be an army
8. Cross The Line
“Everybody dies, but not everyone lives”
In “Iron Man,” Yinsen saves fellow prisoner Tony Stark’s life twice. The first time Tony is brought in, wounded Yinsen operates on him to save him. The
second time, Yinsen fights the guards, knowing it will cost him his life to buy Tony enough time to complete the iron man suit. As Yinsen lies dying, Tony
says to him, “Thank you for saving my life,” and Yinsen replies, “Don’t waste it.”
Moby wrote a letter to some of us who had worked on a Christian dance album and rightfully took us to task for being derivative and boring. He writes, “I want
us to live and create boldly. If Christ had not lived boldly, he would be known for his ability with a hammer, not his willingness to be hammered to a cross.”
If we truly believe that someone died on a cross to save us, do the lives we live reflect that gift?
Follow the leader, stay in the lines / What will people think of what you’ve done this time? / Go with the crowd, surely somebody knows /
Why we’re all wearing the emperor’s clothes / Play it safe, play by the rules / Or don’t play at all – what if you lose? / That’s not the
secret, but I know what is: / Everybody dies but not everyone lives
I’m gonna ride like I’ve got the cops on my tail / I’m gonna live my life like I’m out on bail / I’m gonna be out front, gonna blaze a trail / I’
m gonna cross that line
Everybody freeze – don’t step over the line / Don’t stand up, they’ll shoot down the first one who tries / Try to change the world, they’ll
think you’re out of your mind / Revolutions start when someone crosses the line / They want us to lie down, give into the lie / Nothing
has to change, and no one has to die / That’s not the secret, but I know what is: / Everybody dies, but not everyone lives
9. One More
“I’ve got 100 steps to go – tonight I’ll make it 99”
If you want to do something, do it. Then do one more past where you’re comfortable. Repeat daily. In the process, you will have not only learned or
achieved what you set out to do, but you will have also learned to be a fighter. Any positive change you seek to make in your life, whether it’s losing weight
or becoming an Olympian, will be an uphill battle that you will fight every day with yourself. Our natural tendency is to lie down, to give up and admit
defeat to ourselves before we even take the first step… but it is learning to always take that next step that will get us to our dreams. If your dream is 100 steps
away, how many did you take today?
It feels like I have lost this fight / They think that I am staying down / But I’m not giving up tonight / Tonight the wall is coming down / I am
stronger than my fears / This is the mountain that I climb / Got 100 steps to go / Tonight I’ll make it 99
One more / Go one more / Yeah, yeah / Don’t stop now / Go one more / Yeah, yeah / One more / Go one more / Go one more / Yeah,
yeah
I have everything to lose / By not getting up to fight / I might get used to giving up / So I am showing up tonight / I am my own enemy /
The battle fought within my mind / If I can overcome step one / I can face the 99
10. Crawl (Carry Me Through)
“When everything I was is lost, I have forgot but You have not… You have not lost me.”
One critic wrote the following about our album, Beauty from Pain:
“The songwriting seems more vapid, despite the personalized approach, with most songs merely offering a message of ‘we all hurt, but hold on because it’ll
get better.’”
I think this critic missed the second half of the message: “Hold on, it will get better. You are not alone, God is with you.” This is not vapid; there is a place
below bottom where that is the only message that makes any sense. A friend called me to let me know about his baby birth, but as he asked me to pray, he
choked up, unable to get the words out to tell me that his son was born with Down syndrome. I’ve watched mute and helpless while friends have lost family
members to cancer. I’ve personally been to the dark place where suicide seems like the only way out. In those times, when our hearts have broken and are
overflowing with grief, we don’t need clever theology or smart slogans. All we need is the fundamental core truth of it all...that God has not left us - and
though we may have lost hope and lost ourselves and lost everything, He has not lost us.
“How long, O Lord, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my
heart all day?” Psalm 13:1-2
How long will this take? / How much can I go through? / My heart, my soul aches / I don’t know what to do / I bend, but don’t break /
Somehow I’ll get through / Cause I have You
And if I had to crawl / Well You’d crawl too / I stumble and I fall / Carry me through / The wonder of it all / Is You see me through
O Lord, where are you? / Do not forget me here / I cry in silence / Can you not see my tears / When all have left me / And hope has
disappeared /You’ll find me here
When everything I was is lost / I have forgot, but You have not / When I am lost, You have not lost me / You have not lost me
11. Stand In The Rain (Phonic Mix)
“Stand through the pain, you won’t drown… and one day what’s lost can be found.”
I never thought this song would do well at radio because it had a very specific message about finding the courage to face things you were running from.
Initially, it tested poorly and many stations wouldn’t play it. A couple of brave program directors later and the phone started lighting up. It went on to hold
10 weeks at No. 1. Recently, as I listened to the song again, I realized people were writing themselves into the song, and it took on different meanings to
different people. That’s the amazing thing about ministry – you do your best with what you can see and sometimes God takes those humble efforts and uses
them for much bigger and better things.
She never slows down / She doesn’t know why, but she knows / That when she’s all alone / It feels like it’s all coming down / She won’
t turn around / The shadows are long and she fears / If she cries that first tear / The tears will not stop raining down
So stand in the rain / Stand your ground / Stand up when it’s all crashing down / You stand through the pain / You won’t drown / And one
day what’s lost can be found / You stand in the rain
She won’t make a sound / Alone in this fight with herself / And the fear’s whispering / If she stands, she’ll fall down / She wants to be
found / The only way out is through everything / She’s running from / She wants to give up and lie down
12. Dave Ghazarian Guitar Hero
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| Beauty From Pain March 25, 2005 |
TRACKS
1. Anthem
2. Pure
3. Bowling Ball
4. Stories (Down To The Bottom)
5. Wishes
6. Beauty From Pain
7. It's On
8. Suddenly
9. Courage
10. We Live
1. Anthem
2. Pure
3. Bowling Ball
4. Stories (Down To The Bottom)
5. Wishes
6. Beauty From Pain
7. It's On
8. Suddenly
9. Courage
10. We Live
1. Anthem
“It's our girl song! I can't hear this song without wanting to grab all my girls, jump in the car and go for a girl's night out. I think we girls can feel there are so
many things we have to be or work toward, and it's usually not who we are. But there are so many beautiful, strong things each girl has that sets her apart! I
think this song celebrates our differences and our uniqueness. We can be strong, tough, graceful and meek.”
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
This is your Anthem
Get Your Hands Up
We are fire inside
We are lipstick and cleats
We are not going home and
We are playing for keeps
We are girls with skinned knees
We are concrete and grace
We are not what you think
Can’t keep us in our place
CHORUS
Here’s to the girls on their boards with bruises and scars
Here’s to the girls whose fingers bleed from playing guitar
Here’s to anyone who never quit when things got hard
You’ll never let them say you’ll never get that far
Never get that far
Never get that far
We are a fire inside
We are an army asleep
We are a people awaking to follow their dreams
We don’t have time for your games
We have our own GOALS to score
We have trophies to win
Instead of be one of yours
CHORUS
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
This is your Anthem…CHORUS
2. Pure
“Max and Matt wrote this song after watching a snowboarding show on TV. When you are focused and in the flow of things, you have a good run and
everything just glides past. That's how it is with our lives when we are focused on God. You are in the pure flow, and life just flows around you.”
This is my brand new day starting now
I let go the things that weigh me down
And rob me of the beauty that’s to be found in life all around
And this is my prayer without ceasing, the negative releasing
And as I rise above my burden is easing
CHORUS
I bring the pure flow LIKE water around
The rocks of life won’t pull me down
I bring the pure flow drink so deep
The river of life my soul at ease
I bring the pure flow of water around
The rocks of life won’t pull me down
I bring the pure flow rising above
The storms of life to live and love
This is my brand new day in the light
Troubles rising up on the left and the right
I keep my eyes fixed on where I want to go
The rest will follow
And this is my prayer without ceasing, the negative releasing
And as I rise above my burden is easy…CHORUS
This is my brand new day starting now
Letting go of the ways that I fall down
The old can be made new the lost can be found
The lost will be found
And this is my prayer without ceasing, the negative releasing
And as I rise above my burden is easy…CHORUS
My soul is at ease and I am free
My soul is at ease and I am free
This is my day
My soul is at ease and I am free
I am free…CHORUS
3. Bowling Ball
“Tricia and I wrote this song for each other. We have both dated guys that weren’t best for us. But when you are in the relationship, you can't see it. ‘Bowling
Ball’ is our way of saying this.”
Maybe he’ll change
Maybe things will get better
Maybe it would be nice
If he wouldn’t always put you down
Maybe things will work out
But maybe they’ll never
And I think that you given him
The benefit of the doubt
CHORUS
You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head
Which means not at all
You have too much to give, to live to waste your time on him
You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head
Which means not at all
You have too much to give to live to waste your time on him
Maybe he’ll change
If you could be better
But maybe it’s not your fault
He’s checking out the waitress now
But someday you’ll change
One day you’re stronger
And you will have changed enough
And it’s time to get out…CHORUS
You have too much to give to live to waste your time on him
4. Stories (Down To The Bottom)
“The verse I sing is personal to me, and I love that. We all wrote from our hearts and our life experience. I picture all my friends and me singing this together
because we all go to the bottom in life, and we can go together. We don't have to do it alone. It's the beauty of living life together, and sharing in the good
and the bad!”
CHORUS
We've been down to the bottom
Stories we got 'em, when we hit rock bottom
If you been there put your hands in the air
To let the lost know that someone cares
Cause we've been down to the bottom
Stories we've got 'em, when we hit rock bottom
If you been there put your hands in the air
And let somebody know that the Most High cares
I never knew that it would feel like this
When the two that raised you up and call it quits
Nobody told me 'bout the emptiness
When the place you call home is closed for business
I push the pain down, I gotta get by
Always knowin' in my heart that it ain’t gonna fly
Rock bottom's never felt so near before
And if pain is God's megaphone it's loud and clear
So hold me now father, human love ain't enough
I've failed and been failed by the people I love
But your faithful arms they surround me
And any other soul who has to sail those seas
Of a broken family …CHORUS
Been so many times that I've been close to rock bottom
Tryin' to look for answers but nobody's got 'em
Like the time my mother looked me in the eye
Tryin' not to cry, tellin' me the cancer might cause her to die
How can this be, I thought that God loved me?
So why would he try to take my mother from me?
And as I cry myself to sleep at night, holding on my pillow tight
He spoke to me and said that everything gonna be alright
So I tried to fight all the pain that it caused
Try to move on and I try to stay strong
So put your hands up, hey, if y'all are feelin' me
And put your hands up for everyone to see
So put your hands up, we all a family
So put your hands up, in unity, in unity …CHORUS
I've been there too
When everything falls apart and the best you can do is
Get through each day wonderin' will this never end?
Is it always going to be this way?
And the greatest lie you've ever been told is that
You're the only one to ever walk on this road
And that you'll never see the light of dawn, so we came together to say
Hold on
Cause we've been there and found our way home
I promise you that you're not on your own
One day this will pass, God will see us all through
God will see us all through, God will see us all pass through
5. Wishes
“I remember saying to Max, ‘I wish I could just stop wishing - wishing that life could go back to the way it was and I'd feel ok again.’ I never want to live that
way again. Sometimes you know it's time to let go. You have to move on and stop hoping in anything but God’s future for you. Max said, ‘Now that's a song!’”
The saddest thing is you could be anything that you could want
We could have been everything
But now we’re not
Now it’s not anything at all
The hardest part was getting this close to you
And giving up this dream I built with you
A fairytale that isn’t coming true
You’ve got some growing up to do
CHORUS
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish I didn’t have these doubts
I wish I didn’t have to wonder just what you are doing now
I wish I didn’t know inside
That it won’t work out for you and I
I wish that I could stop this wishing
And just say my last goodbye
After all the things you put me through
Tell me why I’m still in love with you
And why am I, why am I still waiting for your call
You broke my heart
I’m taking it back from you
I’m taking back the life that I gave to you
Life goes on before and after you
I’ve got some growing up to do…CHORUS
It’s time I said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s time I said my last goodbye…CHORUS
It’s time I said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s time I said my last goodbye
6. Beauty From Pain
“This came from a struggle, a broken heart, and a time in my life when things fell apart. My dreams seemed to be coming true and then, in one
conversation, they all fell apart. All I had left was God and to believe He was with me. He cried with me and helped me believe there was a purpose to the
pain. The Bible became so real to me, and I meditated on Scripture like I had never done before. One passage, Job 23, is what inspired this song. Verse 12
read: ‘But when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.’ I held onto that, and He didn't fail me! I know so many other people have and will relate to that
kind of pain and loss. That's part of the beauty of the pain… helping other people through their pain.”
The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I’m alive
But I feel I like I died
And all that’s left is to accept that it’s over
My dreams ran like sand through the face that I made
I try to keep on but I just grow colder
I feel like I’m slipping away
CHORUS
After all this has passed
I still will remain
After I’ve cried my last
There’ll be beauty from pain
Though it won’t be today
Someday I’ll hope again
And I’ll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through the day
When life before is only a memory
I wonder why God lets me walk through this place
And though I can’t understand why this happened
I know I will when I look back someday
And see how You’ve brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames…CHORUS
Here I am at the end of me
Trying to hold to what I can’t see
I forgot how to hope
This night’s been so long
I cling to your promise there will be a dawn…CHORUS
7. It's On
“I find it so easy to get comfortable. I like being safe and in my comfort zone. It's not always easy to take steps toward the unknown, or to learn something
new, or to try something scary. No one else can do it for us. We have to take the steps, and we are usually stronger after each step of faith.”
It all comes down to this
You take your best shot, might miss
You take it anyway
You’re gonna to make your move today
You’ve got the will
You’ll find the way
To change the world some day
Grab this moment before it’s gone
Today’s your day
CHORUS
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
Today’s your day
So c’mon bring it on
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
Today’s your day
So c’mon bring it on
And the view will never change
Unless you decide to change it
Don’t feel like it today
Just show up anyway
And though life will take you down
It only matters if you let it
Get up, go through, press on
Today’s your day…CHORUS
And though you want to quit
Don’t think you can get through it
You’ve come to far to walk away
It’s not gonna be today
And now matter how you feel
It’s what you do that matters
This is your moment to be strong
Today’s your day…CHORUS
8. Suddenly
“I think this last year has been so reflective for all of us. We can easily get stuck in this image we make of ourselves, of what we see when we look in the
mirror. But it’s an amazing feeling when God opens our eyes to see we aren't who we were! He has taken us through life, through pain and joy and has made
us more like Him. It's new and scary, but we can admit that we are finally okay with who we are. That’s a beautiful thought and place of
rest!”
She feels lost in her own life
Treading water just to keep from slipping under
And she wonders if she’s where she’s supposed to be
Tired of trying to do it right
Her dreams are just to far away to see how steps she’s making
Might be taking her to who she’ll be
CHORUS
And suddenly it isn’t what it used to be
And after all this time it worked out just fine
And suddenly I am where I’m supposed to be
And after all the tears I was supposed to be here
She feels locked in her own life
Scared of what she might lose if she moves away from who she was
And she’s afraid of being free
There’s a way she knows is right
She can’t feel the things she knows
And so each step she’s taking is a step of faith toward who she’ll be…CHORUS
And here where the night is dark
It’s black
She feels the fear
And the light is farthest back
And through her tears
She can’t see the dawn is coming
Skies will clear
And the light will find her where she’s always been…CHORUS
9. Courage
“I think the most powerful way to tell a story is to be completely vulnerable and honest about ourselves. This song isn't preaching a message. It's a true story.
I pray people will be touched by it and will be willing to see where they hide their struggles, their pain and then have courage to tell someone. They need
people they can let into that secret life and love them through it. We aren't meant to make it through life alone. None of us have it all together.”
I told another lie today
And I got through this day
No one saw through my games
I know the right words to say
Like “I don’t feel well”
“I ate before I came”
Then someone tells me how good I look
And for a moment
For a moment I am happy
But when I’m alone
No one hears me cry
CHORUS
I need you to know
I’m not through the night
Some days I’m still fighting to walk towards the light
I need you to know
That we’ll be ok
Together we can make it through another day
I don’t know the first time I felt unbeautiful
The day I chose not to eat
What I do know is how I changed my life forever
I know I should know better
There are days when I’m ok
And for a moment
For a moment I find hope
But there are days when I’m not ok
And I need your help
So I’m letting go…CHORUS
You should know you’re not on your own
These secrets are walls that keep us alone
I don’t know when
But I know now
Together we’ll make it through somehow
Together we’ll make it through somehow…CHORUS
10. We Live
“We see pain, hurt and heartache everyday all around us. We can choose to let it get us down and depressed, or we could use it to teach us to embrace the
moments that we have and to live bigger and love stronger. That’s what this song is about.”
There’s a cross on the side of the road
Where a mother lost a son
How could she know that the morning he left
Would be their last time she’d trade with him for a little more time
So she could say she loved him one more time
And hold him tight
But with life we never know
When we’re coming up to the end of the road
So what do we do then
With tragedy around the bend
CHORUS
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
‘Cause the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
‘Cause the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love
There is a man who waits for the tests
To see if the cancer has spread yet
And now he asks “Why did I wait to live ‘til it was time to die”
If I could have the time back how I’d live
Life is such a gift
So how does the story end
Well this is your story and it all depends
So don’t let it become true
Get and do what we were meant to do…CHORUS
Waking up to whatever dark morning
People are mourning
The weather in life outside is storming
But what would it take for the clouds to break
For us to realize each day is a gift
So get a heads up
The darkness has sparked this new mindset
Live life ‘cause it ain’t gone yet
And tragedy is a reminder
Wake up and live the life we’re supposed to take up
Moving forward with all our heads up
‘Cause life is worth living…CHORUS
“It's our girl song! I can't hear this song without wanting to grab all my girls, jump in the car and go for a girl's night out. I think we girls can feel there are so
many things we have to be or work toward, and it's usually not who we are. But there are so many beautiful, strong things each girl has that sets her apart! I
think this song celebrates our differences and our uniqueness. We can be strong, tough, graceful and meek.”
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
This is your Anthem
Get Your Hands Up
We are fire inside
We are lipstick and cleats
We are not going home and
We are playing for keeps
We are girls with skinned knees
We are concrete and grace
We are not what you think
Can’t keep us in our place
CHORUS
Here’s to the girls on their boards with bruises and scars
Here’s to the girls whose fingers bleed from playing guitar
Here’s to anyone who never quit when things got hard
You’ll never let them say you’ll never get that far
Never get that far
Never get that far
We are a fire inside
We are an army asleep
We are a people awaking to follow their dreams
We don’t have time for your games
We have our own GOALS to score
We have trophies to win
Instead of be one of yours
CHORUS
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
Here’s to the ones who don’t give up
This is your Anthem…CHORUS
2. Pure
“Max and Matt wrote this song after watching a snowboarding show on TV. When you are focused and in the flow of things, you have a good run and
everything just glides past. That's how it is with our lives when we are focused on God. You are in the pure flow, and life just flows around you.”
This is my brand new day starting now
I let go the things that weigh me down
And rob me of the beauty that’s to be found in life all around
And this is my prayer without ceasing, the negative releasing
And as I rise above my burden is easing
CHORUS
I bring the pure flow LIKE water around
The rocks of life won’t pull me down
I bring the pure flow drink so deep
The river of life my soul at ease
I bring the pure flow of water around
The rocks of life won’t pull me down
I bring the pure flow rising above
The storms of life to live and love
This is my brand new day in the light
Troubles rising up on the left and the right
I keep my eyes fixed on where I want to go
The rest will follow
And this is my prayer without ceasing, the negative releasing
And as I rise above my burden is easy…CHORUS
This is my brand new day starting now
Letting go of the ways that I fall down
The old can be made new the lost can be found
The lost will be found
And this is my prayer without ceasing, the negative releasing
And as I rise above my burden is easy…CHORUS
My soul is at ease and I am free
My soul is at ease and I am free
This is my day
My soul is at ease and I am free
I am free…CHORUS
3. Bowling Ball
“Tricia and I wrote this song for each other. We have both dated guys that weren’t best for us. But when you are in the relationship, you can't see it. ‘Bowling
Ball’ is our way of saying this.”
Maybe he’ll change
Maybe things will get better
Maybe it would be nice
If he wouldn’t always put you down
Maybe things will work out
But maybe they’ll never
And I think that you given him
The benefit of the doubt
CHORUS
You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head
Which means not at all
You have too much to give, to live to waste your time on him
You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head
Which means not at all
You have too much to give to live to waste your time on him
Maybe he’ll change
If you could be better
But maybe it’s not your fault
He’s checking out the waitress now
But someday you’ll change
One day you’re stronger
And you will have changed enough
And it’s time to get out…CHORUS
You have too much to give to live to waste your time on him
4. Stories (Down To The Bottom)
“The verse I sing is personal to me, and I love that. We all wrote from our hearts and our life experience. I picture all my friends and me singing this together
because we all go to the bottom in life, and we can go together. We don't have to do it alone. It's the beauty of living life together, and sharing in the good
and the bad!”
CHORUS
We've been down to the bottom
Stories we got 'em, when we hit rock bottom
If you been there put your hands in the air
To let the lost know that someone cares
Cause we've been down to the bottom
Stories we've got 'em, when we hit rock bottom
If you been there put your hands in the air
And let somebody know that the Most High cares
I never knew that it would feel like this
When the two that raised you up and call it quits
Nobody told me 'bout the emptiness
When the place you call home is closed for business
I push the pain down, I gotta get by
Always knowin' in my heart that it ain’t gonna fly
Rock bottom's never felt so near before
And if pain is God's megaphone it's loud and clear
So hold me now father, human love ain't enough
I've failed and been failed by the people I love
But your faithful arms they surround me
And any other soul who has to sail those seas
Of a broken family …CHORUS
Been so many times that I've been close to rock bottom
Tryin' to look for answers but nobody's got 'em
Like the time my mother looked me in the eye
Tryin' not to cry, tellin' me the cancer might cause her to die
How can this be, I thought that God loved me?
So why would he try to take my mother from me?
And as I cry myself to sleep at night, holding on my pillow tight
He spoke to me and said that everything gonna be alright
So I tried to fight all the pain that it caused
Try to move on and I try to stay strong
So put your hands up, hey, if y'all are feelin' me
And put your hands up for everyone to see
So put your hands up, we all a family
So put your hands up, in unity, in unity …CHORUS
I've been there too
When everything falls apart and the best you can do is
Get through each day wonderin' will this never end?
Is it always going to be this way?
And the greatest lie you've ever been told is that
You're the only one to ever walk on this road
And that you'll never see the light of dawn, so we came together to say
Hold on
Cause we've been there and found our way home
I promise you that you're not on your own
One day this will pass, God will see us all through
God will see us all through, God will see us all pass through
5. Wishes
“I remember saying to Max, ‘I wish I could just stop wishing - wishing that life could go back to the way it was and I'd feel ok again.’ I never want to live that
way again. Sometimes you know it's time to let go. You have to move on and stop hoping in anything but God’s future for you. Max said, ‘Now that's a song!’”
The saddest thing is you could be anything that you could want
We could have been everything
But now we’re not
Now it’s not anything at all
The hardest part was getting this close to you
And giving up this dream I built with you
A fairytale that isn’t coming true
You’ve got some growing up to do
CHORUS
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish I didn’t have these doubts
I wish I didn’t have to wonder just what you are doing now
I wish I didn’t know inside
That it won’t work out for you and I
I wish that I could stop this wishing
And just say my last goodbye
After all the things you put me through
Tell me why I’m still in love with you
And why am I, why am I still waiting for your call
You broke my heart
I’m taking it back from you
I’m taking back the life that I gave to you
Life goes on before and after you
I’ve got some growing up to do…CHORUS
It’s time I said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s time I said my last goodbye…CHORUS
It’s time I said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s time I said my last goodbye
6. Beauty From Pain
“This came from a struggle, a broken heart, and a time in my life when things fell apart. My dreams seemed to be coming true and then, in one
conversation, they all fell apart. All I had left was God and to believe He was with me. He cried with me and helped me believe there was a purpose to the
pain. The Bible became so real to me, and I meditated on Scripture like I had never done before. One passage, Job 23, is what inspired this song. Verse 12
read: ‘But when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.’ I held onto that, and He didn't fail me! I know so many other people have and will relate to that
kind of pain and loss. That's part of the beauty of the pain… helping other people through their pain.”
The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I’m alive
But I feel I like I died
And all that’s left is to accept that it’s over
My dreams ran like sand through the face that I made
I try to keep on but I just grow colder
I feel like I’m slipping away
CHORUS
After all this has passed
I still will remain
After I’ve cried my last
There’ll be beauty from pain
Though it won’t be today
Someday I’ll hope again
And I’ll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through the day
When life before is only a memory
I wonder why God lets me walk through this place
And though I can’t understand why this happened
I know I will when I look back someday
And see how You’ve brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames…CHORUS
Here I am at the end of me
Trying to hold to what I can’t see
I forgot how to hope
This night’s been so long
I cling to your promise there will be a dawn…CHORUS
7. It's On
“I find it so easy to get comfortable. I like being safe and in my comfort zone. It's not always easy to take steps toward the unknown, or to learn something
new, or to try something scary. No one else can do it for us. We have to take the steps, and we are usually stronger after each step of faith.”
It all comes down to this
You take your best shot, might miss
You take it anyway
You’re gonna to make your move today
You’ve got the will
You’ll find the way
To change the world some day
Grab this moment before it’s gone
Today’s your day
CHORUS
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
Today’s your day
So c’mon bring it on
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
It’s on and on
Today’s your day
So c’mon bring it on
And the view will never change
Unless you decide to change it
Don’t feel like it today
Just show up anyway
And though life will take you down
It only matters if you let it
Get up, go through, press on
Today’s your day…CHORUS
And though you want to quit
Don’t think you can get through it
You’ve come to far to walk away
It’s not gonna be today
And now matter how you feel
It’s what you do that matters
This is your moment to be strong
Today’s your day…CHORUS
8. Suddenly
“I think this last year has been so reflective for all of us. We can easily get stuck in this image we make of ourselves, of what we see when we look in the
mirror. But it’s an amazing feeling when God opens our eyes to see we aren't who we were! He has taken us through life, through pain and joy and has made
us more like Him. It's new and scary, but we can admit that we are finally okay with who we are. That’s a beautiful thought and place of
rest!”
She feels lost in her own life
Treading water just to keep from slipping under
And she wonders if she’s where she’s supposed to be
Tired of trying to do it right
Her dreams are just to far away to see how steps she’s making
Might be taking her to who she’ll be
CHORUS
And suddenly it isn’t what it used to be
And after all this time it worked out just fine
And suddenly I am where I’m supposed to be
And after all the tears I was supposed to be here
She feels locked in her own life
Scared of what she might lose if she moves away from who she was
And she’s afraid of being free
There’s a way she knows is right
She can’t feel the things she knows
And so each step she’s taking is a step of faith toward who she’ll be…CHORUS
And here where the night is dark
It’s black
She feels the fear
And the light is farthest back
And through her tears
She can’t see the dawn is coming
Skies will clear
And the light will find her where she’s always been…CHORUS
9. Courage
“I think the most powerful way to tell a story is to be completely vulnerable and honest about ourselves. This song isn't preaching a message. It's a true story.
I pray people will be touched by it and will be willing to see where they hide their struggles, their pain and then have courage to tell someone. They need
people they can let into that secret life and love them through it. We aren't meant to make it through life alone. None of us have it all together.”
I told another lie today
And I got through this day
No one saw through my games
I know the right words to say
Like “I don’t feel well”
“I ate before I came”
Then someone tells me how good I look
And for a moment
For a moment I am happy
But when I’m alone
No one hears me cry
CHORUS
I need you to know
I’m not through the night
Some days I’m still fighting to walk towards the light
I need you to know
That we’ll be ok
Together we can make it through another day
I don’t know the first time I felt unbeautiful
The day I chose not to eat
What I do know is how I changed my life forever
I know I should know better
There are days when I’m ok
And for a moment
For a moment I find hope
But there are days when I’m not ok
And I need your help
So I’m letting go…CHORUS
You should know you’re not on your own
These secrets are walls that keep us alone
I don’t know when
But I know now
Together we’ll make it through somehow
Together we’ll make it through somehow…CHORUS
10. We Live
“We see pain, hurt and heartache everyday all around us. We can choose to let it get us down and depressed, or we could use it to teach us to embrace the
moments that we have and to live bigger and love stronger. That’s what this song is about.”
There’s a cross on the side of the road
Where a mother lost a son
How could she know that the morning he left
Would be their last time she’d trade with him for a little more time
So she could say she loved him one more time
And hold him tight
But with life we never know
When we’re coming up to the end of the road
So what do we do then
With tragedy around the bend
CHORUS
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
‘Cause the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
‘Cause the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love
There is a man who waits for the tests
To see if the cancer has spread yet
And now he asks “Why did I wait to live ‘til it was time to die”
If I could have the time back how I’d live
Life is such a gift
So how does the story end
Well this is your story and it all depends
So don’t let it become true
Get and do what we were meant to do…CHORUS
Waking up to whatever dark morning
People are mourning
The weather in life outside is storming
But what would it take for the clouds to break
For us to realize each day is a gift
So get a heads up
The darkness has sparked this new mindset
Live life ‘cause it ain’t gone yet
And tragedy is a reminder
Wake up and live the life we’re supposed to take up
Moving forward with all our heads up
‘Cause life is worth living…CHORUS