March 2012
52 posts
So many things running through my mind that shouldn’t.
I don’t know what to do.
God, show me your glory.
Haha! MUSIC! There’s something universal! Well it depends on what you listen to.
If you like indie: then listen to Fleet Foxes
If you like rock: listen to Anberlin or Switchfoot
Rap: Turn My Swag On by Soulja Boy
Pop: Ellie Goulding
Alternative: Paramore is always good, or Coldplay
So here goes!
I love science fiction and british television.
I love anything foreign (meaning not American)
I love random music, of any kind. If you tell me to listen, I will.
I love DANGER! My friend told me recently that he was a fire “breather” and “eater” (aka those weird party tricks where you spit alcohol through a lighter) and I just died wondering how COOL that would be! Ah! The thrill!
I love adrenaline, if that wasn’t already obvious. I love things that make my stomach swell up with hysteria and excitement.
And finally,
I love dancing in the rain. Probably my favourite thing to do…ever.
1. “Starry Eyed” -Ellie Goulding
2. “Shooting Star” -Air Traffic
3. “Little Hell” -City and Colour
4. “Right In” -Skrillex
5. “Awake My Soul” -Mumford and Sons
6. “Death and All His Friends” -Coldplay
7. “Parachutes” -Coldplay
8. “Shiver” -Coldplay
9. “The Girl” -City and Colour
10. “…Still” -Deas Vail
11. “Birds” -Deas Vail
12. “The Writer” -Ellie Goulding
13. “Hellbent” -Kenna
14. “Some Nights” -fun.
15. “Thriller” -Michael Jackson
Yeah! I totally understand. Sometimes it makes me feel smarter than them ;)
“The collapse of the world on the quietest day
This time it’s the sun standing still”
-I believe this to mean the struggle of someone in the middle of the quietest moment, a single tear dropping from your cheek in the middle of a crowd, yet the sun still shines. Life goes on, God is still here with us.
“But holding on hope for something that’s good”
-Holding on hope…Just keep holding on. To me this means waiting, listening, watching for something beautiful in a horrible day. Seeking God and being broken in his presence.
“I’ve come now as far as I can go today
In this vast empty space”
-This is the part of the song where all strength is gone, all patience is gone, all hope is almost lost, I have gone as far as I can go, and everything seems empty. Everything gives me a sense of apathy.
“But don’t give up now
don’t give up now, No”
-BUT DON’T GIVE UP! Just wait! There is a light approaching! There is a love waiting for you! Just on the other side of the storm, there is love, patience, community, friends, etc! Ecclesiastes says there is a time for EVERYTHING! A time for dancing, a time for weeping, a time for waiting and a time for celebration! Just wait. Wait in the Lord. Wait in the sense of clarity that the storm brings. Most times, after I cry, I open my eyes and the whole world seems open to me.
“Don’t throw your heart away”
-Don’t give your heart over to pain, suffering and anger. Don’t surrender yourself to it. There are so many people that long to hold your heart, to keep you safe. There are so many people that love you and care for you. Give your heart to them!
“Don’t give up now
Don’t give up now, No
Don’t throw your heart away”
-In Hebrew, repetition was a sign of emphasis, and I believe this repetition to just force the idea that there is so much out there! Don’t give up! Don’t throw yourself away!
“The collapse of the world on the quietest day
This time it’s the sun standing still”
-This last line, in all its entirety, just holds the idea that even though we are suffering in ourselves, life still trudges forward. The sun is still standing! The sun, the light to our world, the one constant in our daily lives still lives on. This is our hope. This is our life.