Forget the Varnish

A month or so I heard a song on the radio and the song the lyrics hit me like a brick. It was werid that I remember them becasue usually I just remember the melody of the song and a bit of the chorus, but somehow I rememberd most of the lyrics to this song after only hearing it once. Then tonight, while driving home from small group I heard another song by the same guy- Mat Kearney. I don't know what it is about this guy's lyrics, but they really get to me. "And I found myself in the bitter fight, while I've held your hand through the darkest night..." those are some of the lyrics to his song Nothing Left to Lose. Crashing Down says, "What am I doing here if you're not with me?" No doubt these songs remind me of God. When life is bitter and stupid, God's there and I'm holding his hand, he's the only thing there is to hold on to when everything else seems to be broken. And honestly, what is the point of being anywhere or doing anything if God isn't there, if you're not doing it for him? But these songs don't only remind me of God, they remind me of people in my life, or who aren't in my life anymore, and of circumstances and choices I've made. Those lyics from Nothing Left to Lose remind me of a couple years ago when I had to sit by and watch my friend battle an illness in the hospital. I'd visit her everyday. I wouldn't necessarily hold her hand while sitting in the dark, but it felt like it because she was in a dark period of her life and it was a dark period in my life too, a dark period for our friendship. She was fighting for her life and I was trying to fight for her.

Bottom Line: Mat Kearney has some pretty cool lyrics. Even though he is a guy, and often sings about guy issues, I can relate to what he's saying because I take it from a girls perspective. Lines like, "I guess I'm looking for the right way to do this, I guess I'm looking for the right things to call pretty... I've been looking round for someone to tell me who I am" talk about life as a boy with a shady father, but to me that song speaks about my struggle with self worth. Sweetness. If you don't listen to Mat Kearney then check him out, he's pretty sweet.

http://www.matkearney.com/

"When all is lost, all is left to gain" --Mat Kearney