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read between the lines
beautiful letdown i was humbled...again. removal of pride and increase of humility was necessary. n remember the something intangible i was fasting on during 'engage'? well, i've tried...n it's wavering at times...including tonite in the bath. i must've choked out tons of spit and phlegm from all that...emotional release, if that's one way to put it. as i listened to it, tonite's song relly described me....not just for tonite, but for how i've felt thru the months n stuff, for many nites on and off. the only difference is that this song offers hope and a willingness to persevere, two things which i, admittedly, don't seem to have at times. but i guess that's why this song was written for ppl like me...i find it interesting that this song is even the title for the album to which it belongs: it shows it means so much to the band that they want to call their album that. n i totally agree that this is something significant in the eyes of God. THE BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN by Switchfoot It was a beautiful letdown When I crashed and burned When I found myself alone, unknown and hurt It was a beautiful letdown The day I knew That all the riches this world had to offer me Would never do In a world full of bitter pain And bitter doubt I was trying so hard to fit in, Until I found out I don't belong here I don't belong here I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong It was a beautiful letdown When You found me here And for once in a rare blue moon I see everything clear I'll be a beautiful letdown That's what I'll forever be And though it may cost my soul I'll sing for free We're still chasing our tails And the rising sun And our dark water planet Still spins in a race where no one wins And no one's one I don't belong here I don't belong here I'm gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come Kingdom come, Your kingdom come Won't You let me down! Let my foolish pride forever let me down Easy living, you're not much like your name Easy dying, you look just about the same Would you please take me off your list? Easy living, please come on and let me down What a beautiful letdown painfully uncool the church of the drop outs, the losers, the sinners, the failures, and the fools What a beautiful letdown are we salt in the wound? Let us sing one true tune I don't belong here I don't belong here ... Won't You let me down? ... 'Cos I don't belong here, please Won't You let me down? further notes: this is what jon foreman, the one who wrote this, said: "Physics tells us that everything on this planet will fail us eventually. Trust someone, fall in love: your scars will tell the same story. Entropy, pain, beauty, love, hope... mix them together and call it living. The choice that remains is where we go to find meaning and truth. The biggest failures and disappointments in my life have led me to look beyond what money or power or friends can buy. When you're face down at the very bottom of who you are, and there is no formality or pretence to cling to, all your masks fall off. In this broken place, our lives can be seen for what they are, no more no less; we are ourselves. The question is this: What happens after the twin towers in our lives fall? Do we become bitter and hateful or does redemption come into focus? I've been on both sides...only one is beautiful." needless to say, that's how i feel....but i never relly came to that conclusion at the last part. further stuff that popped up when i was reading the bible: "You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on His throne at the right-hand side of God. Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on earth." -- Colossians 3:1 yeah. easy to say, hard to do. but still possible in Christ...somehow. |
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