"Light Up The Sky" by The Afters

The song I'm blogging about this week is "Light Up The Sky" by The Afters. The Afters are a Christian rock band. The Afters started out in 2006. They have four albums and the song "Light Up The Sky" is off their recent album, Light Up The Sky. I like this song because the lyrics are motivational and inspirational. I like the chorus because God works in mysterious ways. Sometimes we think He's not there but when we least expect it, He always gives us wonderous things to show He's always truly there. One of my favorite lines in the song is "When stars are hiding in the clouds, I don't feel them shining. When I can't see beyond my doubt, there's silver lining." I think that means that even when we don't feel God and don't know where He is, even though He's always there, He's still present even when we don't feel Him. When we doubt some of the moments that happen in life, there's always something better to look forward to. When bad things happen in life, God always gives people hope.

When I’m feeling all alone with so far to go
The signs are nowhere on this road guiding me home
When the night is closing in
It’s falling on my skin
Oh God will You come close

Light, light, light up the sky
Light up the sky to show me You are with me
I, I, I can’t deny
Oh I can’t deny that You are right here with me
You’ve opened my eyes so I can see You all around me
Light, light, light up the sky
Light up the sky to show me You are with me

When stars are hiding in the clouds
I don’t feel them shining
When I can’t see beyond my doubt
There's silver lining
When I’ve almost reached the end
Like a flood You’re rushing in
Love is rushing in

Light, light, light up the sky
Light up the sky to show me You are with me
I, I, I can’t deny
Oh I can’t deny that You are right here with me
You’ve opened my eyes so I can see You all around me
Light, light, light up the sky
Light up the sky to show me You are with me

So I run straight to Your arms
You’re the bright and morning Sun
To show Your love, there’s nothing You won’t do

Light, light, light up the sky
You light up the sky to show me You are with me
I, I, I can’t deny
Oh I can’t deny that You are right here with me
You’ve opened my eyes so I can see You all around me
Light, light, light up the sky
Light up the sky to show me You are with me

Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are with me
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are with me
Oh oh oh oh oh oh

http://www.myspace.com/theafters

"By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North

The song I chose to blog about this week is "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North. Tenth Avenue North has three albums and they started out in 2008. They're a contemporary Christian band. "By Your Side" is off their debut album, Over and Underneath. I like this song because the lyrics are so true. Sometimes all we care about in life are the materialistic things and we forget about the legacy of focus. We forget to focus on God and we forget to let Jesus come into our lives and do what He does. One of my favorite lines is "when I drank the world's sin so I could carry you in and give you life, I wanna give you life". I think that's saying that Jesus died on the cross for a reason. Sometimes we forget that we don't have to have our problems or focus on them. Jesus died on the cross for us and for our sins. And also so we don't have to hurt, so that we can give our problems to Him and He'll hurt for us. My other favorite line in the song is "And please don't fight these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you." I think that means that sometimes we forget to let Jesus take over. I also think it means that sometimes we look other places we shouldn't be looking and that we forget to focus on Jesus. And even when we turn away from God and think He's not there, He'll always be there for us.

Why are you striving these days?

Why are you trying to earn grace?

Why are you crying? Let me lift up your face, just don’t turn away

Why are you looking for love? Why are you still searching as if I’m not enough?

To where you go child? Tell me where will you run, to where will you run?

Cuz I’ll be by your side where you fall in the dead of night whenever you call

And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you

Look at these hands at my side, they swallowed the grace on that night

When I drank the world’s sin, so I could carry you in and give you life

I wanna give you life

And I’ll be by your side wherever you fall in the dead of night whenever you call

And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you

Here at my side wherever you fall in the dead of night whenever you call

And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you

Cuz I, I love you, I want you to know

That I, yeah I love you, I’ll never let you go, no, no

And I’ll be by your side wherever you fall in the dead of night whenever you call

And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you

Here at my side wherever you fall in the dead of night whenever you call

And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you

Here at my side, my hands are holding you

http://www.myspace.com/tenthavenuenorth