Music and Poetry

This morning I was dancing around with my son to some of my favorite songs, and I was overwhelmed by the depth of meaning in many of them. There are some things that are not best expressed in treatise or logical argument. For me, even proper sentence structure breaks down at times. I find over and over again the deepest truths are often expressed in poetry or song (which is many times just poetry set to music). I feel that the best songs are those that touch on some universal human experience, and draw out emotion and conclusion without stating them directly.

In honor of great song writing, here is a song that talks about being a follower of Christ rather than a Christian. It's by Mutemath:

Come on, can’t I dream for one day
There’s nothing that can’t be done
But how long should it take somebody
Before they can be someone

‘Cause I know there’s got to be another level
Somewhere closer to the other side
And I’m feeling like it’s now or never
Can I break the spell of the typical

I’ve lived through my share of misfortune
And I’ve worked in the blazing sun
But how long should it take somebody
Before they can be someone

Cause I know there’s got to be another level
Somewhere closer to the other side
And I’m feeling like it’s now or never
Can I break the spell of the typical, the typical, the typical, uh huh

I'm the typical
I'm the typical
Can I break the spell of the typical

Because it’s dragging me down
I’d like to know about when
When does it all turn around

I'm just the typical
I'm just the typical

Yeah I know there’s got to be another level
Somewhere closer to the other side
And I’m feeling like it’s now or never
Can I break the spell of the typical
The typical, the typical, uh huh

Of the typical
Break the spell (of the typical)
Break the spell (of the typical)
Can I break the spell of the typical, of the typical
I'm just the typical

In the words of Cake: I want a girl with the right eye locations (I'm glad Laura meets this one)