Day Seven: Every New Day

Here's my final offering in my series of seven songs that touch my heart, convict my soul, or speak to my feelings so well that I want to pretend like I wrote them....

So, Ben is Canadian.  Which makes sense as to why he loves Five Iron Frenzy so much.  He spent a lot of his youth going, with his brothers, to ska shows with these guys, The Supertones, etc.  Anyway, when I was trying to impress Ben I invested a lot of energy in learning some of their lyrics.  A few songs actually caught me - and this was by far my favorite.  You can listen here, which is great because they happened to use the live version from their very last concert.  The end is so full of emotion - it's just awesome.

When I was young, the smallest trick of light,
Could catch my eye,
Then life was new and every new day,

I thought that I could fly.

I believed in what I hoped for,

And I hoped for things unseen,

I had wings and dreams could soar,

I just don't feel like flying anymore.

When the stars threw down their spears,

Watered Heaven with their tears,

Before words were spoken,

Before eternity.

Dear Father, I need you,

Your strength my heart to mend.

I want to fly higher,

Every new day again.

When I was small, the furthest I could reach,

Was not so high,

Then I thought the world was so much smaller,

Feeling that I could fly.

Through distant deeps and skies,

Behind infinity,

Below the face of Heaven,

He stoops to create me.

Dear Father, I need you,

Your strength my heart to mend.

I want to fly higher,

Every new day again.

Man versus himself.

Man versus machine.

Man versus the world.

Mankind versus me.

The struggles go on,

The wisdom I lack,

The burdens keep pilling

Up on my back.

So hard to breathe,

To take the next step.

The mountain is high,

I wait in the depths.

Yearning for grace,

And hoping for peace.

Dear God...

Increase.

Healing hands of God have mercy on our unclean souls once again.

Jesus Christ, light of the world burning bright within our hearts forever.

Freedom means love without condition,

without a beginning or an end.

Here's my heart, let it be forever Your's,
Only You can make every new day seem so new
(Bolded for my own emphasis)


AMEN!