Songs

I went home this week and rediscovered a few CDs that I had listened to back in high school yet never copied to my computer. Two songs in particular stood out:

Sure Shot (Supertones)

I wanna do the right thing.
I wanna be the sure shot.
I wanna have my mind straight.
I wanna have my point got.
I wanna be a good man,
I wanna have my act down.
I wanna be the future
and I wanna be right now.

Sometimes I feel
like I can change the world.
But I don't know where to start.
I dig and come up empty,
clutching an empty heart.

I wanna see a life change.
I wanna see a new man.
I wanna fight the good fight.
I wanna take the right stand.
I wanna be like Jesus.
I wanna pour my heart out.
I wanna pick my cross up.
I wanna hear the mob shout.

I'm wide awake
and thinking about the cross,
the Trinity apart.
I dig and come up empty,
clutching an empty heart.

I wanna do the right thing.
I wanna be the sure shot.
I wanna have my mind straight.
I wanna have my point got.
I wanna be like Jesus.
I wanna pour my heart out.
I wanna pick my cross up.
I wanna hear the mob shout.

Sometimes I feel
like I can change the world.
But I don't know where to start.
I dig and come up empty,
I'm wide awake
and thinking about the cross,
the Trinity apart.
I dig and come up empty,
clutching a sacred heart.


When Christ comes and changes a man, it doesn't mean that he will suddenly become unsuccessful, aimless, and unassertive. However, it does mean that he will want his see his life change, fight the good fight, take the stand on the right side, be like Jesus, pour his heart out, pick up his cross, and be prepared to hear the mob shout against him. The Supertones beautifully merged these two aspects of men together. Here is a picture of a man who takes initiative for his own future, a desire to change the world, and a passion for his life to be transformed by Christ. His heart is empty because it is sacred, it is poured out not for his own interests but for the interests of others.

Always and Forever (Raze)

The stars will shine
The moon will glow
The sun will rise
The grass will grow
Some things will never change
Just like me and you
Mountains high and valleys low
I have got to let you know
That I am here for you
Whatever you go through

Troubles come and get you down
I'll always be around to say

CHORUS:
I will be here always and forever
I'll be here for you
we will be friends(strong)
forever and ever

As far back as I can remember
Thirty-one days in the month of December
Life will still go on
But it's just not the same
Miles and miles and miles are between us
Like Earth to Mars and then on to Venus
Although you have gone away
I still see your face

And these memories linger on inside our
hearts always!

I will be here always and forever
I'll be here for you
we will be friends(strong)
forever and ever


When I ripped this song onto my computer the song title came up was "Always and Forever(Bff)." We live in a transient society and culture. Life changes in what seems the blink of an eye. Each of us yearns for something permanent, something lasting. This I believe is one aspect of a God-shaped hole in our lives. Eternal beings in a temporal world will inherently yearn for something eternal. Thus, our dissatisfaction with worldly things and a constant chasing after something more, something better.
Can friends last forever? I know a lot of people and I can go many places on the east coast (and even the US) to see people who are my "friends." But are they really friends? I spent time with them in the past, and I "did life" with them previously. I know an incredible amount of people within a 50 mile radius, but I can't say that I am truly friends with any more than a handful of them.

Why? Because I don't share life with them. They aren't the ones I confide with, share my troubles with, or those who are there for me in the hardest of times.
Why? Because they're not around anymore.

Maybe it's because I'm in a profession that endlessly demand time from me and I choose to pour myself into it and related activities. I wonder if I can actually be friends with someone forever. In 3 years I might be somewhere else on the planet. May I make the most of the opportunities I have now to invest and be invested in by those around me so that I may not live in the past but rather in the present with eyes that are focused on the future.