Owl City- Meteor Shower

I can finally see,
That you're right there beside me,
I am my not own,
For I have been made new,
Please don't let me go,
I desperately need You,

I am not my own
For I have been made new
Please don't let me go,
I desperately need You

This brief song is about a person who is coming into Christianity for the first time.  The singer is  explaining how you can be made new through Christ and how they are desperately wanting to be near him at all times.  The song writer is a devout Christian, but his songs are not categorized under Christian music.  They are up for interpretation, but when I personally hear this song, I think about Christ right away.

Jesus Take the Wheel-Carrie Underwood 
She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy
With the baby in the backseat

Fifty miles to go and she was running low
On faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year

She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning
On a thin black sheet of glass

She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
?Cause I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat
Sleeping like a rock

And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life

I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
?Cause I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on

Oh Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, I'm letting go

So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, ooh

This song is about a mother who seems to be spinning out of control in many ways. She is overwhelmed by the stresses of life and gets lost in her head when she is driving to see her family. She doesn't realize how fast she's going and how dangerous the roads are until she hits a patch of ice and spins out of control. At that moment she was terrified not only for her life but more importantly for her baby in the back seat. Her car spinning out of control is an analogy for the way she feels about her life at the moment. She feels out of control, and that nothing can save her. After she has a second to catch her breath she realizes that she needs Jesus in her life. She needs him to guide her and take control of her life. After such a traumatic experience she realized she was living her life the wrong way. She realized that she needed to let go and let God take control of her life and handle the situation instead of trying to control it by herself.  

There's a long black train,
Comin' down the line,
Feedin' off the souls that are lost and cryin',
Rails of sin, only evil remains
Watch out brother for that Long Black Train

Look to the heavens
You can look to the skies
You can find redemption
Staring back into your eyes
There is protection and there's Peace the same,
burnin' your ticket for that Long Black Train

'Cause there's vict'ry in the Lord I say,
Vict'ry in the lord,
Cling to the Father and His holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that Long Black Train

There's an engineer on that Long Black Train,
Makin' you wonder if the ride is worth the pain,
He's just a waiting on your heart to say
Let me ride on that Long Black Train,

But you know there's vict'ry in the Lord I say,
Vict'ry in the Lord,
Cling to the Father and His holy name,
And dont go ridin' on that Long Black Train

Well, I can hear the whistle from a mile away,
It sounds so good
But I must stay away
That train is a beauty, makin' everybody stare
But its only destination is the middle of nowhere,

But you know theres vict'ry in the Lord I say,
Vict'ry in the Lord,
Cling to the Father and His holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that Long Black Train

I said cling to the Father and His holy name
And dont go ridin' on that long black train
Yeah, watch out brother for that long black train
That Devil's a drivin' that long black train.


This song is about how during life we are often tempted by things that will lead us astray from the path that the Lord would want us to take. The song Long Black Train is sung by Josh Turner. During this song he mentions “cling to the Father and His Holy name and don’t go riding on that long black train”. He wrote this song with an image in his head of a long black train going through the middle of nowhere with people standing out to the sides of the track. He used the image of the black train to describe sin and the decision people have to make is about whether or not to go riding on this train. The Lord wants us to stay away from the sins of the world and this song does a good job of describing how people are often tempted and are lead astray from the “right” path.

Let's have christ for president.
Let us have him for our king.
Cast your vote for the carpenter
That you call the nazarene.

The only way we can ever beat
These crooked politician men
Is to run the money changers out of the temple
And put the carpenter in

O it's jesus christ for president
God above our king
With a job and a pension for young and old
We will make hallelujah ring

Every year we waste enough
To feed the ones who starve
We build our civilization up
And we shoot it down with wars

But with the carpenter on the seat
Away up in the capital town
The usa would be on the way prosperity bound!


This song, by Billy Bragg brings together the ideas of Jesus and Politics with Jesus and music. The singer states that  having Jesus Christ for president is the only way to save our country from crooked politicians.  This song portrays Jesus as a savior for the citizens of the US because the lyrics specifically state: "But with the carpenter on the seat...The usa would be on the way prosperity bound". This song was written by Woody Guthrie around 1998 but the lyrics still hold true for the beliefs of most Americans today. Guthrie also brings up ideas about Americans today, such as wastefulness, and suggests that we can all be saved and forgiven if we accept Christ as our savior and think of him as our King. 

“This is God” – Phil Vassar

Hey, this is God
Can I please have your attention
There's a need for intervention
Man, I'm disappointed in what I'm seeing
Yeah, this is God
You fight each other in my name
Treat life like it's a foolish game
I'd say you've got the wrong idea

Oh, all I'm asking for is love
Well I've seen you hurt yourselves enough
Oh, I've been waiting on a change in you

Yeah, this is God
I've given everything to you
But look at what you do to the world that I created
This is God
What's with this attitude and hate
You grow more ignorant with age
You had it made, now look at all you've wasted

Oh, all I'm asking for is love
Oh, I've seen you hurt yourselves enough
Oh, I've been waiting on a change in you, yeah

I know your every thought, your heart and soul and every move
There are so many consequences to the things you do
All I'm asking for is love
Haven't you hurt yourselves enough
Oh, I've been waiting on a change in you
A change in you, oh This is God


This song by Phil Vassar is written about God’s feelings about the way Christians behave. In the song God notices that his people are not appreciating everything he has done for them. God is disappointed with “what you do” and looks at the world he created and wonders about the turn of the world. He calls Christians to “love your neighbor as yourself” in Mark 12:31; this is
an argument to the line about attitude and hate today. God wants his people to follow him and not hurt themselves anymore. This also shows that God is a caring God, wanting the best for his people. He is also angry and feeling as though his people do not appreciate him as much as they should. At the end of his disappointment in his people, it said “I’ve been waiting on a change in you” which implies God wishes Christians would follow him more closely. 

"Six Sirens" - Project 86 ft. Sonny of P.O.D.

and now I sit in thought
as the plot of my days commences
and I'm left with fences
put off the thoughts of my end
so long to race
to chase after the trends
so fleeting hours pass
usettled unresolved my passions
I escapes to win a new day
to waste misaligned priorities
parallel my desires
I hide my eyes to avoid embrace
I smell the stench
unavoidable approach comes against
and yet I'm left asking the question
denied a way to defend
the thoughts that this side equates
with what awaits

(Sonny from P.O.D.)
I'm rippin right through the masses
sacrifice into ashes
giving up what was past tense
raising up like Lazarus
laugh at the strongman
who thought he had control on my eternity
eternal is Christ empowers me
like the faith that builds my strength
is your dreams that fade away
to the battlefield we soldiers play
I dance with life beyond the grave
and Jah (God) only knows that I will never rest my head
no time for us to sleep
we concentrate on the son until our eyes bleed
salvation carries a cost we must prevail
death creeps like the breeze
but have no fear watch me inhale

(2X)
[Temporary Bliss]
the depths await my burial
[Temporary Bliss]
as the hours seem as seconds
[Temporary Bliss]
the end of your bliss is coming
[Temporary Bliss]
face the path, sip the last

embrace ends
every day a new day to die
die time
the former life is passed
blind side
I know what awaits my fate
haste breath
unavoidable ceasing of days
embrace ends
every day a new day to die
die time
the former life is passed
blind side
I know what awaits my fate
haste breath
today's a good day to die

(Sonny)
with the quickness equiped to bring the pain
enemies the soldier rages on
praying for casualties
in the distance I see a vision of my reflection
life and death intersection
this holy spirit intersection
(Andrew)
say hello to my end and greet the fears
that grip majority nightmares
removed bitterness none to spare
I pursue my fate
with a lack of remorse
I stand resolute to embrace the course
(Sonny)
confusion settles the mind
mind settles for blasphemies
ignoring the call heart dwells iniquities
let the praises on through we worship God most high
face to face with the truth
you know we're ready to die READY TO DIE
(Andrew)
reeling defenseless grieving and senseless
your powerless to avoid
demise left gaining on exit
and straining to fight it
your only option is losing you life to find it
(Sonny)
with the quickness equiped to bring the pain
enemies the soldier rages on
praying for casualties
in the distance I see a vision of my reflection
life and death intersection
this holy spirit intersection
(Andrew)
say hello to my end and greet the fears
that grip majority nightmares
removed bitterness none to spare
I pursue my fate
with a lack of remorse
I stand resolute to embrace the course

This song is one that could easily be seen as containing a lot of Jesus.  It presents an image of a suffering messiah and also a leader in an eternal conflict.  The understanding of Jesus presented by Project 86 and Sonny of P.O.D. is obviously a slightly combative one as there is language of combat but also by the language of death.  Throughout the song there is a feel of the need for constant death for Jesus that will gain one resurrection and eternal life.  This is even seen for others in Sonny’s line of “prayin’ for casualties”   This song is defiantly in the strange camp of using metal for evangelical work.  It calls for sacrifice and concentration of Jesus, committing one’s self to the work by sacrificing one’s self every day.

Kirk Franklin, “When I Get There”
The sun will shine and
My heart shall sing and
One thought of you Jesus
What joy it brings
My soul can't wait to
To see your face
I'll bless your name Jesus
When I get there

You'll wipe tears
You’ll say well done and
You’ll hold me close and
Tell me I’m overcome and
You will exchange
Joy for my pain
And I’ll praise your name Jesus
When I get there

C’mon
Let’s go (Let’s go)
We’ll cry (We’ll Cry)
No I won’t (No I won’t)
We’re gonna be just like Jesus
When we get there

C’mon
Hold On (Hold On)
It won’t (It won’t)
Be long (Be long)
We’re gonna be just like Jesus
When we get there

No more feeling alone ( no more feeling alone) ( I’m never alone)
And all my fears will be gone (and all my fears will be gone) (I’m never alone)
You tell me it won’t be long ( you tell me it won’t be long) (It won’t be long)
When you call my name
We shall be changed

Clap your hands uh
Houston, clap your hands uh
Houston, clap your hands uh
Houston, clap your hands uh
All my people can you clap your hands, what
All my people can you clap your hands, what
Houston, clap your hands uh
Make some noise

We’re gonna be just like Jesus
When we get there

This song, by artist Kirk Franklin, depicts Jesus as a symbol of rebirth and renewal and someone whose life is to be imitated in heaven.  Franklin sings about the joys of seeing Jesus’ face as well the happiness that seeing his face would mean.  Jesus is also portrayed as a “friend” in this song, as someone that will “wipe ‘your’ tears” and tell you that you have done a good job.  This song definitely appeals to people that want to see Jesus as a comforter and someone that will take care of them and listen to their problems.   Parts of this song a definitely directed at people who have had bad experiences and who may be down on their luck because the song talks about people who are “feeling alone” and telling these people that there troubles are just about over. This song really emphasizes the spiritual aspect of Jesus.  

Josh Turner’s song “Me and God” depicts a relationship with God on a very personal level. This relationship can best be described as a friendship between the two. He talks about this friendship by saying “we’re like two peas in a pod” and “late at night talking it over, me and God” as well as “aint nobody gonna come between me and God.” Turner is referring to prayer time in this lyric, a very common message of Paul.

Turner also alludes to his Christian faith by viewing God as his father and a figure of divine power who rules the world.  Turner sings, “He’s my father…the beginning and the end, he rules the world with a staff and rod.” Turner is referring to Bible passages, Revelation 22:13, and Psalms 23 here. “One day we'll live together where the angels trod, Me and God,” he sings, another common theme of Revelation.

“Me and God” Lyrics by Josh Turner

There ain't nothing that can't be done by me and God
Ain't nobody gonna come between me and God
One day we'll live together where the angels trod
Me and God

Early in the morning talking it over, me and God
Late at night talking it over, me and God
You could say we're like two peas in a pod
Me and God

He's my Father, He's my friend
The beginning and the end
He rules the world with a staff and rod
We're a team, me and God
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/j/josh-turner-lyrics/me-and-god-lyrics.html)

I am weak and He is strong, me and God
He forgives me when I'm wrong, me and God
He's the one I lean on when life gets hard
Me and God

He's my Father, He's my friend
The beginning and the end
He rules the world with a staff and rod
We're a team, me and God

He rules the world with a staff and rod
We're a team, me and God
We're a team, me and God

Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam
Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam. 'Cause sunbeams are not made like me.
Don't expect me to cry for all the reasons you had to die. Don't ever ask your
love of me.

Don't expect me to cry.
Don't expect me to lie.
Don't expect me to die for thee.

Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam. 'Cause sunbeams are not made like me.
Don't expect me to cry for all the reasons you had to die. Don't ever ask your
love of me.

Don't expect me to cry.
Don't expect me to lie.
Don't expect me to die for thee.

Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam. 'Cause sunbeams are not made like me.
Don't expect me to cry for all the reasons you had to die. Don't ever ask your
love of me.

Don't expect me to cry.
Don't expect me to lie.
Don't expect me to die.
Don't expect me to cry.
Don't expect me to lie.
Don't expect me to die for thee.