My new favorite song is You Found Me by The Fray.
About two years ago I got a call from a former intern who gave me free tickets to The Fray show. He had grown up in youth group with two of the band members in CO and when voicemails got returned, he and his fiancee received better tickets and backstage passes, which left him with two extra tickets for a sold out show. "FREE? The Fray? Yes, please!" This was at the height of The Fray's introduction to mainstream music. It coincided with the beginning of their whirlwind trip to massive radio airplay and popularity... and I got FREE tickets to a concert (and consequently never failed to mention the six degrees of separation with the members through my connection to the aforementioned intern. Oh, and I did get to meet the drummer before the show, super cool, I know).
The Fray are about to release their second album, which usually spells doom for bands with a particularily successful first run. The writing is never quite as good, the melodies not quite as tight and somehow these sophomore efforts always seem rushed...and forced by greedy record executives. But, the first single to be released to the scores of eager radio listeners is amazing and even prompting a blog entry. :)
In lieu of posting all the lyrics, go here to find them.
I love how this song paints an authentic picture of a relationship with God. And, more importantly, I rest in the fact that we have a God who can take it. He can take us standing and pounding angry fists up at Him. He can take our endless questioning through tightly pursed lips. He can take our indignantly folded arms and our pointed fingers. And, when we find ourselves lying in a pool of our own tears at the fraying (pun intended) ends of ourselves, He finds us. He picks us up and loves us as much as He ever has. Who we are and how we understand suffering has nothing to do with God and can never change His character.
We can have it all wrong. Our perception can be as muddy as a river in Alabama...and usually is. I'm thankful that He never tires of sifting through all the gunk and mud to find us, His beloved.
1 comment:
So, I love you because you introduced me to the new single. And yes, it does seems that The Fray comes through for me in moments that could never be more perfect, angry fists and all.
I like it that you see it my way on God. This season has been really interesting to me to watch other people become really very uncomfortable with how uncomfortable I am. I get alot of verses sent to me...I get alot of "lean into Gods", etc. At this point I just have to laugh. These are all good things, and I do believe that they are right - its just amazing to me how few people say "Have you have a good screaming match with God yet? I think you should."
haha. I like God. And I like the Fray. And I like Dana.
Woot.
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