Near to You

I like music a lot.  Right now I'm watching the CMA's  right now, and though I don't listen to Country Music much, I'm enjoying hearing these amazing artist's perform and I'm finding some new songs I'm sure I'll listen to in the future.  That doesn't really have anything to do with the rest of this post though.  I love to listen to music, and then apply it to my life in some way, so that when I sing it or listen to it, it has meaning beyond just sounding good and entertaining me.  Sometimes though, songs that I like quite a lot really don't fit with where I am in live right now (and some of them never will which is probably not a bad thing, lol).  Particularly love songs.  The song below (Near to You by A Fine Frenzy) is a good example.  I really like it, its beautiful, fun to sing, but I don't really have a "you" to be near to right now.  I was thinking about this the other day when I thought "wait, I DO have a "you" I can sing about.  In fact, the best "you" there is to have.  I have Jesus!"  That may sound a little silly, but as I thought about it, the more I liked the idea.  Who better to go to for healing then Christ?  Another guy may help but the best arms to run to are the arms of Jesus.  I can go into all the ways in which each line of this song applies to my life, but that would be very long post with a lot of background and stuff I don't really want to share with the world so I won't do that.  All that to say, music rocks, I love it, and I love it when random secular songs bring me to a realization of my relationship with Christ that I didn't have before.  Music is powerful and can touch people in ways that other things can't (people meaning me in particular).  Which is one reason why I'm at a Christian School studying Worship Arts right now.  I know the impact Worship music has on me and others, and I want to do what I can to make that difference too, as well as to surround myself with music, because like I said, I love it, it makes me very happy =)!




Near To You -- A Fine Frenzy


He and I had something beautiful
But so dysfunctional, it couldn't last
I loved him so but I let him go
'Cause I knew he'd never love me back

Such pain as this
Shouldn't have to be experienced
I'm still reeling from the loss,
Still a little bit delirious

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you.

You and I have something different
And I'm enjoying it cautiously
I'm battle scarred, I am working oh so hard
To get back to who I used to be

He's disappearing 
Fading suddelly
I'm so close to being yours
Won't you stay with me
Please

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you.

I only know that I am 
Better where you are
I only know that I am
Better where you are
I only know that I belong
Where you are

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
Though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you.

Yet, I'm better near to you.