Days to remember. The rise of Switchfoot.

I wonder why shits happens, well sometimes they happen for a reason. The few days back have leave a silent mark in my life. Something about me just stirs me to change. To change for the better. To speak less, make less mistake. To take care of the feelings of others. To be concern about how others feel, rather than always trying to feel good, to laugh for no reasons. I look at myself, staring hard at my faults, and all my faults are right there in front of me, like rubbish that needs to be clean up. I'm bringing in the whole truck to get rid of the rubbish. It's time to take care of my words, each words that might mean so much to a person. Each action that might spark controversy, hatred, unforgiveness, insult etc.

"A man who speak quickly is off to destroy himself..."

Got that from somewhere, so indeed will make much effort to take care of my words.

It's hard to change a person. It's even harder to change yourself. It takes time and effort. But I have changed in the past. So I must change this time.

Ok back to some other less saddening story...

SWITCHFOOT? Anyone? I'm hooked to it.





For more info go to www.switchfoot.com

A little bit of info, they used to be a full christian band, yet after they became famous coz of the latest Spider Man OST hit, they turn towards more contemporary songs. More for the public, yet without losing their essense of positiveness and secret lyrics about their faith. Easy for us Christians to see what they're trying to convey, but non christians can interpret it as other meanings, making their songs much more flexible than before. Rather than having it sold only on Christian bookstores, it is now sold everywhere in every music department. Good music, positive lyrics, bearing witness to God as well, in a more acceptable way to the audience.

Good try Switchfoot! Your latest album Nothing is Sound, is great! Keep it up.

Here's a lyric of my favourite, from the album, Nothing is Sound, call The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun
by Switchfoot

Hey!
(Hey, hey,)

Yeah, Yeah (Yeah!)

Yeah, Yeah (Yeah!)

I've got a wound that doesn't heal,
Burning out again,
Burning out again

I've not sure which of me is real,
And I'm alone again,
Burning out again

My hope runs underneath it all,
The day that I'll be home

It won't be long, I belong,
Somewhere past the setting sun

Find me free, find me strong,
Somewhere back where I belong

Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah!)
Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah!)

Something shared with me again,
But I'm not buying it,
I'm not buying it

My wound goes deeper than the skin,
There's no hiding it,
So I'm not trying it

My hope runs underneath it all,
The day that I'll be home,

It won't be long, I belong,
Somewhere past the setting sun,
Find me free, find me strong,
Somewhere back where I belong

Yeah, Yeah, (Somewhere past the setting sun!)

Yeah, Yeah, (Yeah!)

Yeah, Yeah, (Going back where we belong!)

Yeah, Yeah, (I'll find you,)
(The setting sun!)

Let the weak say I am strong, and it won't be long,
Let the rat say I was wrong, and it won't be wrong,
Let us find where we belong,
Beyond the setting sun,
Beyond the setting sun

Yeah, Yeah,

It won't be long, I belong,
Somewhere past the setting sun,
Find me free, find me strong,
Somewhere back where I belong

Yeah, Yeah (Yeah, Yeah!)

Yeah, Yeah (Yeah, Yeah!)

While from the old album, Twenty-Four

Twenty-Four
by Switchfoot

Twenty-four oceans
Twenty-four skies
Twenty-four failures
And twenty-four tries
Twenty-four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
With twenty-four drop outs
At the end of the day

Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I'm singing
'Spirit, take me up in arms with You'
And I'm not who I thought I was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I'm singing
'Spirit, take me up in arms with You'

There's twenty-four reasons
To admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses
Still twenty-four strong

See, I'm not copping out
Not copping out
Not copping out
When you're raising the dead in me

Oh, oh
I am the second man
Oh, oh
I am the second man now
Oh, I am the second man now
And you're raising these...

Twenty-four voices
With twenty-four hearts
All of my symphonies
In twenty-four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true
I'm singing
'Spirit take me up in arms with You'
You're raising the dead in me

Oh, oh
I am the second man
Oh, oh
I am the second man now
Oh I am the second man now
And you're raising the dead in me
Yeah

I wanna see miracles
To see the world change
Wrestled the angel for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause I'm singing
'Spirit, take me up in arms with You'
And you're raising the dead in me

Twenty-four oceans
With twenty-four hearts
All of my symphonies
With twenty-four parts
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty-four hours ago
Still I'm singing
'Spirit, take me up in arms with You'
I'm not copping out
Not copping out

Can't find the MIDI version though, sadly. Well if I do will post it up here...

Now back to my third year revision.

Ciaoz.