So my shuffle led me to review the song Conspiracy by Paramore. Its one of the more underrated songs by Paramore, unlike Misery Business and That’s What You Get.
Please speak softly, for they will hear us
And they'll find out why we don't trust them
Speak up dear cause I cannot hear you
I need to know why we don't trust them
Explain to me this conspiracy against me
And tell me how I've lost my power
Where can I turn? Cause I need something more
Surrounded by uncertainty I'm so unsure
Tell me why I feel so alone cause I need to Know to whom do I owe
Explain to me this conspiracy against me
And tell me how I've lost my power
I thought that we'd make it
Because you said that we'd make it through
And when all security fails
will you be there to help me through
Explain to me this conspiracy against me
And tell me how I've lost my power
I've lost my power
The song is one of my personal favorites. It comes off of paramore’s freshman album “All We Know Is Falling” Its theme is that of(you guessed it) conspiracies. It’s a theme I can understand. We all have had times I our lives when we just get into a rut of living. Things are common, predicable. We become happy and let out guard down. Then its like overnight, things change. We wake up and paradise has been lost. Then its all we can do to keep our head above water, accept the change, and adjust accordingly. Its not easy and all we want is someone to tell us what the heck is going on. Things we relied on are quaking beneath our feet and we feel tempted to jump to anywhere just to feel solid ground beneath our feet. And I hate to sound like a broken record but this song like underlines our need for God in our lives. God is that solid ground we need when paradise seems to be lost and everything is changing. He really is.
Mistakes do not make who we are.
So I have noticed something over the past few years of this life I have. Theres this attitude that seems to be apparent in not just the youth of the world but all ages. This attiude of "I am who I am. I am going to screw up but thats just life and if you can't accept that then you cannot accept me." Now I do not whole-heartedly rail against this thought system but I am not a card-carrying member either. See the sinful nature of humanity is a constant. I as well as everyone else will screw up. We will make mistakes. It will never stop until we see Jesus again. However this does not mean that your mistakes are part of who you are. Mistakes are something we do. God made us who we are. And I think it grieves him when we say that is part of our package as a person. We are not perfect. We are imperfect creations of a holy perfect God. We will fall but as we cling to God, he slowly fixes us and helps make mistakes less common. Mistakes will never dissapear. Mistakes will pain us and latch onto us as long as we live on this temporal place we call home for the short time we call life. Lets live in God's love and his grace and strive to do our best.
The L Word
The L word. A lovely four letter word that has started and ended wars, broken and mended hearts, and inspired hundreds of thousands of songs. L-O-V-E. But what does it mean to love. See, most people think of love as a noun. Something you can touch, taste, see and smell. I say that love is something you do. Something people do to you. Something we have done to us. Something that can only be taken away by the one who gives it. We are loved by God, family, friends, and our significant others. However to describe Love as simply a feeling is doing a horrendous crime to it. Love is a verb. For it to exist, it has to be done. Now those silly feelings we get when we are around that special guy or gal are being infatuation. When we can’t breathe when they are around, think about them constantly, and the world seems a wonderland made out of desserts. Thats infatuation. Websters puts it as “to inspire with a foolish or extravagant love or admiration.” See, there isn’t really anything wrong with infatuation but when it is confused with love, we got problems. See Love is so much more than infatuation. Love grows into existence in a relationship. No one can instantly be in love with someone. However you can be infatuated with someone rather easy. (Especially if they are easy on the eyes ;) So what is love? I am no expert I will tell you that but I do know that Love is doing. And more than that, it is doing what is best for the subject of your love. Even when it is hard. And when we start applying that truth to our lives, it affects so many things. Not just in our love lives but in everyone we come in contact with. If you love your parents, you’ll go out of your way to help them out around the house. if you love your siblings, you’ll go easier on them when they annoy you the next time. if you love your friends, you will invest yourselves in what they are invested in. See, these are symptoms are love. Love in action if you will. In my opinion, Love is shown. Its not so much a kiss as a person who sits and listens to how bad your day was. Its not so much an embrace as it is bringing lunch by to a friend. So think of that next time you see a chick flick or listen to a so called “love song” on the radio.
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