Last night as I read through some harmless celebrity news on the internet (heatworld.com) I came across Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud fame and her new single Fight For This Love, which is released October 19th on Polydor Records. Initially my love for Girls Aloud made me a little reluctant. usually, their solo stuff is never that good, and I mean that about any ensemble, however Girls Aloud do have some talented singers who CAN sing live (as they proved when they were chosen on television, and subsequently in each concert where they sing live).
Upon hearing the song for the first time, my thought was, 'Hmm. I like it. It actually doesn't sound so LIVE, or that much like Cheryl, but it is catchy and a great wee tune.'
Then today as I put it on repeat (as I like to do with new songs so I can get to know them) I began listening to the words and learning much more than I imagined. As you most likely know, I love listening to music, all genres, but I do have a soft spot for mainstream pop. I just do! I also feel like it is one of the ways God speaks to me. I find wisdom in the secular. I feel like I have an ability to find the good in something, a natural optimist maybe? Who knows. I just see God where people just see, not-God.
The sacred in the secular. It's all sacred really.
You mightn't want to hear, but here are my thoughts on the lyrics to this song.
Too much of anything can make you sick
Even the good can be a curse
Makes it hard to know which road to go down
Knowing too much can get you hurt
Do you ever feel like it's all a little bit too much? The point where you are at a crossroads and you can't see the possible outcome of good in any given situation? Knowing too much CAN get you hurt, but isn't it better to feel something than to feel nothing? When can the good be a curse? Personally, it can SEEM like a curse, but its not. It's the thorn in your side. For me..my health, the hole in the heart, the mouth issues. Seems a bit much yeah?
Is it better is it worse are we sitting in reverse
Its just like we're going backwards (backwards)
I know where I want this to go
We're driving fast but lets go slow
What I dont want to do is crash no
If you aren't going forward with God, you're not staying still. There is no staying still, just forward or backward. Hmm, going too fast, getting in too deep without a solid foundation. That's what happened to me then it all became too much and I crashed. I tried to commit suicide. That was almost 4 years ago. I know now where I want this to go, and I am willing to go slow. That was a big turning point for me...that's when I realised, 'I gotta fight for this love.'
Just know you're not in this thing alone
There's always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we're growing apart
Let´s just go backto the start
Those words are pure magic. Totally relatable to a relationship with God. I'm NOT in this thing alone, there IS a place I can call home. When I feel like falling apart...? I remember the simple things. Even those simple yet amazing words of childrens songs 'Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so.'
Anything that´s worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quit is out of the question
We make a stop gotta fight some more
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
We gotta fight fight fight fight fight for this love
Its worth having its worth fighting for
Fight for what you believe in yeah? Fight for what's important? Don't quit, thats what the enemy wants. Don't give up. Persevere. If it's worth having it's worth fighting for. See how many times she says fight? What a great emphasis, fight, fight, fight, fight. It's not a one time fight and then you're done. It's a constant thing.
Now everyday aint gon' be no picnic
Love aint no walk in the park
All you can do is make the best of it yeah
Can't be afraid of the dark
This is also true. It isn't easy. No walk in the park that's for sure. One thing I do know is that when you do make the best of it, it's worth fighting for. Sometimes it mightn't seem like it. But it is. You just got to ask yourself, is it worth fighting for? Fight for that love, because it's fighting for you.
T.
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