Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Explaining The Lyrics Part 1

Well I called this part one because I'm sure I might need to explain others along the way. There has been some thought on whether the line in the song You are Good is an acceptable thought that makes sense, so let me explain. The line in question is "Your love endures me". Let me start with the definition of endures.

endure:
v. tr.
1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo: endure an Arctic winter.
2.
To bear with tolerance: "We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences" (Charles Seymour).

v. intr.
1. To continue in existence; last: buildings that have endured for centuries.
2.
To suffer patiently without yielding.

What it is that I'm saying here is that it is the love of God that endures me, my actions, and who I am. It is the reason that I am able to continually come to God despite the fact I continue to fall short on many occasions. If you were to ask the question of "Why does God continue to accept you even though your life may seem contradictory to what God desires. What is the thing that causes Him to endure a relationship with so many hardships". The answer to that question would be, His love. It's His love that causes Him to endure this relationship with me. His love endures me. I hope this makes sense. As a writer I want to get my point across all while maintaining an artistic form in the way that I understand my relationship with Christ to be. Plus the phrase "Your love endures me" flows better than the phrase "Your love will endure me" or "Your love is enduring me". Anyway I hope this explains it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh Eric! I so want to be a poet!