#1 Mushanga- TOTO
I love this one! The music that builds up to the chorus and then the chorus itself is so cool.
Favorite Line: "You smiled though you were suffering, I didn't understand... till i saw your eyes and then I knew."
#2 My Story- B. Reith
I'm not that big of a Rap fan, but wow! I can relate so much to this song, from "the wonder years are over now somehow I'm fully grown" to "there is no way to count all the mistakes I have made and I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Your grace" to "but what's done is done and I can't press re-wind and all of my regrets are chasin' me from behind, but the future's unwritten I'm racing to the finish line..." What a great song!
Favorite Part: The whole 3rd verse!
Aww, this one's so bittersweet! I really like for KING & COUNTRY's music.
Favorite Line: "Wanna travel back in time, say the things I didn't say, I wanna tell you everything if it's not too late..."
#4 Your Word is Life- Kyle Mathews
The Lazarus imagery is really neat in this song.
Favorite Line: "Your Word can breathe the life back into me".
I got a bit confused with the hunter metaphor the first time I listened to this...and then I still didn't really get it on the second time...but on the third try I think I got it...I think! Seriously, Chalice, I still don't really know what this song is about!
Favorite Line: "She's just dancing, she's just dancing, understand? She's just dancing, dancing to the band."
#6 Deer In The Headlights- Owl City
This is Katherine's favorite, just from the line about the pepper spray!
Favorite Line: "Met a girl in the parking lot,
And all I did was say hello.
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
For me to walk her home,
But I guess that's the way it goes."
#7 Somewhere Between Old And New- Dave Grusin
I didn't like this one as much as others, but the story is still sweet!
Favorite Line: "He's stranded on a basepath, somewhere between old and New York..."
#8 Joseph's Trouble- Wes King
Oh, what a good one! I've always loved the story of Joseph.
Favorite Lines: "So hard to let go what hurts so deep
How quickly we forget
God sees things we can't see yet
Well, there just might be some purpose in our pain".
#9 Johnny's Camaro- David Wilcox
I LOVE THIS ONE! It's so cool and the storytelling is so vivid! This song and Mushanga are my favorites so far!
Favorite Lines: "She was dreaming over the ocean
Dreaming of being home again
Dreaming over the ocean
Of what would never be the same."
"Maybe it was because it had been winter, you see, And she had just come back from summer. And she was just dressed normally. Everyone else was bundled up, But she had on her hiking boots and shorts and tank top, Hair tied back, and a knife on her belt, and a big old silver bracelet, I think it was the silver bracelet, But everybody was getting out of her way."
#10 Three Bird's in Babylon- The Grey Havens
Ok, add this one to the favorites list! I really like the sound of this one, it's kind of a minor key. The story reminds me of Proverbs where it says Wisdom stands in the city and calls out.
Favorite Line: "And everyday, she comes to say
"Look up, look at the dawn"
Yes, I escaped the shadows once
I listened to His Son?"
What a sweet song. I love hearing stories like this and the fact that everyone has their own "world" and their own problems, joys, triumphs, and sorrows, and we're all existing together, passing each other by on the street, and never knowing what was going on in the head of the other person just amazes me!
Favorite Line:
"Maybe you got dealt a good hand
Maybe you play it the best that you can
But I don't know how far you'd walk without those cards
In Howard and Danny's working shoes"
#12 Oh My Dear- Tenth Avenue North
Awww, that's sooo sad and sweet and good!!! Wow, it's really powerful too!
Favorite Line: "Oh, my dear, I'll wait for you
Grace tonight will pull us through
Until the tears have left your eyes
Until the fear can sleep at night
Until the demons that you're scared of
Disappear inside
Until the scale begins to crack
And this weight falls from your back
Oh, my dear, I'll keep you in my arms tonight"
#13 Roast Beef- Andy Gullahorn
Oh, my goodness, this song has so much packed into it and the whole concept is just so fun!
Favorite Line:
"He saw his big chance for an escape
In helicopter rotating blades
And said goodbye to the pigsty
Quick as a guillotine he was gone"
#14 Wild Horse- Phil Keaggy
Hmmm, what a neat picture!
Favorite Lines: "As time had past, there came at last
The lifting of His burden
His strength renewed, with gratitude
And joy, he became a servant."
