~ You're alright - a Lifehouse lullaby for a hurt soul ~

The first time I heard this song, it was in the still of the night, in the corner of my couch, laptop perched on my lap. I even remember I was wearing owl pajamas and my hair was in a ponytail - it's strange what you remember during moments you will never forget.

In that moment, my friend, who I had opened up to about some deep soul wounds of my heart -- felt led to send me this song. When I clicked on the link, it was not what I was expecting. I was incredibly silent and just listened.

Boy did I listen.

You see, this song seemed to be created from words inside my head that had never made their way onto paper. Each verse held some sort of truth for me - for some point in my life.

Silent tears clouded my eyes till the lyrics on the screen disappeared.

But I still heard them.

'Cause the weak will
Seek the weaker til they've broken them.
Could you get it back again?
Would it be the same?
Fulfillment to their lack of strength at your expense,
Left you with no defense;
They tore it down.


And I will never forget them.

This song is about being walked on. It's about being treated badly by others because it makes those people feel good about themselves; That hurting someone elses feelings gives them a feeling of importance. It's about withdrawing into yourself - isolating yourself from the world because, when you retreat into your "shell", you're safe and no-one can hurt you... none of those cruel, ignorant people who enjoy putting you down can do anymore harm to you when you've locked yourself away in your "cage".

Locked inside
The only place
Where you feel sheltered,
Where you feel safe.
You lost yourself
In your search to find
Something else to hide behind.

I cried over it many times and it was strangely, incredibly healing. I felt comforted by knowing that I was not alone in my heartache and that the reason why the lyrics were even written is heartbreakingly because they were truth for someone else too. Someone had to endure this pain in order for the lyrics to even form.

Perhaps way more than what we would ever like to imagine.

Refuse to feel anything at all,
Refuse to slip,
Refuse to fall.
Can't be weak,
Can't stand still,
You watch your back 'cause no one will.

I believe that everyone deserves to be treated with care and respect.
I believe that everyone deserves to feel safe in their world.
I believe that everyone deserves to have a soft place to land.

~
The fearful always preyed upon your confidence.
Did they see the consequence,
when they pushed you around?
The arrogant build kingdoms made of the different ones,
Breaking them 'til they've become just another crown.

~

You don't know why they had to go this far,
Traded your worth for these scars,
For your only company.
And don't believe the lies
That they have told to you. Not one word was true
you're alright, you're alright, you're alright.

If you listened to this and felt a similar twinge as I did ... still do... hearing this haunting melody and lyrics, know this:

You're alright, you're alright, you're alright.
















And you're not alone. You never have been and you never will be. How do I know this?

Because God so loved the world.