Savin' Me

I have about 3,000 songs on my iPod. I could go 9 days continuously listening to it and never hear the same song twice. Every now and again I hear a song that speaks to my heart.

Christians, like me, enjoy songs that praise God, and are uplifting. But life is not always uplifting and enjoyable. There are many things which happen that are downright hard, and test your faith. Death, despair, searching, sin--Christians are not immune to the perils of this world, although, if you tune into a mainstream Christian radio station you would never know that.

Tonight my iPod found a song for me that made me feel like someone understood my angst and my anguish. I turned it up loud. No surprise it was from a band not known for its "Christian" music.

The song is "Savin' Me" by Nickelback, and I have included below the lyrics and a link to the video. The video is worth pondering and interpretation, but the song itself is what speaks to me.

http://www.gotuit.com/player.html?c=Music&p=79136&s=1396860

Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for You
Well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is You
Come please I'm callin'
And oh I scream for You
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show You what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me

Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin'
And all I see is You
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for You
Come please
I'm callin'
And all I need from You
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show You what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me
(Hurry I'm fallin')

And all I need is You
Come please I'm callin'
And oh, I scream for You
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show You what I can be
Say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me
Hurry I'm Fallin'
Say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me