2.26.2009

What do you want to do with your life?

It's a pretty common question. We all hear it often, and I don't know who knows what they want to do or not, but it's something I think about a lot. I have this huge plan of what I want to do- but the only problem is- I don't have any details. I guess those things will fall into place as time passes, so I try not to worry about it.
I stumbled across this song while writting a paper, and it just made me smile. As students that crave Social Justice, I think this song describes what we desire. Enjoy these powerful lyrics!

"Give me your Eyes" by Brandon Heath

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere,
Why have I never cared?

Chorus:
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah
Yeah
yeah
yeah

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work
He's buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Chorus
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah
Yeah
yeah
yeah

I've Been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along

Chorus (x2)
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah
Yeah
yeah
yeah

p.s. Sorry to go off topic so drastically, but as I said... I just stumbled across this.

1 comment:

  1. It took me a while to realize I'd heard this song before, haha. I'm glad you shared it!

    Keep posting whenever you feel like it. I don't think we have such a thing as "off topic." :)

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