Catching Idle Butterflies

Stopping to hear

Have you ever heard a song on the radio that made you stop what you were doing and listen?

I did a few weeks ago. I had heard this song maybe three times already, but the next time, one line popped out at me, and I had to pay close attention to the words.

It's by Casting Crowns from their new album Lifesong. If you want to listen to it, go to my myspace (linked on the left underneath my Offsite Blogs). I made it my opening song.

I won't say anything more, because the lyrics speak for themselves.

Does Anybody Hear Her

She is running
A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction
She is trying
But the canyon's ever widening
In the depths of her cold heart
So she sets out on another misadventure just to find
She's another two years older
And she's three more steps behind

Chorus:
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Or does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple
With all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?

She is yearning
For shelter and affection
That she never found at home
She is searching
For a hero to ride in
To ride in and save the day
And in walks her prince charming
And he knows just what to say
Momentary lapse of reason
And she gives herself away

Chorus:
If judgment looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we never even met her