As is customary, we broke out into some song while walking the other day: “We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time…” And thus was inspired a blog.
[with credit to Taylor Blankstein]
It’s a revolution, throw your hands up/Cause we never gave in/And we sang hallelujah/we sang hallelujah Hallelujah (Change)
#theworldrace
And tomorrow’s just a mystery, oh yeah/But that’s ok (“A Place in This World”)
#AIMprotocal
September saw a month of tears… (“Tim McGraw”)
#itwasagrowingmonth
State the obvious, I didn’t get my perfect fantasy (“Picture to Burn”)
#bushteam
Somebody else gets what you wanted again (“A Place in This World”)
#beachteam
Don’t know what’s down this road, I’m just walking (“A Place in This World”)
#newmonthnewcountry
And you come away with a great little story (“Cold As You”)
#LAGS
I’m not usually this way but/You pull me in and I’m a little more brave (“Fearless”)
#insertadventurehere
But in your life you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team (“Fifteen”)
#whatamericandream
I know looks can be deceiving (“Hey Stephen”)
#offdayinstagrams
Hey Stephen/I’ve been holding back this feeling (“Hey Stephen”)
#singlelifecommitment
You’re on the phone with your girlfriend, she’s upset (“You Belong With Me”)
#longdistancerelationships
You say you’re fine/I know you better than that (“You Belong With Me”)
#vulnerability
And we know it’s never simple, never easy (“Breathe”)
#traveldays
‘Cause it rains in your bedroom (“Forever and Always”)
#tentlife
You can walk away, say we don’t need this/But there’s something in your eyes/Says we can beat this/Because these things will change (“Change”)
#growingmonthslump
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I’m guarded (“Mine”)
#testimonyteamtimeweek
But we got bills to pay/We got nothing figured out (“Mine”)
#reentry
I’m so glad you made time to see me/How’s life? Tell me how’s your family?/I haven’t seen them in a while/You’ve been good, busier than ever/We small talk, work and the weather (“Back to December”)
#callsfromhome
This is surely not what you thought it would be (“Speak Now”)
#expectations
You have pointed out my flaws again/As if I don’t already see them (“Mean”)
#feedback
Oh, I’m scared to see the ending (“The Story of Us”)
#month11
This is me praying that/This was the very first page/Not where the story line ends (“Enchanted”)
#month12
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer (“Better Than Revenge”)
#isweatthebed
Do you still feel like you know what you’re doing?/’Cause I don’t think you do (“Better Than Revenge”)
#firstweekofnewministry
But now I’ll go sit on the floor (“Last Kiss”)
#whereallthecouchesat
So I’ll watch your life in pictures (“Last Kiss”)
#familyandfriendlifeline
…our friends were laughing/‘Cause nothing like this ever happened to them (“If This Was a Movie”)
#ratsatemycliffbars
And life makes love look hard (“Ours”)
#unacceptablerealities
You never know what people have up their sleeves (“Ours”)
#hiddentalents
We fall in love ’til it hurts or bleeds or fades in time (“State of Grace”)
#alwaysmovingon
This is a state of grace/This is the worthwhile fight (“State of Grace”)
#Lovealoneisworththefight
This is the golden age of something good and right and real (“State of Grace”)
#lifeisgood
Trained to get along/Forever going with the flow (“Treacherous”)
#communityliving
…nothing safe is worth the drive (“Treacherous”)
#busrides
Let’s talk about what you did to get here/Let’s talk about blood and sweat and tears (Who I’ve Always Been”)
#yardsalefails
She’s got her hopes up/Got ’em up to there/Wondering what to wear (“What to Wear”)
#imissmycloset
I know it will be a sweet memory/For you and me someday (“What Do You Say”)
#squadreunions
I might fall in love/With a beautiful boy/I wish that I could touch (“Wait For Me”)
#honoringcommitments
Turn the lock and put my headphones on (“Begin Again”)
#alonetime
He said, “Look at you, worrying so much about things you can’t change (“Starlight”)
#brokenplaces
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed/All I know is we said, “Hello”/So dust off your highest hopes/All I know is pouring rain and everything has changed/All I know is a new found grace/All my days I’ll know your face/All I know since yesterday is everything has changed (“Everything Has Changed”)
#thatoneisprettyselfexplanatory
And they tell you that you’re lucky (“The Lucky One”)
#worldtravelers
Cause you don’t feel pretty (“The Lucky One”)
#idontwearmakeupanymorecauseidontrememberthelasttimeiwasntsweating
You wonder if you’ll make it out alive (“The Lucky One”)
#growingmonth
Long live the walls we crashed through/I had the time of my life, with you/Long, long live the walls we crashed through/How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you (“Long Live”)
#buildthekingdomhere
I imagine you are home/In your room, all alone (“The Last Time”)
#buddysystem
And I love you because you have given me no choice but to (“The Lucky One”)
#highpreference
You took the time to memorize me/My fears, my hopes, and dreams/I just like hangin’ out with you, all the time/All those times that you didn’t leave/It’s been occurring to me I’d like to hang out with you, for my whole life (“Stay, Stay, Stay”)
#lifelongfriendships
‘Cause like/We hadn’t seen each other in a month (“We Are Never Getting Back Together”)
#debrief #LeadershipDevelopmentWeekend
I bet this time of night you’re still up/I bet you’re tired from a long hard week/I bet you’re sitting in your chair by the window looking out at the city/And I bet sometimes you wonder about me/And I just wanna tell you/It takes everything in me not to call you/And I wish I could run to you/And I hope you know that every time I don’t/I almost do/I almost do (“I Almost Do”)
#timezoneproblems
I bet you think I either moved on or hate you/’Cause each time you reach out there’s no reply/I bet it never ever occurred to you that I can’t say “Hello” to you/And risk another goodbye. (“I Almost Do”)
#villagewifi
It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters (“22”)
#worldracewear
We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely in the best way/It’s miserable and magical (“22”)
#isthisreallife
Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines (“22”)
#fullyfunded
It seems like one of those nights/This place is too crowded (“I Knew You Were Trouble”)
#communityliving
And now I’m lying on the cold hard ground (“I Knew You Were Trouble”)
#sleepingishpad
Trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer (“Red”)
#itsinthegray
We learn to live with the pain/Mosaic broken hearts/But this love is brave and wild (“State of Grace”)
#asquadfamily
And I’ll never be the same (“State of Grace”)
#lifechanging
And we were happy (“We Were Happy”)
#clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth
