Journal 5

This week is a normal week, nothing special happened. I sat in front of my computer listening to the radio. And then, a beautiful song came into my ears. Now, I am going to share this song with you. If one day you are sitting in front of your computer feel that nothing to do, go and listen to this song. I believe this song can company you a whole afternoon. This song is called “By Your Side,” performed by “Tenth Avenue North.” I listened to this song over a hundred times. Every time I listened to this song, I had different feelings, different thoughts. Due to the culture differences and my insufficient understanding of different languages, I may not be able to introduce this song precisely and completely. I will try my best to express my thoughts and my affection for this song. If I made any mistakes or had any misunderstanding about this song, please inform me and correct me right away.

The first time I heard of this song, I thought it is a love song. The story was about a boy who was so in loved with a girl. But the girl seemed to feel that he was not enough, and keep searching for someone better. However, the man still cared a lot about the girl, and is always by her side and willing to give her a hand when she need him. This is what I thought about the song when I first heard it. Yet, the next time I listened to this song, I feel like that it was a song about religion. The song was telling you that no matter what happen, God will always by your side and protects you. These were my thoughts and reflections about the song. Every time after I listen to this song I feel that I am full of energy and have the courage to start over the next day. I hope whoever listen to this song will feel the same way.










Below are the lyrics of the song.

By Your Side
Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go

reference:
http://www.6lyrics.com/by_your_side8-lyrics-tenth_avenue_north.aspx