And the award for “Spookiest Love Song” goes to…
Are you a fan of Nick Lachey? Sorry about that.
Seriously, the only thing I know about him are the lyrics to one of his biggest songs, “What’s Left of Me”. And IMHO, it's one of the spookiest love songs I’ve ever heard.
(Verse 1) Watched my life pass me by in the rearview mirror,
Pictures frozen in time are becoming clearer,
I don't wanna waste another day stuck in the shadow of my mistakes - yeah
(Chorus) Cause I want you, and I feel you crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger, like a burnin to find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken, and I'm faded. I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have what's left of me.
(Verse 2) I've been dying inside little by little. Nowhere to go
I'm goin outta my mind, An endless circle runnin from myself until
You gave me a reason for standing still
(Repeat Chorus followed by Bridge) Fallin' faster, barely breathing
Give me something to believe in
Tell me it's not all in my head. Take what's left of this man
Make me whole once again
Wow. Can you say “needy,” boys and girls? How about “lost” or “broken”?
Am I saying that someone expressing his internal wounds so openly is spooky? No! Expressing such vulnerable sentiments in the right context is healthy. Indeed it’s the only way to get healthy.
However, confessing the depth of my emotional neediness to a romantic interest is about as prudent as sharing my financial problems with the drive-thru bank teller, hoping they might add a couple stacks of $100 bills to my withdrawal. That sweet bank teller with the bright-eyed smile might rush to sympathize. She might truly want to help, but she simply can’t balance my budget. She can only withdraw from what’s already in my bank account.
And no human being you’re dreaming about can possibly heal the kind of pain that Nick describes in this song. No matter how sweet or how bright-eyed their smile.
So what do you do with “what’s left of you”? The same thing I have to do with “what’s left of me.” Confess your need, brokenness and hurt to the only one capable of filling your every need, healing your every wound, even transforming your every hurt into something unimaginably beautiful.
Sound too good to be true? Well, if you don’t think God can or would be willing to “take what’s left of you and make you whole once again,” THEN WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU KEEP HOPING ANOTHER HUMAN BEING CAN OR WILL?!?!
See how deceptive Satan is? “God doesn’t want to heal you, but (he/she) does!”
Huh?
Even more amazing: the hard work required for the complete healing of every heart has already been done. That’s what Jesus accomplished on the cross! And he did so for Nick Lachey as much as he did for YOU!
Is God’s healing instantaneous? Sometimes, but not usually. This is why we're reluctant to go to God for healing. We want a quick fix. One we think a story-book (or pornographic) romance will deliver. Don’t believe the lie.
Passion and romance can’t save you. Only the passion and resurrection of Christ can do that. And He who died for you already is dying to hear you say something like…
I want you, and I feel you, crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger, like a burnin to find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken, and I'm faded. I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have what's left of me.
Fallin' faster, barely breathing
Give me something to believe in
Tell me it's not all in my head. Take what's left of this man
Make me whole once again
Seriously, the only thing I know about him are the lyrics to one of his biggest songs, “What’s Left of Me”. And IMHO, it's one of the spookiest love songs I’ve ever heard.
(Verse 1) Watched my life pass me by in the rearview mirror,
Pictures frozen in time are becoming clearer,
I don't wanna waste another day stuck in the shadow of my mistakes - yeah
(Chorus) Cause I want you, and I feel you crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger, like a burnin to find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken, and I'm faded. I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have what's left of me.
(Verse 2) I've been dying inside little by little. Nowhere to go
I'm goin outta my mind, An endless circle runnin from myself until
You gave me a reason for standing still
(Repeat Chorus followed by Bridge) Fallin' faster, barely breathing
Give me something to believe in
Tell me it's not all in my head. Take what's left of this man
Make me whole once again
Wow. Can you say “needy,” boys and girls? How about “lost” or “broken”?
Am I saying that someone expressing his internal wounds so openly is spooky? No! Expressing such vulnerable sentiments in the right context is healthy. Indeed it’s the only way to get healthy.
However, confessing the depth of my emotional neediness to a romantic interest is about as prudent as sharing my financial problems with the drive-thru bank teller, hoping they might add a couple stacks of $100 bills to my withdrawal. That sweet bank teller with the bright-eyed smile might rush to sympathize. She might truly want to help, but she simply can’t balance my budget. She can only withdraw from what’s already in my bank account.
And no human being you’re dreaming about can possibly heal the kind of pain that Nick describes in this song. No matter how sweet or how bright-eyed their smile.
So what do you do with “what’s left of you”? The same thing I have to do with “what’s left of me.” Confess your need, brokenness and hurt to the only one capable of filling your every need, healing your every wound, even transforming your every hurt into something unimaginably beautiful.
Sound too good to be true? Well, if you don’t think God can or would be willing to “take what’s left of you and make you whole once again,” THEN WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU KEEP HOPING ANOTHER HUMAN BEING CAN OR WILL?!?!
See how deceptive Satan is? “God doesn’t want to heal you, but (he/she) does!”
Huh?
Even more amazing: the hard work required for the complete healing of every heart has already been done. That’s what Jesus accomplished on the cross! And he did so for Nick Lachey as much as he did for YOU!
Is God’s healing instantaneous? Sometimes, but not usually. This is why we're reluctant to go to God for healing. We want a quick fix. One we think a story-book (or pornographic) romance will deliver. Don’t believe the lie.
Passion and romance can’t save you. Only the passion and resurrection of Christ can do that. And He who died for you already is dying to hear you say something like…
I want you, and I feel you, crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger, like a burnin to find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken, and I'm faded. I'm half the man I thought I would be
But you can have what's left of me.
Fallin' faster, barely breathing
Give me something to believe in
Tell me it's not all in my head. Take what's left of this man
Make me whole once again
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