Triumphant Brokenness

Here's another great song from the Have A Nice Day album. It reminds me a lot about a friend I used to hang out with a lot - they were a living representation of the Triumphant Brokenness that is sung about here.
I like this song because it is about the victory over life that we can all have if we just keep pressing on, if we just keep trying.
Like Paul said to the people of Pillipi: "...but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me."(3:12) Jesus is always there with us - no matter how tough, or how ugly life is, He'll always be there to share His Light.


I Want To Be Loved

I had a roof overhead
Had shoes on my feet
Yeah, sure I was fed
But no one was there when I was in need, yeah

So, who am I now?
Who do you want me to be?
I can forgive you,
But i won't re-live you
I ain't the same scared kid I used to be

I'm gonna live
I'm gonna survive
I don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved

I found a picture
Our so-called family tree, yeah
I broke all the branches
Looking for answers
Don't you know that ain't the way it's supposed to be?

I'm gonna live
I'm gonna survive
I don't want the world to pass me by
I'm gonna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna give
I'm ready to try
Willing to lay it on the line
I wanna be loved
I wanna be....

I ain't gonna cry
I don't wanna scream
But I got so much left unsaid inside of me

I'm gonna live
I'm gonna survive
Don't want the world to pass me by
I wanna dream
I ain't gonna die
Thinking my life was just a lie
I wanna give
I'm ready to try
Willing to lay it on the line
I wanna be loved
I wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved

- Bon Jovi