Turn It Off - Paramore, Brand New Eyes"I scraped my knees while I was praying/And found a demon in my safest haven..."
Yes. I'm sorry for the disappointment, but over the past few years, Paramore has become one of my favorite bands, not only because they rock, or make songs that are undeniably catchy that you have to listen to in secret. They also make songs that have a great Christian message in it, and something that people can listen to. As well, it's always inspiring to see young musicians make a name for themselves. The five piece band was not much younger than us all when they released their first album, and now, love em or hate em, they're huge. And I have to respect them for that, regardless of what kind of music style they represent.
Turn It Off to me is a song that speaks about our insecurities, or more specifically, our false sense of security, and our prideful selves. What I take from the symbolism is that our lives are complete with both joys and disappointments, and some of those disappointments and hardships may come from places we don't expect at all. The lyric I highlighted in the beginning is an example of this. Taking it literally, you don't expect to hurt yourself when you pray to God, nor do you expect to be in danger in the place you feel safest. For me, I found them to be very well worded. Turn It Off's message about pride comes when the singer talks about "turning off the light", looking at own understanding (you realize where this is going). I think through everything that happens, it's important not to lean on our understanding, or to use only ourselves as support. We have family, we have friends, and most importantly, we have Him. Again, you may or may not like Paramore, but I think that they deserved a mention this week at least for this song. Sometimes when we are falling, we're better off when we hit the bottom.
Turn It Off - http://www.mediafire.com/?fk2mmujyvzz
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