6. "On Fire"

6. "On Fire"

I tell you where you need to go
Tell you when you'll need to leave
I tell you what you need to know
Tell you who you need to be

But everything inside you knows
There's more than what you've heard
There's so much more than empty conversations
Filled with empty words

And you're on fire when he's near you
You're on fire when he speaks
You're on fire burning at these mysteries

Give me one more time around
Give me one more chance to see, yeah
Give me everything you are
Give me one more chance to be near you, awh

What everything inside me looks like
Everything I hate
You are the hope I have for change
You are the only chance I'll take

When I'm on fire when you're near me
And I'm on fire when you speak
And I'm on fire burning at these
Mysteries, mysteries, mysteries

You're on fire
You're on fire
You're on fire

I'm standing on the edge of me
I'm standing on the edge of me
I'm standing on the edge of me
I'm standing on the edge of me


I'm standing on the edge
of everything I've never been before
And I've been standing on the edge of me, I'm standing on the edge

And I'm on fire when you're near you
And I'm on fire when you speak
Yeah, I'm on fire burning at these mysteries

These mysteries
These mysteries
Yeah, your mystery
Yeah, your mystery




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This song, oh this is a song. I remember the first time I heard it, in 7th grade, I was amazed then, and it continues to change me. I'll always remember last year when I saw Switchfoot play this song live in Houston. It was quite a moment, something I'll never be able to put into words. Jon started before the song talking about this world we live in, darkness...then for us to all pull out our cell phones and wave them in the air. As the song started and continued the room looked like the night sky filled with stars. I then realized more about the song then I had ever imagined or thought before.

Jon gives us a great glimpse at our sanctification in Christ, "You are the hope I have for change, You are the only chance I'll take". It's so true. Our only hope is Christ, and His empty tomb in Rome. Christ has changed me, and all my chips are in on Him. God willing the only thing I'll say when bowing before Him is Jesus. Jesus did everything necessary to save me.

One of my favorite parts of the song is the bridge when Jon sings, "I'm standing on the edge of everything I've never been before, And I've been standing on the edge of me, I'm standing on the edge". I can never help picturing myself getting ready to jump out of a plane, or off a cliff, with my whole life in front of me. After knowing Jesus, seeing His light, shining is something that I'm built for/am told to do/try to do daily. "Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain"

(Philippians 2:14-16 ESV). In Christ, we are claimed, cleaned, and lit up. It's like we're all old lamps in need of a master to come along and clean restore it.

10. "Home"

It's a long way from Miami to LA
It's a longer way from yesterday To where I am today
It's a long way from my thoughts To what I'll say
It's a long, long way from paradise To where I am today

All that's in my head, Is in Your hands

It's a long way from The moon up to the sun
It's a longer road ahead of me
The road that I've begun
Stop to think of all the Time I've lost
Start to think of all the Bridges that I've burned
That must be crossed

Over, over, over Take me over
I've been poison
I've been rain
I've been fooled again
I've seen ashes
Shine like chrome
Someday I'll see home Home, home

I can see the stars From way down here
But I can't fall asleep Behind the wheel
It's a long way from the Shadows in my cave
Up to Your reality to Watch the sunlight taking over

All that's in my head, Is in Your hands
If it's in my head, it's in Your hands

It's in Your hands

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I love this song. It ranks number 10 on my list for a few reasons...great melody, theological significance, and the realness throughout the lyrics. Sure, you can hear this song and quickly forget ever hearing it. However, I've dug a little deeper than the average Joe. That is due to my love for Switchfoot & God. First of all, this song represents sanctification in my eyes, and with good thought.

"according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:" 1 Peter 1:2

Through the Spirit, we are made more like God. Never fully gaining this (until we die), we are continually chiseled until we die. I've seen ashes shine like chrome....beautiful representation of the process we undergo. The old is gone, and the new has come! We should act differently than we did before Christ. People should notice. However, that is not always so. Many times our new lifestyle isn't so new. The old creeps back in, like a dog returning to it's vomit, a pig to the mud. So are you truly changed??? Are you being changed???

"And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:11

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17

The other point to the song, is simply giving all our thoughts to God. There are plenty of times (per day) were my anxious heart drives my mind mad. I literally have to say, "God all that's in my head is in your hands". God is running the show, He's in charge. He knows what's best. How can we attain peace???

"5b The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4: 5b-7

-God supplies us with peace, which surpasses our understanding.
-God changes our ashes into chrome.
-We should be changing daily.