Through My Eyes
I’m currently sitting in the studio listening to this song being built from scratch! It is going to be sweet! (Not to mention, it has made at least two moms cry already, before it was even recorded in studio. Obviously, that is the true mark of a good song ;). Just kidding… anyway…). I’m going to try and explain what I am really attempting to convey in this song. It can easily be seen as a, “You need to make something of yourself and I hope you do” song. That is not what it is about. It is my hope for students that they discover who they really are as they go through life’s difficulties. Sometimes as mentors (and I’m sure parents feel this way also), we wish that we could help kids reach their potential or hand them the keys they will need to succeed. But, we can’t. We have to watch them struggle, sometimes fail, and learn. That is how bravery, success, and growth of good character come about. This is why I sing, “A butterfly will strengthen her own wings. Believe you me.” Now, I don’t think each person is solely responsible for all of their growth. My prayer for all the kiddos I sing this for is that they will reach their true potential and brave their fears, but that they will come to know they can only do these things because of Jesus. He fights for each one of us and gives our purpose and direction. So, this song is my prayer that they will find that.
Through My Eyes
It’s 2017, you’ve grown up way too fast for me
You say a year feels like eternity
You must not blink
Life passes by as fast as grains of sand in an hourglass
and seldom leads us where expected
Don’t let that stop you from taking chances
because those who never try, never live
You will have fears
You’ll have to brave them, but don’t you hide
The world is brighter place when you shine
You will have doubts
About your potential, but in time
I pray you can see your future through my eyes
This whole time it’s taken every bit of my self-control
To watch you struggle to be free
A butterfly will strengthen her own wings
Believe you me, believe you me
I want for you a narrow road paved with meaning and filled with hope
I’ve caught the vision in Another’s eyes and in time I pray you will see through mine
You will have fears
You’ll have to brave them, but don’t you hide
The world is brighter place when you shine
You will have doubts
About your potential, but in time
I pray you can see your future through my eyes