Matthew West and Shinedown
Today I have some music for you by the singer-songwriter Matthew West. Now this is a man who is a popular artist in a lesser listened to genre. Yes, he does technically count as a Christian artist, but that doesn't stop me from listening to his music. Inspiration and an outstretched hand can come from anywhere, and I openly embrace music from all cultures and religions. That being said, if you are not a huge fan of the fact that this is considered Christian rock, I would like to thrown in this bit of two sense. This song never uses the words "God" or "Christ" or any other related words. This is a song that is about the human existence, the human desire to really live instead of going through life with no direction. Matthew West is a wonderful singer and I really like what he did with this song. There is a bit of cleverness to the lyrics of this song. Since the inspiration behind the song was about a surgery that could have been career shattering, there are some