Closing walls and ticking clocks
I love Coldplay’s song “Clocks” - it’s one of my recent favorites. Have any of you heard it? You can listen to a sample here. The lyrics and melody are lovely, and there are certain lines that shimmer for me. One of those comprises the title for this entry, and some others are:
Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head
And a trouble that can’t be named
A tiger’s waiting to be tamed…
Come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know…
Home, home, where I wanted to go…
It probably doesn’t make much sense unless you hear it. I’m not even sure what the song means. But I started listening to it a few weeks before graduation, and for me, it really captures this time in my life, all the little pieces of beauty, longing, and uncertainty. I’m trying to pick up the pieces right now, frantically fitting them together. And then I stop and realize, it’s okay that everything has scattered, lying around my feet. I’ll bend to pick it up, but maybe I won’t try to force a pattern just yet.
Filed under: Personal Reflection on May 17th, 2008
When I went to listen to it I recognized that I had heard this song before. I love the melody and lyrics. It is kind of captivating.
Hold on, Anna. God will work everything out in His time. I can totally understand what you are going through.
Praying for you…
Thank you, Kaysie. I so appreciate your prayers.
It is a good song.
Have you ever seen the music video for their song, The Scientist? If you haven’t it’s worth tracking down on YouTube or something.
I also really like this song and feel like it really resonates with anyone who stops to contemplate “time” and change. The pieces usually won’t seem to fit until the future and you back at this time in your life. Even then you will not be able to make sense of where everything fit, but even with those things you will be able to recognize that they were purposeful in the Lord shaping who you have become. I am encouraged by your words and striving to seek God’s will Anna.
Jacob, I found the video and liked it. It is sad, but really good. I wasn’t expecting the ending at all. Thanks for sharing it.
Jennifer, I thought about what you said in church today, about how looking back I will understand more of the Lord’s purpose. Thank you for that encouragement.
How interesting! I’m a Coldplay fan as well.
I listened to this song a long time ago….but I don’t really remember what it was about. I’ll go check out the link.
–Lina
Always wondered what that song said…. never thought to look up the lyrics.