Theology in Songs: Bonus Part 4 of 3!

4. Breathe by Johnny Diaz
One criticism they had is that it is self-centered, all about the me, me, me, but the song also says that it's not right to do that and the singer realizes it and wants to change it. The parable of the rich fool was all about him too, to show how that way of thinking can fail you.

They also say that it is just a bunch of lyrics about doing everyday stuff, but it is about letting those things consume you and take all your time and energy.
It actually reminds me of the story of Mary and Martha, when Martha was letting the practical needs of life get in the way of a relationship with Jesus. He said Mary chose the better thing just to sit at His feet. As is referenced in the bridge.

5. Happiness by NeedToBreathe
They mentioned this song, but didn't get to talk about it before the podcast was over.  I have heard the song, but hadn't formed an opinion on it.  I looked up the lyrics, and I agree that they are not very theologically strong. 

Cautions I see: 
Happiness is a temporary, emotion that is dependent on circumstance, however I don't see the song idolizing or even advocating this.
Dreams are not a reputable source of information.
Songs can't "set you free."   
It's a bit hard to tell if the "you" is supposed to refer to God, or to a person. 


Final Thoughts
They said Scripture tells us to sing worship songs to God, the god of the Bible, but didn't cite any passage to support their statement. They said that our songs shouldn't be able to be sung to Thor or Apolyon or the Mormon god, etc. but any person deceived enough to believe in one of those false gods could just as easily apply a song to them that could only realistically describe the One True God.

Take Aways
We should be checking out the songs we allow ourselves to listen to and measuring them against Scripture (as well as podcasts, and blog posts!) 
We shouldn't allow enjoyment of the musical elements of a song to be more important than the lyrics.