New musical obsession

I am pretty shamelessly a chest-thumping dude. I like my music, and many different styles. But when I'm strutting into the gym to do war with piles of iron, I need loud, heavy, intense rock music. I need my adrenaline pumping. For me, the problem is, so much of that rock music has a message that is about drugs, girls, anger, or being on drugs because of angry girls. So I've recently discovered some bands like 12 Stones and Skillet that scratch that itch, but have a distinctly real message, spoken by musicians that worship Christ but aren't afraid to express the battles being waged within the soul. So I have come across the band Red, and they are dark and heavy. But, wow, here are the lyrics of a ballad from their first CD.

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Pieces by Red

I'm here again. A thousand miles away from you. A broken mess. Just scattered pieces of who I am. I tried so hard. Thought I could do this on my own. I lost so much along way.

Then I see your face. I know I'm finally yours. I find everything, I thought I lost before. You call my name. I come to you in pieces... so you can make me whole.

I've come undone. But you make sense of who I am. Like puzzle pieces in your hand.
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Tells the story of my life, that's for sure. Thank you, Red.



And, of course, for the blues-rockin', gospel funky soul jam band freak in me... none other than Robert Randolph and the Family Band put out a very rootsy CD last week, and my current favorite song on earth has this chorus:

"Even though I've turned my back, I still belong... I still belong to Jesus!"

Yep, it's called I Still Belong to Jesus, by Robert Randolph.