Don't know who said it here, but The Boys Of Summer thing reminding of baseball, I don't get that at all. I know that's what they call baseball players (I'm an avid baseball fan) but the words are so different from that. Isn't it funny how songs can mean such different things to different people.
Not that I think I need to make a case for HOTM, I feel obligated to. This song has the same affect on me that Secular Praise does. It can reduce me to tears almost every time and there's been times I've had to shut it off because it tears me up. Not only is it beautifully sung but the words are so meaningful to me, always have been and even more so the last few years. The Christchurch version is just amazing, the way Don's voice cracks in it, it just kills me every time!!!
Every lyric means something to me but these are the lyrics that kill me every time I hear them and reduce me to a pile of goo.....
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again
I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore These times are so uncertain
There's a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive
In such a graceless age
The trust and self-assurance
That lead to happiness
They're the very things we kill, I guess
How can anyone hear these lyrics and not have it just tug at you. And then add to that the way Don sings it. Oh my!!!
I vote for ZThe Heart Of The Matter for the win.