Artist of the Week

Artist: Matthew West
Album: Something To Say
Song: The Motions

In April of 2007 Matthew West started to notice that his vocal range was not what it used to be. He went for a vocal check up and the doctor told him that there was some hemorrhaging on his vocal chords due to some polyps. The only solution to the bleeding was a surgery that could end his vocal career. Not only would it threaten his career, the doctor told him that after the surgery he would have to have complete vocal rest for two months. That meant no talking whatsoever for two months, not even to his wife or little girl. Matthew went ahead with the surgery and made a full recovery. Through the trial of the silent two months he drew closer to God and was able to write a new album.

Matthew West has been writing songs and making albums for 12 years. He is a very talented song writer as well as a musician. West has a broad style of singing. The genre of his songs can range from hip-hop to pop to alternative. This is proof of his talent, because no matter what style, his songs sound great. His new album Something To Say is no exception. The song The Motions is a lyrical masterpiece tuned to amazing music. I know that this song will strike a cord inside of everyone who listens to it.

The song is about going through a low and tough time. A time in life where you feel nothing at all. That includes your relationship with God. There can be some dark and lonely times in our lives when we don’t feel close to God. It is important to remember that our relationship with Christ is not based on emotions or feelings. It is based on His grace and love for us. In return we are to praise God with all of our lives. We are to worship and love Him through our lives. In this song West is crying out to God to give him a desire to give his all to God. He doesn’t want to look back on his life and realize that he didn’t give it his all, that he just went through the “motions”.
We all can get caught up in the “motions”, doing things because we are supposed to. What joy does it bring God when we follow his commands out of a ritualistic duty instead of doing them out of love for Him? We all need to make the chorus of this song a prayer for each day of our lives. “Father God, I don’t want to live my life today doing things out of tradition and duty. I want to live for You because of what You did for me and the passion You have given me. I don’t want to live a hum drum life for You; I want to give you all.”

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This might hurt, it's not safe
But I know that I've gotta make a change
I don't care if I break,
At least I'll be feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life

I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?"

No regrets, not this time
I'm gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love make me whole
I think I'm finally feeling something
'Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of this life

'Cause I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
[ Matthew West Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
instead of going through the motions?"

take me all the way (take me all the way)
take me all the way ('cause I don't wanna go through the motions)
take me all the way (I know I'm finally feeling something real)
take me all the way

I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?"

I don't wanna go through the motions
I don't wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,
"What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?"

take me all the way (take me all the way)
take me all the way (I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go)
take me all the way (through the motions)
take me all the way

I don't wanna go through the motions