Mat Kearney – Closer to Love

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  General Comment:This is an incredibly beautiful song. :)

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    This is my favorite of his.

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  General Comment:It's amazing to me...so many professing Christians who believe that there is saving power in the name of Jesus Christ but then they write songs that are completely void and absent of that very name (Acts 4:12).
  
  It's sad that this song is so ambiguous and filled with idle words that it requires someone actually having to attempt to give it a possible Biblical interpretation (Matthew 12:36-37; I Corinthians 14:11).
  
  This is no different than so called Christians who are so desparate for secular entertainment that they attempt to attach a Biblical reference or meaning to wicked, witch craft filled, secular movies, just to try to justify being entertained by them. Nothing more than a lukewarm, watered down and stripped down attempt to serve two masters (Matthew 6:24).
  
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  General Comment:My 24 year old sister passed away Monday February 22.2010....From a drug overdose.....I have to believe this song...I liked this song before Monday, but now I feel the weeping of my heart crying out...To be Closer to God. Thanks Roreley for the comment above. I plan on reading some of your statement at my church tonight giving my testimony.....

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  General Comment:I love this song. The first stanza says it all, “we’re all one phone call from our knees”, one call of a tragic accident that forces use to run to God for comfort. Those moments seem to happen more often for some people than others, but it’s really in those moments that you can begin to sing the song “the one they can’t take away”. And in those moments when you are calling out to God and are “closer to love” you strip away all of the pretense that anything else in life mattered, humbled by whatever tragedy struck your life, but safe in the eternal arms of a loving, caring God.
  

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  General Comment:I hear this song on Air1 Christian radio all the time (as well as the secular radio stations). Mat says himself that he found faith. I believe this song is his version of God being there for anyone who has either received that phone call or know someone who has...where he says "Pull me out of the dark just to carry the weight"...although I am sure that many people would love to carry the burdens and pain or those suffering, only God can truly do that. Sure, we can comfort those suffering..but unlike God, we cannot get deep into their hearts and remove the pain...prayer and faith do that.
  
  This is a beautiful song and I am grateful that it is played on secular stations as well as my favorite (Air1) otherwise my daughter may have never heard it. The video is great too...that sounds like fun...recording music over the telephone. lol. =) Have a great day everyone!!

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  General Comment:This song means so much to me. It was over a phone call from my brother that I learned that his best friend died. The first time I heard this song after his death, my jaw dropped at how accurate the lyrics lined up with how I felt. Never did I think I would get a phone call about the death of a friend at such a young age. I've felt sad and lonely for so long, but I'v always looked to God to comfort me through it all. I don't even know what else to say. This song gives me chills, and I think it's easily relatable to many people.

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  General Comment:I'm not a religious person, but my dad passed away a couple weeks ago and i have heard this song before but when i heard it today it had a whole new meaning. I found out over the phone and i literally fell to my knees like he says in the beginning of the song.I never thought it would happen to me and this song tells my story (and i'm sure so many other people in different situations) perfectly.

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  General Comment:I was recently diagnosed with cancer and after hearing this song it became my anthem. To me the song was about her finding some out some bad news (disease or otherwise) and no one ever wants to believe that something horrible will happen to them, it always happens to other people. so while hes going through this with her hes basically saying that hes gonna stick with her through it and that when its over they'll come out of it together. I think that the part where he says "And don't apologize for all the tears you've cried You've been way too strong now for all your life" is something I think most people can relate to. whenever we get upset we just vent on someone and then we feel horrible about dumping our problems onto them, and I think hes telling her that its okay to be upset. Its okay for you to feel scared or alone because you've been so strong in the past.

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  General Comment:I fell in Love with Kearney's music when he came out with Undeniable. I love the way he puts things... even if sometimes I can't understand!

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  General Comment:That may not be what it's about, but parts of the song definitely fit.

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