{"id":53674,"date":"2015-02-09T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=53674"},"modified":"2015-02-03T19:50:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T02:50:10","slug":"break-the-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/09\/break-the-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Monday: Break the shell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"facebook alignleft wp-image-55016 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/India.jpg\" alt=\"India\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>This isn&#8217;t a Christian song, but India Arie&#8217;s song <em>&#8220;Break the shell&#8221;<\/em> is still one of my favourite spiritual songs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZ5V6QuAC24?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>VERSE 1<\/strong><br \/>\nI met a prophet dark as the night<br \/>\nShe could see into my soul<br \/>\nSaid she&#8217;d been watching and had some advice<br \/>\nShe said shadows make you whole<br \/>\nA life without pain is a wolf in sheep&#8217;s clothes<br \/>\nCause if you listen to the lessons that it holds<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll find the gold<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>CHORUS<\/strong><br \/>\nChild it&#8217;s time to break the shell<br \/>\nLife&#8217;s gonna hurt but it&#8217;s meant to be felt<br \/>\nYou cannot touch the sky from inside yourself<br \/>\nYou cannot fly until you break the shell<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>VERSE 2<\/strong><br \/>\nI can remember when I was a child<br \/>\nHow the grown folks seemed so crazy<br \/>\nWhy are they so angry, why are they so loud?<br \/>\nAnd when I grow up that&#8217;s never ever gonna be me<br \/>\nThat was the moment that I decide<br \/>\nThat I would build a wall just shy of six feet tall<br \/>\nToo strong to fall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>BRIDGE<\/strong><br \/>\nCourage is not being hard<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time to peel back all of the layers<br \/>\nYou put between who You&#8217;re meant to be<br \/>\nAnd who You are<br \/>\nAnd go be who You are<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>VERSE 3<\/strong><br \/>\nSo much disappointment to finally understand<br \/>\nThat there is no such thing as perfect<br \/>\nWere all simply doing the best that we can<br \/>\nAnd we have a choice to live or truly be alive<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(This is your life)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>VERSE 4<\/strong><br \/>\nDo with these words what you will<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time for us to be for real<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll be stuck on the ground until<br \/>\nYou finally break the shell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This isn&#8217;t a Christian song, but India Arie&#8217;s song &#8220;Break the shell&#8221; 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