Josh Garrels – Farther Along – Tuesday Night Tunes
I might have a new one. My most played song on my playlist is Breathe by Alexi Murdoch but this one has been played more than once a day and multiple times in a row. The line that gets me is “We’re all cast-aways in need of rope”.
Aren’t we though? We’d like to think we’re in control, able to determine what happens to us and for us, but we’re not. There is so much more than meets the eye, the senses, our physical existence.
The quality of this cut is not 100% and normally I’d look for a better one but this has so much expression and body language in it I just had to use it. Love the cello players face. She’s committed.
This is the same song from Josh’s website but watch the video too. It’s wonderful. The lyrics are a little tough to follow even in the better cut so I added them below. I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson
678-231-1578 Cell
Farther Along
Farther along we’ll know all about it
Farther along we’ll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We’ll understand this, all by and by
Tempted and tried, I wondered why
The good man died, the bad man thrives
And Jesus cries because he loves em’ both
We’re all cast-aways in need of ropes
Hangin’ on by the last threads of our hope
In a house of mirrors full of smoke
Confusing illusions I’ve seen
Where did I go wrong, I sang along
To every chorus of the song
That the devil wrote like a piper at the gates
Leading mice and men down to their fates
But some will courageously escape
The seductive voice with a heart of faith
While walkin’ that line back home
So much more to life than we’ve been told
It’s full of beauty that will unfold
And shine like you struck gold my wayward son
That deadweight burden weighs a ton
Go down into the river and let it run
And wash away all the things you’ve done
Forgiveness alright
Chorus
Still I get hard pressed on every side
Between the rock and a compromise
Like the truth and pack of lies fightin’ for my soul
And I’ve got no place left go
Cause I got changed by what I’ve been shown
More glory than the world has known
Keeps me ramblin’ on
Skipping like a calf loosed from its stall
I’m free to love once and for all
And even when I fall I’ll get back up
For the joy that overflows my cup
Heaven filled me with more than enough
Broke down my levee and my bluff
Let the flood wash me
And one day when the sky rolls back on us
Some rejoice and the others fuss
Cause every knee must bow and tongue confess
That the son of god is forever blessed
His is the kingdom, we’re the guests
So put your voice up to the test
Sing Lord, come soon
Chorus