A Really Nice Piece of Art

I don't know if anyone's noticed but lately I've been feeling bad. I've been dealing with some crap and the whatnot, nothing unusual but lately it's just hit me harder. This is probably due to all the stress of senior year, and being captain, and moving, the list goes on.

We got back from camp about a week ago and I realized everything was hitting me worse because I'd been kind of avoiding God, I guess you could say. A lot of my friends have been turning away from God and it was affecting me even though I didn't think it was.

At camp the theme was Journey, and the first night we wrote down where we were in our journey. On my card I wrote that I was stopped and looking at everything around me. That's how I felt, like I was pointed in the right direction but the past and the temptations of the world were stopping me.On the way home from camp I was listening to my ipod and the song "Nice Piece of Art" by FM Static came on.

I've tried not to let anyone in until now,
I guess conversations never allow.
And I've been feeling like I'm on some sort of merry go round.
And I know, I know. Yeah I know. I know.

And I've tried not to let anyone in until now,
It took time for me to figure it out.
And when I feel like I'm complacent with my head in the clouds,
I know, I know, yeah I know, I know

And every time I wonder what's real
you make me feel

You make me feel, like a lavender sweater,
When I'm caught in bad weather,
in my Volkswagen Jetta.
You make me feel like a complete work of art,
When I'm just falling apart.
A really nice piece of art...

Dear God, I hope you hear me...

And, I've tried not to let anyone in until now.
Misunderstandings are an easy way out.
And I've been feeling all this pressure just to figure it out.
And I know, don't know, yeah I know, don't know.

And I know that if I just stay strong I can make it,
and try harder when I just can't take it,
and when everything around me feels so broken and jaded,
I know, I know, yeah I know, I know

And every time I wonder what's real
you make me feel

You make me feel, like a lavender sweater,
When I'm caught in bad weather, in my Volkswagen Jetta.
You make me feel like a complete work of art,
When I'm just falling apart.
A really nice piece of art...

It's kinda warped but it's picking up slowly,
I don't know, but I can if you show me,
I guess sometimes it takes more than just fake conversations,
to feel like I know that,
It's kind of hard when I'm planning for something
to get across this hole without jumping,
I guess sometimes it takes more than just false informationto find out who we are...

You make me feel, like a lavender sweater,
When I'm caught in bad weather, in my Volkswagen Jetta.
You make me feel like a complete work of art,
When I'm just falling apart.
A really nice piece of art...


This song made me see that God made me and that he's always there for me even in the bad times. Since coming back from camp I've been dealing with stuff and trying to figure things out. Like Christian's taught, right now I feel like I am in the knowledge stage of being a christian.