90s CCM Medley
Song Meaning
Anthem Lights' “90s CCM Medley” stitches together a handful of well-known contemporary Christian songs from the 1990s in the group's close-harmony style. Each section runs for a verse or chorus before the next one begins, so the track plays like a short tour of the decade.
It opens with a question about what people will think when they hear that you are a Jesus freak. The next part is a call to shine, to make others wonder what you've got and to let them see good works and then glorify the Lord. A bright, playful section follows about a big, big house with a big table and lots of food, a big yard to play football in, which turns out to be the Father's house. Then the mood slows to a wind that is moving while the singer stands still, a life of pages waiting to be filled. The water theme takes over with a plunge into a deep river, where the singer wants to be in over his head and caught in the flow. A plea to be lifted so high that he cannot fall leads into a promise to testify to love as long as he lives, giving thanks with every breath. The medley closes with a search for a place in this world and a need for light. It suits listeners who grew up on this era and want a fresh arrangement.
Letting your light shine is Matthew 5:16. Many rooms in the Father's house are in John 14:2, and deep calling to deep is Psalm 42:7.
What will people do when they find that it's true?
Shine
Make 'em wonder whatcha got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking bored
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let em see good works and then
Let em glorify the Lord
It's a big big house
With lots and lots a room
A big big table
With lots and lots of food
A big big yard
Where we can play football
A big big house
It's my Fathers house
The wind is moving
But I am standing still
A life of pages
Waiting to be filled
Feels like...
I'm diving in, I'm going deep in over my head, I want to be
Caught in the rush, lost in the flow, in over my head, I want to go
The river's deep, the river's wide, the river's water is alive
So sink or swim
But if I can't swim after 40 days
And my mind is crushed by the crashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me ohh
Lift me up
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love
I'll be a witness in the silences
When words are not enough
With every breath I take
I will give thanks to God above
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love
I'm looking for a reason
Roaming through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world
What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?