To Be Honest I Feel You welcomes us to the next episode of Season 1, Headaches & Heartbreaks.
On Episode 3, Mcaiiah unpacks the song, The Usual by Sam Fischer.
I. The Intro
This song depicts a man who has experienced so much rejection that he's now found himself in a cycle from which he cannot escape. Sam is no stranger to people leaving him, so much so that he almost becomes numb to it all.
The usual sheds light onto those dark feelings that convince you that good things will never happen to you. While Sam doesn't give us a remedy for these feelings, he shows us that while we may be lonely, we are not alone.
II. The Walkthrough
The beginning of the song almost feels like you're right in the middle of the music video. Sam is sad, alone, and wondering why his life couldn't be like it is on TV.
Early on, Sam references a failed relationship and introduces a theme that is the foundation for the entire song.
Sam has found himself in a destructive, exhausting pattern of loss and rejection. The lines in the verses and the chorus come across so defeated... so broken.. so numb.
Sam has experienced so much loss that he is now coaching someone out of his life. He's giving tips on how to leave him, because everyone leaves him.
He ends the song admitting that while he's experienced so much rejection, this time it hurts a bit more than the others because this time he was hopeful.
This was Sam's shot at happily ever after, and yet, per usual, the relationship ends in disaster and he is yet again, alone, on the couch, wishing his life could be like it is on TV.
III. The Application
This song, in particular, presents a fairly complicated scenario.
Plenty of us experience rejection, and most times, it's not our fault. But after a while, after so much hurt and loss, we start to act out of that broken space.. We become so used to people leaving us that we start to push people away.
Many of us can relate to first feeling rejected by someone who was supposed to love us unconditionally and it completely altered every relationship we had from then on.
IV. The Takeaway
So what now? What's the fix?
There may not be a fix for your broken heart. Unfortunately, people will fail you. As unfair as it is, people who say you loved you might leave you... and many times, that leaves us feeling like we're too broken.. We're too much.. We don't deserve love.
Mcaiiah admits that he too struggles with these feelings, so much so that, while being surrounded by love, he still struggles with feeling like its all temporary.
While Mcaiiah can relate, he shares that he finds solace in knowing that there's at least one person who he never has to question. There is one person who he knows will always be there.
That person is Jesus.
Jesus vowed to never leave or abandon us and proves everyday that His word is true.
While Mcaiiah can't fix these broken relationships or prevent us from ever experiencing rejection, he shares that it is unbelievably helpful to have at least one person who will always be there.
Jesus can be your sure thing too, if you'll allow Him.
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Additional Resources
https://tonyevans.org/how-to-know-jesus/
https://tonyevans.org/you-are-not-alone-3/