I recently listened to this new song by the Foo Fighters called Best of You and I have to say it is a reallly inspiring song to me. I have done a little research (on the Internet of course) into what others think about this song and it has spoken to a lot of people, in many different ways. I think this song has a message that applies to my faith that not to many people online have come out and said. Listing to the song it seems like the artist is really showing two sides to his life. Moving on from something that he knows is hurting him or “getting the best of him”, and then what he eventually does to “give the best of him”
Here is the opening:
I’ve got another confession to make I’m your fool
Everyone’s got their chains to break Holdin’ you
Were you born to resist or be abused?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
In the opening, I am reminded of how many times I have told myself that what I am doing is not right… I feel like I am telling that sin that “I’ve got another confession to make, I’m your fool Everyone’s got their chains to break Holdin’ you” Sin takes hold of everyone and gets the best of us. It abuses us and holds us back from really living… It’s killing us.
In the next section continues on this trail and reminds me of all the times I have been tripped up in my faith and how it effects me. How I try to turn away from the bad choices, decisions, habits, etc. And given the choice of life or death I can’t choose, but God in me has given me the determination to refuse the life the world has presented me with.
Are you gone and onto someone new?
I needed somewhere to hang my head
Without your noose
You gave me something that I didn’t have
But had no use
I was too weak to give in
Too strong to lose
My heart is under arrest again
But I break loose
My head is giving me life or death
But I can’t choose
I swear I’ll never give in, I refuse
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Has someone taken your faith?
Its real, the pain you feel
You trust, you must, Confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Now this is the part in the song that is my favorite because I feel like here is where he turns it around and turns back to the Father and he is given hope.
Has someone taken your faith?
Its real, the pain you feel
The life, the love
You die to heal
The hope that starts
The broken hearts
You trust, you must, Confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
The difference in the Chorus is important: “Has someone taken your faith? Its real, the pain you feel. The life, the love. You die to heal. The hope that starts. The broken hearts. You trust, you must, Confess…” All life and love that we had is gone when sin takes hold… then hope starts and change happens. There will be broken hearts because of change (especially your own). God becomes that someone that gets the best of you. God deserves the best of you.
The song ends like this:
I’ve got another confession my friend I’m no fool,
I’m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new
Were you born to resist or be abused?
I swear I’ll never give in, I refuse
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Has someone taken your faith?
Its real, the pain you feel
You trust, you must, Confess
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
The last section continues on that same track… I think he is talking to God telling Him that he isn’t a fool. The artist is telling God that he wants to not start over agian with some other sin that will take him away from Him. The differences in this verse from the first one are important as well… He calls God his friend. He confesses that he has astrayed and doesn’t want to go in another direction again starting over somewhere new. This part reminds me of how many times I have come to Christ and layed it all down and said I want to live for you… I want to not turn to something else, only what you have in store for my life. I want to give you the best of me.
Is someone getting the best of you, or is sin getting the best of you? That is the question I see posed in this song.