&Good morning fans! Nothing starts the day off right like BRAND NEW SWITCHFOOT SONGS! And yes, we've got that for you this morning. (Believe it or not, this isn't even the exciting news I hinted at yesterday! That will come later, I promise!)

Switchfoot played Amsterdam last night and soundchecked not one, but TWO new songs! The first was "Dark Horses" and the second was another new tune - at least what seems to be the making of a new Switchfoot song! - ... we're not what the title is on that! Then, in Denmark earlier this week, they played a tune that we're going to call "Against The Voices" (Not sure if that's the actual title, but it seems to fit...)
We've got a video of "Dark Horses" and the other new song, and thanks to the wonderful Josefina, we have an MP3 AND lyrics of "Against The Voices" all ready for you to enjoy right here!
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Here's Dark Horses - lyrics will be coming ASAP!:


Download an MP3! This audio was taken directly from the original recording, so it should be a little clearer than the audio in the video!
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+ Dark Horses


Here's the other new "song" - it's really just some fragments and you can tell they're really working this one out still, so we probably won't make an MP3:





Now for "Against The Voices"...
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+ Against The Voices


Here are the lyrics!:
Start the day against the voices
The ones that tell me that I'm wrong
I hear them now screaming their delusions
I close my eyes and they're gone

If they ain't singing, if they're just talking
Let them keep talking to themselves

Cause everybody knows
That the hardest war to fight
Is a fight to be yourself in a world
That wants to turn you into someone else

Start the day against the voices
The ones that tell me I don't belong
I hear them now screaming their confusion
I close my eyes and they're gone

If they ain't singing, if they ain't singing
Let them keep talking to themselves

Cause everybody knows
That the hardest war to fight
Is a fight to be yourself in a world
That wants to turn you into someone else

Lalalalaa lalalalalalalaa
Lalalalaa

I close my eyes and they're gone, gone, gone, gone

If they ain't singing, if they ain't singing
Let them keep talking to themselves

Cause everybody knows
That the hardest war to fight
Is a fight to be yourself in a world
Is a fight to be yourself

Cause everybody knows
They ain'tsinging, they're just talking
Let them keep talking to themselves

Cause everybody knows
That the hardest war to fight
Is a fight to be yourself in a world
That wants to turn you into someone else

Yeah-eh-eh-e-e-e-e-e-e-eah
Yeah-eh-eh-eah
^ Amazing. I absolutely love it. Share your own thoughts in a comment!


Lastly, well-known author Donald Miller posted an extremely kind and thought-provoking blog on Jon Foreman and his dad. Read it below or view the source blog HERE.
THE POWER OF LISTENING WITHOUT JUDGING
I’ve a friend who happens to be a rock star, which can be a strange and confusing world. And yet my friend is one of the more stable people I know. He doesn’t get down too much when things don’t go his way, and he doesn’t get all that excited when they do. He’s a terrific listener, too, and wants to know more about you than he wants you to know about himself. In a culture that praises fame, my friend hardly notices. He seems to see music as a service he offers, no different than a waiter bringing more water. He doesn’t think too much or too little of himself. And for the first few years I knew him, I just assumed he was one of those rare people who was given a heaping supply of wisdom and humility, and I think there might be some truth to that. But recently, I met one of the main reasons my friend is so emotionally stable and capable. I met his father.

I was at a weekend retreat and my friend’s dad happened to be there, and we ended up sharing a room so I got to spend 48 hours or more with him, and engaged in more than a few great conversations. while talking about something I can’t remember, my friend made the statement that he’s made it a priority to never judge his children. I asked him what he meant by that, and he thought about it for a second and said he always wanted to be the kind of dad who would invite his children to be open and honest about whatever they were dealing with. And he said he thought he’d accomplish that. He said he was often really surprised at how much his sons would tell him about their lives. They’d be out surfing and one of the kids would come over and just start talking, just thinking outloud about whatever they were struggling with.

Why do they feel safe? I asked.

He said that he accomplished this by never judging his kids. He said when they were younger, he’d discipline them, for sure, and he’d guide them and teach them, but he’d never allow himself to think less of them or express that they’d lost any “value” in his eyes. He also confessed there were plenty of times when he had to bite his tongue!

Today his sons are adults, married and very successful, and yet they interact with the world as though they are wanted, as though the world would not think less of them because they are human.

It got me wondering about whether I’m a good listener, about my own motives for thinking less of people….I’ll be exploring more of this on Monday…

For now, though, I’m wondering if you and I can pay attention to how often we “think less” of people. Try not to “think less” of yourself for doing it, but simply pay attention to when you are doing it. And then ask yourself why….Why am I judging this person? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? If it’s a good thing, what good comes from it? If it’s a bad thing, what are my motives? Are my motives to feel better about myself in comparison?

We can continue this conversation next week. Have a great weekend!

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