Come and Get It (And Die in the Process)

Ever seen a good girl gone bad?

Oh yes. If you know anything about the media, you know a lot of girls who have 'gone bad.' Girls in Hollywood, always start out clean, smiley, and happy. "How can this girl do anything wrong?" you ask yourself after two weeks of finding out about this person, but then....

Two years later, okay maybe three, or four, (it's a process) rumors start to come out about them doing bad things. Then, they start to act a little differently. Suddenly, you hear about something terrible that they did. And they apologize. Just when you think things are going to be okay... they do something else and you're asking yourself....
"WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?"

Actually, it's not all girls. In fact, mostly everyone who plays the fame game ends up going bad. Examples? Mmm.... Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus. Oh, of course, the heartbreaker, Justin Bieber.

And now, to join the list, in my opinion, Justin Bieber's ex-girlfriend... or is it girlfriend? Sorry, it's so hard to keep up with their relationship these days.

Selena Gomez started out as a smiling, happy girl on Disney Channel, starring on Wizards of Waverly Places. She stared in 3 movies before getting a part in a mild, romantic comedy,  called Monte Carlo. During all that, she started dating Justin Bieber, which lead to more attention and death threats. Then, she got a lead role in a R rated movie, called Spring Breakers. In the movie, she's running around in binkis, but she admitted she didn't care.

Now, she has released her newest single, without her band The Scene. 'Come and Get it' is a song which has a somewhat out-of-the-country feeling to it. (I'm not sure which country. Probably India or Jamaica?)  It was leaked and then released. Since then, the song has become quite popular. Gomez ended up performing it at the big awards shows, including The MTV Movie Awards and the Billboard Music Awards.

After a short repeat of the chours, the first verse begins. "You ain't gotta worry/It's an open invitation/I'll be sitting right here real patience." When it comes to love, patience is good, but is this invation good?

Of course, Miss Gomez must mention something about doing things in night. Why? Because she is simply addicted to the love that this person gives her and I'm not even sure if she wants to be addicted. "All day/All night... I can't stop because I love it/Hate the way I love you... Baby, I'm addicted/For life/No lie."

First of all, there's a difference between simply being  obsessed over something or being addicted to something. Obsession is a strong like or love for something. Like maybe you're obsessed with music... or more specially, if you're one of my blogging friends who I haven't met in person, you might be obsessed with One Direction. Of course, there are great obsessions, like being obsessed with Jesus. As long as you have your priorities straight, obsessions can be a good thing. That depends on what you're obsessed with.

An addict is different. Usually, you have a addiction because it makes you feel good, for your own personal benefits. But an addiction to anything isn't good. You're constantly thinking about that one thing and if you're in the addiction because you want to be happy, you're usually just thinking about yourself. Though I've never been addicted to anything, I know for a fact that any addiction can hurt, damage, and ruin relationships. Furthermore, it can ruin your life. Because Gomez uses the word 'addict' instead of 'obsessed', this is more than a healthy relationship.

"I'm not too shy to show I love you/I got no regrets/I love much to hide you/This love ain't finished yet," she sings while eerie sounds echo in the background. "Baby, whenever you're ready/When you're ready come and get it."

So even though she's 'addicted' to this love, she is willing to wait for it. That's a good virtue that I don't see a lot. "Love is patient," says 1st Corinthians 13. Without patience, we can't really love as well as we'd like to.

"You're got the kind of love that I want/Let me get that/And, baby once I get it/I'm yours/No take backs." She sings more positive lyrics of being dedicated to her lover. "Gonna love you for life/I ain't leaving your side." This is a unstoppable love we find out as she sings, "Even if you knock it/Ain't way to stop it."

Now, later, the most interesting lyrics in this song comes. "This love will be the death of me/But I know I'll die happily... because you love me so."

Die physically? Or die to self? Though I am not sure, I can definitely tell this love is changing her.

In a way, that's somewhat like God's love. God's love is the death of us. His forgiveness and sacrifice kills our sinful desires. Not our lives, but ourselves. In order to live for Christ, we have to die to ourselves. And why would we want to live for Christ? Because he died for us and loves us. But you have to get one thing straight. There is only one love that can do that. There is only one love that make us die to ourselves. Sure, love makes us feel good and it does change us. But only God can make us die to ourselves.

While this song encourages committing yourself to one person and talks about the power of love in a positive way, there's something about it that isn't pure. Selena invites her lover to 'come and get it', but what is 'it'? Since she never says what exactly it is, I can't be sure that this is a pure song.

Also, the music video is very suggestive. In it, Selena is multiple places, including underwater at one point. During this, she places her hands all over a man's face as they are nose to nose. Also, though a lot of it, she does a very suggestive dance with a other women who are wearing foreign-looking clothes that show a lot of skin. (Mostly, the other women, not her) I finally got sick of it and turned it off.

So while this song is a lot better than I expected, I have to remember that only one love is satisfying. And addictions... they never satisfy you. Love can change you, but only God can make you die you yourself. If you are obsessed and even addicted to love, please remember that only God's love can completely change you for the better. You can 'get' God's love, but you must be willing to die in process.


Rating: 3 Stars.

'Fix a Heart' Track Review

The Hope in the Hopelessness

Dem Lovato's latest album, Unbroken, is a slightly like her best friend, Selena Gomez's latest album. Repeat slightly. With it, comes a few party songs and a few breakup songs. 'Fix a Heart' is a breakup song, but it's actually a lot different from a  Selena Gomez song.
If you know Demi Lovato, you know her story is very different from a typical star's story. She started off by starring in Camp Rock, which was her big break. In 2008, she released her debut album, Don't Forget. Then, in the following two years, she released Here We Go Again, began to date Joe Jonas, starred in a sequel to Camp Rock and got a lead role in the  Disney Channel sitcom, Sonny with a Chance.
That's where things start to get different.
After releasing Camp Rock 2, she and the rest of the Disney gang started a Camp Rock tour. Then, a little incident lead to punching her backup dancer. Dropping out of the tour, she went into rehab where she was disanoised with bipolar depression and eating disorders. Apparently, she was a cutter for a long time and kept it a secret.
After awhile, she got out of rehab and released her album, Unbroken. She is now telling her story to the world and judging on the X factor. She has changed. Caring much more for her fans who are inspired by her greatly, she seems to know Jesus.
 Similar to 'Already Gone' by Kelly Clarkson, 'Fix a Heart' is a very intense breakup song. Instead of have that, 'Get out of my life! You failed me!' tone, (like most breakup song by females) she seems to have a more 'I want this to work, but I know where this is going. I care about you, but I can't do this' tone. In this song, you can tell that she does not want this relationship to end. In the first verse she says, "I only what's best for you/And if I'm not the best than you're stuck."
Then, she cries out:"I tried to serve ties/But I ended up with wounds to bind/It's like you're pulling salt on my cuts."
This song has a very 'hopeless' feeling to it. "Baby, I just ran out of band aids/I don't even know where to start/'Cuz you can't bandage the damage/You never really can fix a heart."
Wow.
Actually, I could compare this song to many  secular songs, but the ones I could compare them to really don't have a very hopeless feeling to them. But.... I think I know where's Demi's getting at. "Please don't get my hopes up," she begs. "Oh, baby, tell me how could you be so cruel?"
I've heard of this. Sometimes, when relationships get too deep, something goes wrong. If you're depending too much on a relationship, it's going to get to the point where your boyfriend/girlfriend gets weary of the pressure and ends it. "I must've held your hand so tight/You didn't have the will to fight/I guess you needed more time to heal."
That is the worst breakup you could go through. Afterwards, there are so many emotions. You're mad at the person for leaving you. You really don't know why this had to happen or what caused it. You're cried out to God, screaming, Why? You're confused. You're scared that you may not be able to move on. You feel so... hopeless.
Demi performed this song on her latest tour. On the tour, she said, "I sang a break up song exactly four years ago, in this place," she paused and sighed. "I ended up getting over that person and I ended up singing another song. I want to let you guys know, if you're going through a heartbreak, which some of you might be, this song is for you guys and that's why I put it on my record."
Putting salt on a cut cleans you, but it is never  used as a remedy now because it hurts so badly.  But it does clean you in the end. So in a way.... there is hope in that line.
This song is written about a breakup, but as Demi said, it's talking about a heartbreak. So, therefore, it could mean something else, something that could relate you..... like, maybe a mistake, a very bad sin that you made in the past. That could be your 'cut.' Or you could think about it as a breakup, a breakup in which you sinned bad, and now it's all over and you know what's right. The point is that we're all haunted by our dark past, it's breaks our hearts. That could relate to this song.
Breakups, especially this one, can really get you down. Even once you slightly get over it, you have a scar. You're scared to love, or to trust someone. You're really hurt, and you don't know who to trust. You wonder if you're living a lie, so you shut yourself up and lock the door to your heart, which can only hurt you even more.
This song is pretty hopeless. Actually, it's sad because a lot of songs are like this, but if you have Christ, it shouldn't bring you down.
Even the strong Christians are super close to Jesus, etc, are haunted by their past, but the truth it that they  don't have to be!
We don't have to beat ourselves up because of our dark past! Instead of just thinking about our mistakes, we can think about how much God has done in our lives now. He died for our sins and had victory over sin. Just think about how much God has changed you and think about how different you are now than then. We don't have to beat ourselves up because God has forgave us. He has changed, saved, and redeemed us.
So, no, you never really can fix a heart. It's not in our power, but Jesus.... He can. He can come into your heart and make you new. He can give  a desire for Him.
So, listen to this song, and know that it just doesn't end there! It doesn't end with "You never really can fix a heart." God can save you! Jesus can fix your heart! You sure can't, but He can. If you're a Christian, think about your past and think about how much God has changed you for the better.
This song is hopeless, but the truth is, that it doesn't have to end there.
Once, Demi tweeted, "Sometimes it seems like God just keeps throwing crap my way and I get SO angry with him… But there's never a doubt in my mind He's gonna pull me through it all."
You don't have to have a doubt either.

RED Album Review

Red Album Review

Taylor Swift is most known for her auto-biography style to her music. She is not afraid to get personal,  even to the point of saying her beau's name. She is more popular than Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. Her album, Speak Now, sold 1 million copies in its first week. And now....
Red has appeared.
It has also sold 1 million copies in its 1st week. She is one of the only artists to have hit back-to-back albums.
No wonder.
Taylor Swift knows what girls are going through. After all, she has gone through most of it herself. She has a really realistic lyrics. 'Fearless' was her big break. 'Speak Now' sealed her fame. Both albums were fairly tame.
Now how about Red?

Wholesome Content

Her latest single, 'Begin Again' is beautiful. After an ugly breakup, she goes on her first date and is strengthen by her new relationship. She is about to bring up her old relationship to her date, but then concludes. "For the first time/What's past is past."
'Stay, Stay, Stay' proves to be the sweetest, upbeat track in this album. Swift remembers the times when she lost her temper and got mad at her boyfriend. She admires and cares for him more when he doesn't leave her. "All those times that you didn't leave, it's been occuring to me/I'd like to hang out with you/For my whole life."

In 'I Almost Do', Swift resists the temptation to call her ex again. The bumble gum pop single, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' wisely ends a hurtful relationship. 'The Last Time' does the same. "This is the last time/I won't hurt you anymore."

'Everything is Changed' is a sweet song about new love. 'The Lucky One' displays an honest description of stardom. "And your secretes splashed on the news front page.... You wonder if you'll make it our alive."
'State of Grace's states as-a-matter-of factly, "Love is a ruthless game/Unless you play it good and right."

Unaccpectable Content

In 'I Knew You Were Trouble' Taylor got into an affair with a boy, even  though she always knew he was trouble. She bitter cries, "You never loved me/Or her/Or anyone/Or anything." The same can be said in another pop song, '22', in which she repeats over again, "You look like bad news/I gotta have you."

'All Too Well' has far too many mentions of living (and sleeping) together. "There we are again/in the middle of the night/We're dancing round the kitchen/in the refigerator light. "State of Grace," remembers, "We were alone/Just you and me/Up in your room/Our slates were clean."
 In, 'Sad, Beautiful, Tragic', Swift sings sadly sings over and over again, "We had a beautiful, sad, tragic love affair."
In 'Treacherous', Swift describes her dangerous relationship, but clearly states that she does not mind the danger. In fact, she says she likes it. "Follow you home/I'll follow you home."
'Starlight' is about a young couple sneeking into a club party to have the night of their life. 'The Lucky One' uses h---
Though fairly clean, the title track describes the love between her beau and her is 'passionate as sin'.

Conclusion

 Since the lead single released, I had been waiting for this album to come out. I listen to the all of the songs the day it came out. Though I liked the tune of '22' and 'All Too Well', I knew it wasn't wholesome... and terribly sinful. I expected a lot more from this album.
Taylor Swift has been playing this reckless game for years. Yet, she's still playing it. She hasn't gave up on it, but she still hasn't found the right boy. It's sad when you think about how many heartbreaks she's had.
Unfortunately, 'Red' is a few steps down from the sweet, 'Fearless', and the fairly clean, 'Speak Now'.
"Love is a ruthless game/Unless you play it good and right."
Is she?
Not at the least.

DEMI Review!!!

Demi Lovato has released her newest album early. So I can review it! Actually, you can only listen to it now. You can buy it on May 14th!
With her lead, amazing single 'Heart Attack', Demi has expressed her fear of falling in love. In her fourth studio album, called Demi, Demi has fun dance tunes and a few raw, slow, and meaningful melodies. She said this new album would be about the joys of life. She also says she expressed herself better in this album. 

In the 13 tracks in this album, Demi definitely expressing her character a little better. She shows her unmovable side, her sensitive side, and, unfortunately, a little bit of her dirty side. Believe me, she definitely surprised me. Some of it was a good surprise. Some of it... not so much.

One's thing for sure. Her fan base has gotten older, which means Demi has gotten older. The question is: Is that a good thing?

Wholesome Content

'Heart Attack' speaks of the honest fear of falling in love because you've been hurt before.

'Warrior' is definitely the most encouraging, meaningful track on this album. Much like 'Skyscraper' , Demi speaks of how her scars have only made her stronger. "The pain and all the truth/I wear like a battle wound... Now I'm a warrior/I've got thicker skin... I'm stronger than I've ever been." Speaking of how her mistakes have changed her, she talks of moving on. "I'll never be the same/I'm taking back my life today." She even talks about the people that have hurt her, telling them she will never let the back in her life. " You're a criminal... Nothing left you can stay."

'Really Don't Care' shows Demi's unmovable side. Telling a story about a guy that left her and then wants her back, she won't let him lie to her again. "You can take all your words and your lies/I really don't care." Instead of running from him, Demi refuses to let him scare her. "Now if we meet in the street/I won't be scared."  In 'Shouldn't Come Back', Demi advises a lover that the relationship isn't worth it because of all the pain she goes through because of it.  In 'Without the Love', Demi sees through the lies of a deceiver who doesn't live out his words. "Why are you singing me love songs/What good is a love song/Without the love?"

On a happier side, Demi sings of amazing love in 'Made in the USA.' Singing of how her love is amazing and patriotic, she even sings of the sacrifices she will make. "Baby, I'll break the bullet/And take the blow for love." 'Two Pieces' tells a story of a unmovable friendship of a hurt boy and girl that helps them get through life. "We'll never fall apart/'Cause we fit together/Like two pieces of a broken heart."

Like 'Unbroken', 'Never Been Hurt', Demi promises to love someone as if she's never been hurt. She speaks of her beau in a loving way, singing, "In that fire/You fought through the darkness/And brought me back to life... I will love you/Like I've never been hurt/Run through fire for you/Like I've never been burned." 'Neon Lights' the beauty of seeing and loving just one person but....

Unacceptable Content

One line is suggestive. "You'll be coming home with me tonight."

On that subject, Demi never talks of s-x directly, but a few songs are suggestive. In 'In Case', you can tell the relationship involved living together. Plus, she sings, "In case you miss my arms/How they wrapped around your waist."  In 'Nightingale', Demi begs a boy to be her 'Nightingale'. The whole 'night' thing is a tad bit suggestive. 

As good as this album is, terribly, it is not free of profanity. In 'Nightingale', she sings, "Somebody speaks to me/'Cuz I'm feeling like h---."  But even that is not compared to the worst song on this album, 'Fire Starter'. It is definitely Demi's dirty side. Singing of how she looks innocent, she tells people she is not. It starts off: "There's a S written on my chest/Where no one can see." Going on like that, it is pretty terrible, totally disgusting and unacceptable. The worst thing is that Demi yells out, "I'm a bad a--!" twice.

Though 'Something that We're Not' is pretty clean, she sounds pretty mean in it to where it doesn't provide the best influence. In 'Really Don't Care', guest rapper, Cher Llyod gives bad advice. "Hey, Demi, you picked the wrong lover/You should've picked that one/He's cuter than the other."

I found a cropped picture of the album cover, but the whole picture is bad. Though no explicit parts are shown, she is shirtless and covered in black, oil-like liquor.

Conclusion

I have looking forward to this album since I heard Demi was writing new music.  Being really excited when she released it early, I found many, upbeat songs that just made me want to get up and dance, which is what I thought her last album lacked. Most of the songs are clean enough to buy and it is definitely more happy than the last album.

What I love about Demi is that no one can move her, even the people that hurt her. I love how she embraces challenges, won't let anyone bring her down, and looks at the bright side of things. Most of my expectations were met. I expected the suggestive lyrics about s-x, but I was really hoping that this album would be free of profanity. That's why I was really disappointed when I heard 'Fire Starter.'

As good as most of this album is, I can't recommend buying the whole thing. I really didn't think I could either. It's mostly because of the cuss words. Loving Demi, I can't beat her up because of this, but I have to put this in the light. I doubt she's going down Miley Cyrus' road, but I still plan to write her about  this. Though she has grown, these words of profanity show a lack of maturity.

So while Demi is pretty clean, there are a few songs that just ruin the mood. I really want to tell her good job, but I can't encourage the profanity.

Overview

Happiest Song: Made in the USA
Saddest Song: Shouldn't Come Back
Most Meaningful Song: Warrior
Best Written: Shouldn't Come Back
Most Sexual Content: Fire Starter
Personal Favorite: Warrior

Rating: 3.5 Stars

 

 

Hey!

This is Sarah from Forever Changed! Since I really like reviewing music, I decided to make a whole blog dedicated to it! I am a Christian and I LOVE all kinds of music. I have been obsessed with music since I was 10 or 11. I started listening to non-Christian music when I was 11. Since then, I have realized how confusing, horrible, and twisting the pop culture is. I decided to write this blog to shine a light in the world of music. Music is a great thing, but if you don't have good judgment, it could influence you in  a bad way. My judgment comes from God. Without Him, my judgment would be terrible. I'm just going to say it clearly: If you don't go by God's standards when listening to music, music can be more hurtful than good. Still, I am learning to go by God's standards when listening to music. Thanks for dropping by and hope to see you again soon!

In Christ,
Sarah