WEEZER LYRICS - Island In The Sun

WEEZER LYRICS - Island In The Sun

I was listening to Pandora the online internet radio station and this song played. I googled the lyrics and I was thinking about the concept of living on an island with just one person. How idyllic! I wonder if these guys truly believe that escaping to a remote island would offer a great relationship experience. The lyrics that caught my attention of this fantasy island experience were:

"We'll run away together, We'll spend some time forever, We'll never feel bad anymore"

Relationships are difficult--in my own opinion--more difficult without God in your life. You can fantasize that you'll never feel bad anymore on this earth. But during your life, you will experience pain--sometimes feel it intensely. Yes, you will feel bad. However, that's not the end, or the only thing to try to avoid. In my own life I have experienced bad, awful feelings then been enraptured with great, passionate feelings. Yes, I feel bad sometimes. But to fantasize about repelling all bad feelings sets you up for frustration and eventual cynicism. Every relationship becomes only another heartbreak to endure. Rather than settle and shelter yourself from the coming pain, you can embrace the pain when and if it comes.

God created us to feel the full spectrum of our emotions. Mad-glad; Sad-Happy; Afraid-Confident; etc. We need pain to give perspective and enjoyment to happiness. In fact the Bible shares how one can be sad and mad about life's circumstances yet express joy in God. Check out Psalm 144. Verse 15 says,
"Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!" Your hope can be in God even when the pain of challenging relationships occurs. You can trust in God! So don't wish for a fantasy island where you'll never feel bad anymore but engage in a real relationship with God and with others where you'll never feel alone anymore--no matter if your emotions are up or down. You can rely on God. I wonder what you think. Maybe I don't get Weezer's lyrics. Let me know what you think.

Pastor D