Wisdom in the words

Mal Davies explores song lyrics that have

Of Truth About Them

SOME musical acts arrive gradually. They build a following based on live performances and have minor hits for years before making it really big. Others arrive in a hurry and are famous quickly. One moment you’ve never heard of them; the next they are a fixture in the music scene and celebrity circles.

Lewis Capaldi is an example of the latter. The Scottish singer-songwriter’s debut album went straight in at No 1 in May 2019 and his first No 1 single ‘Someone You Loved’ was the biggest-selling single of that year.

Other No 1 UK singles followed – ‘Before You Go’ reached the top of the chart in 2020, and last year ‘Forget Me’ and ‘Pointless’ did the same.

Lord Jesus Christ, I am truly sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong.

Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free.

Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Holy Spirit. Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me for ever.

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

Amen

‘Pointless’ is a lovely ballad about how a man and his partner care and provide for each other. ‘I bring her coffee in the morning/ She brings me inner peace,’ Lewis sings. ‘I make her cards on her birthday/ She makes me a better man.’

The couple seem to know, love and support each other. Lewis recognises the value of that when he sings, in each chorus: ‘Everything is pointless without you.’

Many people have felt the same about someone else. Whether it’s their romantic partner or their child, a best friend or a parent – there’s someone they’ve known who helps to make life complete. Without that other someone, everything else seems pointless.

Millions of people in the world have said the same about Jesus. In fact, writer and Oxbridge academic CS Lewis said: ‘I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it but because by it I see everything else.’

Knowing Jesus gives life clarity and purpose. Everything is pointless without him. Someone well worth knowing, don’t you think?