When I was in junior high my youth group went to Vertical Fest every fall in Pine Bluff. There were local bands that played in the afternoon and at night there would be more famous bands. Superchick was one of those bands. The summer before I started 9th grade I found out my family would possibly be moving soon. By the time Vertical Fest rolled around that year I knew we were moving. It was the first time I heard Beauty From Pain and I just sat there and cried. God knew that I needed the message of hope found in those lyrics. He knew I would need it in the months to come with the transition I had to make and He knew I would need it many more times in my life.
When I find myself believing that my circumstances are horrible and it's the end of the world, when I find myself losing hope, when I can't see any good at all, I think of this song. I realize that there will be beauty from my pain and that makes it worth it!
Beauty from Pain - Superchick
The lights go out all around meOne last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I'm alive but I feel like I've died
And all that's left is to accept that it's over
My dreams ran like sand through the fists that I made
I try to keep warm but I just grow colder
I feel like I'm slipping away
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through the day
When life before is only a memory
I'll wonder why God lets me walk through this place
And though I can't understand why this happened
I know that I will when I look back someday
And see how you've brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
Here I am at the end of me (at the end of me)
Tryin' to hold to what I can't see (to what I can't see)
I forgot how to hope
This night's been so long
I cling to Your promise
There will be a dawn
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory. - Isaiah 61:3
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