Liquid: (Jesus' death, Communion, His Body Broken)
Genesis 15:8-17, Jeremiah 34:18,19, Genesis 22:1-29, Exodus 24:8, Zechariah 9:11, Matthew 16:29, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32, Hebrews 13:20-21

Sinking: (God Knows, No Denial, No Hiding from Him)
Psalm 139:7-12, Jereremiah 17:9, Romans 1:18-32, 2 Corinthians 4:1-4

Love Song for a Savior: (Simple Yet Deepening Love For Jesus)
Psalm 119:81-82, John 15:10-13, Romans 8:39, 1 John 1:5-7, 1 John 3:1-3

Like a Child: (Childlike Faith)
Psalm 32:8-11, Psalm 34:8, Matthew 18:1-6, Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:13-16, Hebrews 11, 1 Peter 2:2

Art In Me: (God's Craftsmanship, Restoration)
Genesis 26-28, Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Samuel 6:7, Psalm 51:139, Proverbs 17:22, Romans 12:1-8, Ephesians 4:20-24, Philippians 2:3-8, Philippians 4:11-12

He: (Child Abuse, A Child's Cry)
Psalm 56:3-4, 8-13, Psalm 103:13, Isaiah 40:27-31, Matthew 18:5-14, Ephesians 6:4, Revelations 7:17

Boy on a String: (God Looks At Creations Plight, A Stage With A Performer)
Matthew 15:7-11, Luke 11:17, Luke 19:41, Romans 1:18-32

Flood: (Guilt, Sin, Plea's for Help)
Psalm 51, Romans 6:23, Galations 5:1-24, Hebrews 12:1-13, James 1:2-8, 1 Peter 1:3-9

Worlds Apart: (Pride, Hearts Cry)
Psalms 25,28, Mark 7:20-23, Proverbs 2 and 8

Blind: (Doubting Thomas)
Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:5, Romans 4:16-22, John 20:24-28, 2 Corinthians 4:3-15

Four Seven: (Jars of Clay)
2 Corinthians 4:7-11

Overjoyed: A song about allowing God's name for us to be the calling to which we respond

Crazy Times: God is the last place we look in order to find the peace and joy that is readily ours

Fade to Grey: Song about the doubt and insecurity we wade through

Tea and Sympathy: How often miscommunication plants a seed that grows to form the weeds that choke and kill true love

Five Candles (You Were There): The wish of a child to capture the affection and commitment of his father

Frail: Our inability to live in weakness truly makes us weak

Weighed Down: Can the church do its job when it is shackled by the rules and traditions we mindlessly entrap it with?

Portrait of an Apology: Forgiveness is always most difficult when we have to forgive ourselves

Truce: Peace and blessings without reason

Much Afraid: A prayer to remove the walls and demons we've created - Jesus never lets us go

Hymn: A hymn of praise to God

Goodbye, Goodnight... a comical look at the end of the millennium through the eyes of the string players aboard the Titanic.

Unforgetful You... coming to the realization of difference between God and man. The ways God makes His strength and mercy known, most often through our awareness of our own mortality and human condition.

No One Loves Me Like You... a metaphoric look at the risks and rewards of loving well.

Collide... about the struggles and search for the true meaning of love. A song that takes place in the midst of a wrestling match between the world and the Word. What is love and why do I need it? How does it change me?

Famous Last Words... a serious look at the ways we procrastinate in our dealings with others and more importantly our relationship with God. When will our time run out? Who will we have lost the chance to love and be loved with?

Hand... taken from a quote of Frederick Buechner, this song is an elaboration of the idea that faith is reaching out for that hand in the darkness and letting it hold us and protect us.

Sad Clown... about light entering into darkness. A friend in the throes of loneliness. The ability of Christ to see into our darkest corners and fill them with light.

I'm Alright... a satirical look at denial and its grip on those who believe everthing is fine even though the life they live holds no joy, substance or purpose.

Can't Erase It... about fighting our deepest desire to be who we are not. No matter what we do or say we are made to be who we are. Coming to grips with our weakness and strength and how God made us.

Grace... about the grace of God and how it covers over a world's worth of pain and sin.

River Constantine... a song or even a prayer about the Holy Spirit. Using the image of a river, in this case, paints a picture of something both totally inviting and unsafe at the speed and strength of its current. Our desire is to be overtaken and carried by such a force.

"Disappear" was a song that went through a series of musical changes. I remember writing it, thinking it was one of the most straightforward songs Jars had ever written. I had the image of a girl standing on a stage looking very much in control, and another image of faded, running mascara surrounding a set of fearful eyes kept creeping in—a reflection in a private vanity mirror in the basement of some beautiful theatre. This seemed to personify so thoroughly the worst fear we all seem to possess. That is the fear of being found out, of somehow being confronted with a Judas, betraying our true nature, the one we have fought to keep secret, the one that keeps us only accepting very conditional love. It is the fear that keeps us from believing that someone does know all our dirt and dark black, yet willfully pursues us to the core of our souls.

"Something Beautiful" started as an instrumental piece of music. It was more of an exercise writing a song that may have been on the first Jars record. The lyric "If you put your arms around me, could it change the way I feel?" was the first written for this song. It started out to be about someone looking to find worth in someone else. It was like a person could wear someone else, and like a king’s robe, it would change the person from peasant to royalty. It became much more than that as the writing progressed. At one point we stopped working on the song because we could not agree on the best way to finish the song. We knew it had to be finished—we were so struck by the lyrical concept and how it hit each of us close to home. Eventually we found the missing pieces and found the prayer hidden in the question.

"Revolution" was written after we had finished writing all the songs for the new record. We had a meeting where we picked 15 songs from the 40 or so songs we had written and made the decision to focus on those 15 songs for the record. After a few days, we all had the feeling that God was not done filling us with what he had to say on this record. We wrote again and came up with three songs, "These Ordinary Days," "I Need You" and "Revolution." I can’t remember ever having so much fun recording a song. It turned out to be an anthem or a call to action away from the apathy that has plagued our generation. The lyrics were written as they were sung from the first time we recorded the demo—we never changed them…for better or worse.

"Fly" was one of the most difficult songs to write—not because it was musically complex, but mostly because it was inspired by true events in the lives of people close to us. It is the story of a man and a woman, and who, shortly after they were married, found out the once dormant cancer had returned to destroy her body. The couple spent their entire marriage in the hospital. Until one evening, while holding hands, he let her go. "Fly" is about that moment. It is a song about hope—the hope we can only begin to explore when we are on the verge of eternity.

"I Need You" has become a favorite of the band’s. We had the musical idea for the song written while making Much Afraid. Every time we wrote for a record, we would try to finish it. Nothing ever seemed to work. We always loved the music, but the lyrics and melodies we came up with never did the music justice. So finally we took one last go at it, but it was not one of the songs on the record. While we were mixing the record, we went into a studio and wrote what is now "I Need You." The words were written with the same approach that "Love Song For A Saviour" was written. We simply wanted to write something about our unquenchable lifelong desire for God.

"Silence" is where the questions come out. In the eerily quiet expanses of time, we begin to wonder if God is there. God is not afraid of our questions, and we were not afraid to write about the incredible depth doubt can reach in the midst of our present struggles. This is a song that has taken on greater meaning since September 11.

"Scarlet" has widely been known as the color of adultery and at the same time, of the blood that washes us clean. In this song we are confronted with a vivid image of sacrificial love. Often I find myself awed by the reach of salvation and the persistence of grace.

"Whatever She Wants" may be the most confrontational song we have ever written. The topic is co-dependency. It can suck the life out of the best relationships. There’s nothing like vampires and superheroes to liven up a record.

"The Eleventh Hour" is known as the end of the line, the final breath before dying, or the last chance to make something happen. More importantly it is the time when we are challenged to take God at His word. Is He trustworthy or is He a liar? If we believe God is who He says He is, then the eleventh hour can pass us by. God will find us in His time.

"These Ordinary Days" was written late in the recording process. It was an inspired moment. I remember the hours that could pass while down in the middle of a field staring up into the sky. Clouds would form the most curious of shapes—I suppose you could say the same about days.