When he says "but not out forever" it means that maybe you were hit and fell to the ground, but sooner or later you can be strong again and get up to keep fighting. But if you are Knocked out (K.O.) then you were hit so bad that you are left unconscious or too weak, so you can't get back up then we say that you are out (out of competition, you cannot participate any more). KNOCKED DOWN= If you are knocked down, you were hit and fell to the ground (also metaphorically).īUT NOT OUT FOREVER= If you are fighting (for example in boxing) and you are knocked down, you can get back up again and keep fighting. He gon' be late = he's going to be late This short form for the future is more and more used among young people and in songs: Metaphorically, to fall is to be hurt or to lose a direction in life, so to get back up means to recover and be fine again. Here (and very often) BACK expresses that the action goes back to its previous form, so if you are standing and you fall down, when you get up, you are getting "back" up, because you are going to your original position.
WE LOSE OUR WAY= We lose direction, we have no purpose.īUT GET BACK UP AGAIN= If you fall down, you can get back up again. SCARS= Marks left by a wound after it heals (also used metaphorically to talk about a broken heart or hurt feelings that leave a mark forever) It hits you (literally or metaphorically) when you were not expecting it. If something hits you out of nowhere, it catches you unawares. NIGHTMARE= A bad dream where you feel anguish or fear. We also use this expression to say that we are fighting with all our strength. HESITATED= If you hesitate, you are not sure about what to do.įIGHTING FOR YOU LIFE= If you fight for your life, you are fighting because you think your life is in danger and you may die. TURNED AWAY= Moved away from me, or at least looked in another direction.
You may be knocked down but not out forever! This is Love callin', Love callin' out to the brokenīut get back up again, This is Love callin', Love callin' out to the broken, May be knocked down, but not out forever! You may be knocked down, but not out forever, It's never too late, to get back up again You may be knocked down but not out forever, You start believin' that your situation's unfair So you've pulled away from the love that would've been there, It feels like you've been runnin' all your life Heart racin' as you made your little getaway, (May be knocked down but not out forever) It's never too late to get back up again, You saw it comin' but it hit you outta nowhere, Wide awake in the middle of your nightmare, Seems like you're fighting for your life, You turned away when I looked you in the eye,Īnd hesitated when I asked if you were alright, I want them to move people’s lives forward move people toward God, and if I’m accomplishing that, whether or not anyone loves this record, as long as I feel like that is what I’m doing, then I feel like my job is done." I want my songs to be said in a way that anyone can relate to them. Music will never change the world, but God can choose to use music, and that’s what I count on. Music is something that can actually open people’s minds to who God is. I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but there’s this range of emotions that come with making a record. I have a lot of passion when it comes to my records. When asked about the album by Toby had the following to say about it: " The recording process means a lot to me, and I don’t approach what I do haphazardly. Toby donated 100% of his artist royalties from first week sales of the single to relief efforts for Haiti after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake that devastated the country. This song, from the album "Tonight", was released on Januon iTunes. ‘Up Again’ is the perfect anthem to remind us of the many glories of our God in Heaven.TobyMac is one of the first Christian rappers and a Grammy award-winning succesful singer.
God will always provide us with the strength and comfort that we need to walk through life. When we lean on God, He will lighten our burdens and carry the weight on His shoulders. And I remember sitting in the writing room and just started writing a letter of what I would tell my mom.And in the song, there is a callback of what she would probably say to me: 'Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win. When speaking about the story behind the song, Dan told The Christian Beat, "I lost my mom a few years ago in a car accident. Over the past decade, Dan Bremnes has given us worship anthems such as ‘Where I Go’ and ‘Beautiful.’ But this latest single is one of the most personal songs for the artist.
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