it in a room it always leads to something else. needs a friend”, just kind of out of nowhere,
It’s a vulnerable thing to write with your friends, and we though that was incredible, that’s what
but it’s so special. You definitely realize when the song should say. So I remember singing as
you co-write that you don’t know everything. a hook, and honestly I thought it was kind of
Even the best writers are the humble writers a dumb idea, I remember singing “again and
that always defer to somebody else and are again and again and again”, and just sang it real
interested in knowing what everyone else thinks soft thinking I was just going to throw that out
or what someone else’s perspective is. Those and see what they think. I remember Matt being
are the best worship song writers, “Hey I just like, “That’s it, that’s how we end the chorus.”
have this idea, but what do you think and what
are you feeling?” It’s kind of a good thing for Because it is beautiful, I think it could connect
building your character in that way I think. with anyone really because of the way that
chorus ends. I think about it a lot with people
[WM] “Run to The Father”, is your newest song that aren’t saved, people that are interested
release. The song’s lyrics are brutally honest or intrigued, but skeptical a little bit, but they
and vulnerable and call us to introspection want to know Jesus. This song, when I think
and humility before the Father. You’re right, we about the salvation moment, its an “I need you”
“don’t have a context for that kind of love”! You moment, it’s a moment when you recognize you
wrote this with Matt Maher and Ryan Jackson, can’t do this on your own anymore, you need
and I love the news that the song is being used Jesus. That’s what salvation is, recognition of
for altar calls. But it also speaks to our lasting your need for Jesus. So, it’s very much that
need to run back to Him, “again and again and song, and I love the way the chorus ends, it
again and again”. Tell us about the writing of makes it where the song is like, I actually need
the song. this every day. I need God in every situation, I
am saved but I still need to run to the father,
[Cody] That song came out similarly to and it will always be that way. It will always be
“Nothing Else”. I didn’t know what we were again and again and again and again.
going to write that day and I sat down in a
room with those two guys who are phenomenal That song is so special, and I’ve led it quite a
songwriters, and we just started playing piano few times now at this point and we’ve had a lot
and singing and just getting out anything that of amazing moments with it. I was at a student
was in our hearts. I remember we first landed conference a couple weekends ago and people
on the chord progression and the melody, were literally getting saved during the song. We
but then the first lyric we got was “run to the got reports after our set that there were kids
Father”, that was the first thing for the chorus. getting saved during the song. We were in
Man, I think all of us just felt like wow, this could an arena with the venue staff working at the
be what this song is about. I remember tearing event, and there was a person from the venue
up. When we got to the chorus, we started staff that went and found somebody from
chipping away at it, and Ryan chimes in and the church to pray with them, they wanted to
says, “My heart needs a surgeon, my soul receive Jesus. It’s crazy stuff that’s happening,
there are altar calls being given right after the
song and people are getting saved. So, I don’t
know how to wrap my head around that but I
do love that its just such a beautiful song of the
acceptance of the Father, the love of the Father,
the grace of the Father, but also a recognition
that it takes us taking the step to go, “I need”,
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the realization that I can’t do this without you, I
don’t want to. I’m really thankful for that song.
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