O.A.R.

Does anyone feel like O.A.R is the soundtrack to their own life? Do you feel like each album, at the time it came out, was written about your own life, or your current situation?

The "Fallout" can take from us everything we hold dear. Its power can firmly plant our feet into the ground, like the roots of an ancient tree. Leaving us unable to move or even at times.....feel. In the wake of my recent "Fallout", I find myself staring into the past, at every "match" of my own. My girlfriend Alisha and I had been dating for quite a while and I had never been so sure that this was the person God brought for me. She was my soul mate. I worked so diligently to build a safe and sturdy "cabin" that we could call our own. As I built this shelter, I ignored the problems through which Id been working . This girl was a perfect angel, and I, came from a life that had been filled with personal battles and legal fights. I was trying to tell myself that I was strong enough to handle it on my own. If you were standing near the cabin you could almost hear me call out, "Ive got this one beat." But I knew I had been in denial all along. You know what they say, "Strong becomes the liar, when he believes his own advice." I had not put my complete faith in God...yet. About a month ago, the Fallout occurred. She just couldnt take my situation any longer and ultimately gave up on me. Our cabin was turned to dust. Its funny, how our minds wont let go of the memories of what we miss. Everytime I look to the sky and pray, "I can see her smile like "ashes tracing the skyline." I live smoldering in the ashes and with the face of an angel made of smoke. I got to find a way to move forward without her, I need to "climb upon the tower to get me closer to the sky." I need God's loving hand if Im ever to find her again. My definition of "The Fallout." begins with the fact that it takes place when something we value is lost. It also infers that there has been a lot "invested" or a lot of work put into acquiring or building this "thing". Lastly, it has an element of timing meaning when this thing we cherish is lost, it occurs suddently. without warning. Now I can see, in my very own "Fallout" why I so desperately want to "get the memories back." I lost the love of my life Alisha very suddenly. She was a girl I completely gave my heart to and spent so much time building her a cabin of trust. I feel like the floor has been torn out from under me.
This song, is just one more example of how O.A.R can take an aspect of life that is "filled with sadness", and bring to us "hope." The lyrics are so honest in how they describe the intense pain one feels when caught up in "The Fallout." The melody of the song truly captures the sadness we feel at first, but transforms into something with very positive energy. You can hear the sincerity and power in Marc's voice as he screams with passion, "Im gonna bring the memories back, and save them all for you!" This line is followed by a beautiful melody that inspires me and reminds me, of what I know to be true. "Fallouts" of all kinds will occur throughout our life, this we cannot control. But what we can control is how we respond to them. We must put our "pride down on the table" and our fear upon the shelf" and listen to our heart. We must "call out" from the "fallout" to God. And say to him, "Come save me from the enemy. Come save me from these broken things." In the midst of a Fallout, God becomes very visible if we just open our eyes and see through the smoke that surrounds us. We are all broken, and at times, meant to "Fallout" but the beauty of life is; God made us so he could be the only one that could catch us when we fall. And if we let him; he never misses.