Show Me What I'm Looking For

Have you ever had a song "haunt" you? I first heard Carolina Liar's song, "Show Me What I'm Looking For" a few weeks ago. From the first moment I heard the lyrics, they pierced me to the core. While I admit to knowing little to nothing about the artists that comprise the band, the song is nonetheless a powerful, soul-searching song that, in my opinion, is a desperate cry to God Himself. Look at the lyrics:

Wait, I’m wrong
Should have done better than this
Please, I’ll be strong
I’m finding it hard to resist
So show me what I’m looking for
CHORUS
Save me, I’m lost 
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you 
I’ll pay any cost 
Save me from being confused 
Show me what I’m looking for 
Show me what I’m looking for…oh lord
Don’t let go
I’ve wanted this far too long
Mistakes become regrets
I’ve learned to love abuse
Please show me what I’m looking for
CHORUS
Save me, I’m lost 
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you 
I’ll pay any cost 
Save me from being confused 
Show me what I’m looking for 
Show me what I’m looking for…oh lord
Show me what I’m looking for
Show me what I’m looking for
Show me what I’m looking for
CHORUS
Save me, I’m lost
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you
I’ll pay any cost
Just save me from being confused
Wait, I’m wrong
I can’t do better than this
I’ll pay any cost
Save me from being confused
Show me what I’m looking for
Show me what I’m looking for
Show me what I’m looking for
Show me what I’m looking for…oh lord

I find the chorus especially haunting:

Save me, I’m lost 
Oh lord, I’ve been waiting for you 
I’ll pay any cost 
Save me from being confused 
Show me what I’m looking for 
Show me what I’m looking for…oh lord

Again, not knowing a single thing about the group or their intentions in writing the song, I find that these lyrics speak to the heart of a generation of people who are lost and are desperatley looking for and longing for meaning. They know they're lost, they are willing to pay any cost so they can find some authentic purpose to life. In this song, they even cry out to the "lord" that they've been waiting for him.

I hope this song continues to haunt me and that God will use it in my life as a reminder of the people in my path everyday who are quietly living their lives, while on the inside the are screaming these lyrics to the top of their lungs. I pray God will allow me to shine the light of Jesus on these so they won't have to be lost anymore.