Song – Dear X, You Don’t Own Me Artist – Disciple Album – Horseshoes and Handgrenades   In every person’s life there are struggles and hardships which seem to always have the upper hand time and time again. But there is one thing which mankind has shown throughout history, that …

Song – Keep Your Eyes Open Artist – needtobreathe Album – The Reckoning “Cause if you never leave home, never let go. You’ll never make it to the great unknown” These few lines of this song are some of my all-time favorite. The greatest of things in life are found …

Song – Something More(Augustine’s Confession) Artist – Switchfoot Album – New Way To Be Human   Time for another Switchfoot song. One off the very first Switchfoot cd I ever owned. Enjoy. There are those who may wake up one morning and feel like there is just something more out …

Song – Masterpiece Artist – Andy Grammer Album – Magazines Or Novels   This is another song which embodies the idea of making the most of the life you have been given. You are only given one life and so many forget to take it seriously and live it purposefully. …

Song – My Lighthouse Artist – Rend Collective Album – The Art Of Celebration   In life you are bound to face a storm or two, and most likely a lot more than three. In these storms we cling to those things in our lives which always seem to bring …

Song – I Will Wait Artist – Mumford & Sons Album – Babel   I was recently discussing the meaning of this song with one of my best friends. I have listened to this song a handful of times, but I never really gave my attention to what was being said. …

Artist – Explosions in the Sky Whole Album – The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place   Music doesn’t always need lyrics to move and inspire a person, and this album by the band Explosions in the Sky is a choice example of mine. A carefully selected sequence of …

Song – On Top Of The World Artist – Imagine Dragons Album – Night Visions   Sometimes you just need to listen to a song that makes you feel like a million bucks. And by the way, I have always wondered what that would actually look like. I can just …

Song – Life Is Short Artist – John Reuben Album – Professional Rapper   This is one of my favorite songs by John Reuben, who’s real last name is actually Zappin, how cool is that. Overall this song has so many good lyrics to live by, and I urge you …

Song – Fine Fine Life Artist – for KING & COUNTRY Album – Crave   We must constantly be reminding ourselves about the areas in our lives where life is really just fine as it is. For example, we should be ashamed of ourselves when we complain about life situations …

Song – The Lining Is Silver Artist – Relient K Album – The Bird and the Bee Sides   The simplicity of this song is a reminder to always remember that the lining is silver no matter how dark life may seem. Sometimes we just need to throw away those …

Song – This is Your Life Artist – Switchfoot Album – The Beautiful Letdown   This songs cuts to the core of a person and asks what might be the hardest question in life to answer, are you who you want to be? When it comes down to it, you …

Intro – Songs To Live By The reason why I am starting a Songs to Live By category is because music is a paramount avenue in motivating and inspiring in life. My goal is to write about songs that are uplifting, inspirational, challenging, motivational and just plain awesome, and also …