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Colbie Caillat’s Breakthrough

The first time I heard of Colbie Caillat was while watching Coffey Anderson on youtube. He did a cover of a song called, Realize of Colbie Caillat’s. I loved his version so much I decided to find out what the original song actually sounded like. Coffey’s version was great, but Colbie’s bought me hook, line and sinker. For those of you who don’t know much about Colbie, she’s a 24-year-old, California native that’s been on the scene since 2005. In 2007 her album Coco hit #1 on iTunes and besides singing she also writes, plays guitar and piano.

I was so impressed by Colbie’s version I started listening to her music. I found her songs very gritty, relatable and clean. However, it wasn’t until her latest album, Breakthrough that I was completely sold. I don’t know if it was because of past relationships or if it was a portrait of my collective thoughts and feelings, but several of her songs off of Breakthrough just hit home for me, I have to share with you my review on Breakthrough...

Colbie Caillat’s Breakthrough cultivates all the emotions one goes through when someone falls in love, out of love and wondering if it’s love. Fearless a song Caillat sings with almost a divine emotions reminds us that love is willing to have it’s heart broken. Sometimes true love is about being willing to let go even though you fear being alone. That you can’t hold onto to someone who doesn’t want you, but you don’t regret it because you took a chance on love. We can be hurt to the point it leaves us fearless to go on to look beyond the last love in our lives.
Then Begin Again is like after the breakup, wishing that they could start over again because what they had was really good. It’s a song that reflects on the past with the desire to begin in the present. For those of us who are battling the confusion of the heart I Won’t is just a revealing song, “I won't do what you told me, I won't do what you said, no, I'm not gonna stop feeling, I'm not gonna forget it, I don't wanna start over, I don't wanna pretend it…” Sometimes being in love isn’t so simple. Giving it up wondering what was giving up how it felt is what I Won’t is all about. Not willing to let go even if it’s wrong.
If you want to dream again, feel starry eyed and butterflies Fallin’ For You is one of those feel good daydreaming songs. Colbie describes those feelings we have when boy meets girl, “I’ve been spending all my time, Just thinking about ya, I don’t know what to do, I think I’m fallin’ for you, I’ve been waiting all my life and now I found ya, I don’t know what to do, I think I’m fallin’ for you, I’m fallin’ for you…” Reminding us that we fall for the most unlikely people, but for some reason we look forward to seeing them to being with them. In short Colbie Caillat’s Breakthrough is the ultimate emotional rollercoaster for the heart that is struggling fighting wanting to love and to be loved. Yet it’s filled with sacrifice that love will out weigh the pain and it’s worth whatever experience you gain.

DISCLAIMER

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If you’re like me, you don’t listen to Christian music all the time. Even Christian musicians don’t listen to Christian music 24/7. Not to say there’s anything wrong with doing so, but the reality is we’re in not of this world. Sure secular music may not be beneficial to our spiritual growth it is out there. As widespread as Christian music is secular music is probably 10 times more publicized than Christian music.
If we consider the reality that there’s great bands like Lifehouse who are Christian’s, but their music isn’t necessarily labeled like so or Relient K, which anyone can attest to them being an all out for Jesus, yet their music is very popular because that’s what it is good music. No doubt inspired by their faith and lives, but by no means ‘Christian’ in title, that being said, I’m starting this section of AWOE to talk about musicians who may not sing Christian music or may not be Christian at all, but their music is positive in content, and I personally enjoy listening to them.
Think about it what you may, but AWOE will always be a magazine that focus’ on Christian music and entertainment, but much like the book of Esther, a book in the Bible that had no mention of God at all, I believe this editorial will be a blessing to unbelievers who may not know who Michael W. Smith is, but they have a great love for Keith Urban. I can relate to both. I know as a worldwide magazine many of our readers can too.