‘When It Breaks’ by Inhaler

Jane writes:

I’ve been sitting with this song for months. Wondering why it made an impact on me and what it was about it that I found it hard to put down.  All of a sudden I think I realise that this is a song that offers layer upon layer of stuff to me. A bit like a multi-tiered Black Forest Gateaux.

Firstly it is a most fabulous kitchen disco track.  Just right for the tea breaks implanted in long zoom meetings. You can’t help but bounce around the house and shake off all that tension.  Lose yourself in the energy of it and let the sound wash over you.  Its refrain of reassurance growing and becoming stronger each time its sung.

I know you’re gonna be there when it breaks

I know we’re gonna be there when it breaks

We’re all gonna be there

Who wouldn’t want to sing and dance about being together again with people we have faith in or indeed having confidence that this thing will be over.  Who wouldn’t want to sing of the confidence they have in a God of constancy.

Which may reveal something else about why I really like it.  

It has certainty.  It’s not about if, it’s about when.  It’s not about maybes but definites.

It knows the storm(s) will pass and whatever comes after will be beautiful and alive and everybody will want to be a part of it. Just like the summer of 45 in Paris or when statues of oppression are torn down in every town.

Finally for me it’s a song about transformation.

It calls us to notice what we have and what we value. 

To step up and face the reality.

To recognise it might take all our reserves

To kick in the door if we need to and make a change.

To act in solidarity.

As people of faith we often wonder what there is for us to notice about the people and situations we encounter in life. What we’re called to and what God requires of us.

Maybe we’re required to embrace the fact that life is a vibrant complex dance, twisting and turning to a relentless beat. Maybe we are called to notice what’s going on and stand up for changes that make things better.   Maybe we are needed to stand in the middle of the chaos and for certain, for me, we’re called to be there when it breaks.

So go on sing at the top of your voice and join in the divine dance of reassurance and a call to action for this and every Friday ☺

You can find out more about Inhaler here    https://www.inhaler.band/