The Upside Of Down
Many people have asked me if I wrote this song after my skateboarding accident. Unfortunately, it was just a big coincidence. Or maybe it was more than a coincidence. Maybe God had the whole thing planned out. I should have prophesied something better. Like going to Disney World and meeting Mickey. My head might have hurt from kids screaming, but I promise that’s better than a brain bleed and swelling. Maybe. On a serious note, it is interesting that God put this song in my life before I went through the skateboarding stuff. It really does show me that He has a plan. The down moments following my accident really gave me an appreciation for my friends, this music community, the fans and most importantly God. I know without a doubt He had His hand upon me throughout it all and I will never let myself forget that. Isn’t it interesting how much we appreciate the good after going through the bad? I guess that’s the upside of being down.
Lyrics:
The downside of being up is my inside is empty of
The one thing my heart truly needs
When I feel invincible a million miles from miserable
It's always all about me
I don't know why I don't love You like I should, like You would
Through bad and good oh
CHORUS
Funny how we figure out where happiness is found
In the midst of this sadness I'm closer to You now
And that’s the upside of down, the upside of down
It’s all switched around, I lost and I found
The upside of down
You are more in my less, You are strength in my weakness
I'll never go back again
And then Your sunshine ends the rain and I return to my old ways
Why am I a fair weather friend?
I wanna be the one to love You like I should, like You would
Through the bad and good oh
Funny how we figure out where happiness is found
In the midst of this sadness I'm closer to You now
That’s the upside of tragedies knowing You're holding my heart always, always
I may be down but I'm finding there's joy in the pain, in the pain
Funny how we figure out where happiness is found
In the midst of this sadness I'm closer, I’m closer to You now and oh
CHORUS
The upside of down
It’s all switched around, I lost and I found
The upside of down
(Chris August / Ian Eskelin)
