Christian recording artist For King & Country have recently released a remix of their song “Relate” from their forthcoming album, What Are We Waiting For?.
This track combines the original pop single with an electronica sound while still asking listeners an important question: Can we acknowledge that we’re all different while still having grace and love for one another?
In short, their answer is yes. At least, their hope is yes. This song really focuses on how people may be different (“I don’t know what it’s like to be you/You don’t know what it’s like to be me”) but we still have many of the same shared experiences (What if we’re all the same in different kinds of ways?”).
We’ve all felt pain and have suffered heartbreak (“we both know what it’s like to be hurt”), but the end goal is to “see each other’s hearts” by “the grace of God.”
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Singer Luke Smalbone said of this track that the goal was to process how people can truly relate to one another, even through their differences.
He asked “What does it mean to relate to people who grew up a little bit different from you? What does it mean to relate to people who have different thoughts than you? Is it possible to actually have empathy and compassion for people that you may not agree with?”.
And, again, the answer is yes. In such polarized times, this song is a beautiful example of stopping to think before we speak, to open our ears and close our mouths and to reach for empathy before we settle for division.
Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).
