Jason Gray - If You Want To Love Someone Lyrics
Lyrics
If you want to love someone
Search their soul for where it's broken
Find the cracks and pour your heart in
If you want to love someone
In every heart there is a hollow
Locked against the pain it's known
If there's a key, the key is sorrow
Only a trusted hand can hold
If you want to love someone
Search their soul for where it's broken
Find the cracks and pour your heart in
If you want to love someone
The heart will hide where it's been broken
But the fault lines still remain
Like a map to lead you home when
You can enter through their pain
If you want to love someone
Search their soul for where it's broken
Find the cracks and pour your heart in
If you want to love someone
Somehow You had a way of seeing
Just how deep my wound could go
Oh but You were never scared
To run and meet me there
And that's how I know
If you want to love someone
Search their soul for where it's broken
Find the cracks and pour your heart in
That's what You did?
If you want to love someone
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Jason Gray - If You Want To Love Someone (Lyric Video)
Meaning & Inspiration
Jason Gray’s "If You Want To Love Someone," released on March 4, 2014, as part of his album *Love Will Have the Final Word*, is far more than a simple melody; it's a profound theological treatise on the nature of authentic, transformative love. The song cuts straight to the core of human connection, proposing a radical approach: that true love begins not in perfect unity or shared joy, but in the vulnerable, often hidden, spaces of brokenness within another person. It challenges us to look beyond the surface, to actively seek out the "cracks" in someone's soul, and then, with courage and compassion, to "pour your heart in." This isn't just a romantic ideal; it's a deeply spiritual framework for how we are called to interact with a wounded world, mirroring the very heart of God.
The song immediately identifies a universal truth: "In every heart there is a hollow / Locked against the pain it's known." This speaks to the human condition, where past hurts often lead us to erect defenses, creating an impenetrable fortress around our most tender places. Yet, Gray suggests a path through this self-preservation: "If there's a key, the key is sorrow / Only a trusted hand can hold." This profound insight aligns perfectly with the biblical understanding of empathy and shared suffering. To truly connect with another, we often must enter into their sorrow, acknowledging their pain without judgment. It’s in these moments of vulnerability, when trust is extended and received, that genuine love can begin to dismantle the walls. Scripture reminds us in Romans 12:15 to "weep with those who weep," illustrating that shared sorrow is a fundamental aspect of Christian fellowship and deep compassion, allowing a trusted hand, guided by grace, to reach into the hollow places.
Gray further unpacks this truth, revealing that "The heart will hide where it's been broken / But the fault lines still remain / Like a map to lead you home when / You can enter through their pain." This image of "fault lines" as a map is exceptionally powerful. It reconfigures pain not as a deterrent, but as an unlikely guide—a pathway to deeper understanding and connection. Instead of avoiding someone's hurt, we are invited to see it as an entry point, a place where genuine compassion can be extended. This resonates deeply with the call to bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2), understanding that it's often through the shared experience of pain that true community and healing are forged. When we are willing to "enter through their pain," we are stepping into the holy ground of another's humanity, modeling the kind of selfless love that characterized Christ.
The song reaches its spiritual climax in the bridge, shifting from general advice to a deeply personal testimony: "Somehow You had a way of seeing / Just how deep my wound could go / Oh but You were never scared / To run and meet me there." Here, the "You" is unmistakably God, specifically Jesus, who exemplifies this radical form of love. This verse grounds the entire message in the divine, revealing that the instruction to "search their soul for where it's broken" is not merely humanistic wisdom, but a reflection of God's character. He sees our deepest wounds, not with fear or condemnation, but with an unwavering desire to meet us in that brokenness. Psalm 34:18 assures us, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit," directly illustrating God's fearless presence in our pain. He doesn’t wait for us to be whole; He pursues us in our fragmentation, pouring His heart into our cracks. This is the profound grace of the Gospel, where God's love finds its deepest expression not in our perfection, but in our desperate need for Him.
Ultimately, "If You Want To Love Someone" is an inspiring blueprint for living out the greatest commandment. It’s a call to abandon superficiality, to lean into discomfort, and to engage with the world’s brokenness with the very heart of Christ. It concludes by affirming that God’s actions toward us — His willingness to see our pain, to not be afraid, and to meet us there — are the ultimate demonstration of this profound love. "That's what You did?" isn't a question of doubt, but an exclamation of awe and gratitude, acknowledging that God Himself has pioneered this path of redemptive love. Through this song, Jason Gray not only offers a beautiful piece of music but also a powerful sermon in melody, urging us to love as we have been loved, transforming hearts and lives one broken place at a time.