Their indie debut, a 6-track EP titled Places I Don't Want To Go, was self-released in 2004.
After a few years of trying, they finally won the music tournament at Club 3 Degrees, a premiere Christian music club in Minneapolis, in may of 2005. Almost a year later, in March of 2006, they self-released Songs of Desperation, an 8 track EP, featuring the fan favorite "The Cowboy Song."
In early 2007 the band announced that they had signed with the Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records. The band released their first full length CD, which was self-titled, in February of 2008, under the T&N label. Three songs from "Songs of Desperation," as well as a couple crowd favorites we recorded onto this album.
They have since released two more albums with Tooth & Nail Records:
"Rain's 'A Comin'"; in 2010
"On The Run", in 2012
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Time And Wasted Bullets
Children 18:3 Lyrics
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When no one was looking
And even though the words came from my pen
As yet, I haven't the meaning
Vex me not in truth or lie
By cross and dish or dove
Someone's keeping secrets here
Maybe if I tried just a little bit harder
Oh, time and wasted bullets
Oh, we tried
Maybe if I could escape through one more night
I would then feel at home
But looking again revealed a pole hanging a serpent
One hundred years flew by in a moment
And all was unimportant
Will you question who I am?
Would you counter these perceptions?
I don't claim to have the answers here
But I can give you directions
Maybe if I tried just a little bit harder
Oh, time and wasted bullets
Oh, we tried
Maybe if I could escape through one more night
I would then feel at home
I said, please let me try just to wait through one more night
Maybe then I'd be home
Oh, time and wasted bullets
Oh, and nothing here is as it should be
Oh, in time we'll make it through this
Oh, in time
The lyrics "I guess I imagined them myself, when no one was looking / And even though the words came from my pen, as yet, I haven't the meaning" express confusion about the origins of the singer's own thoughts and words. It suggests that they are grappling with a sense of disconnection or alienation from their own creativity or inner process. The next lines, "Vex me not in truth or lie / By cross and dish or dove / Someone's keeping secrets here / And it feels like an inside job" further expand on this idea, painting the picture of a world where truth and lies are hard to distinguish, where secrets are being kept and the singer feels betrayed by those close to them. There is a sense of paranoia and confusion.
The chorus, "Maybe if I tried just a little bit harder / Oh, time and wasted bullets / Oh, we tried / Maybe if I could escape through one more night / I would then feel at home", speaks to the singer's desire for a sense of belonging and purpose. They imagine that by putting in more effort, or by seizing an opportunity to "escape", they might be able to find a place where they feel at home. However, there is a sense of defeatism in the way they sing about "time and wasted bullets", as though they have already tried and failed.
The final lines, "Oh, time and wasted bullets / Oh, and nothing here is as it should be / Oh, in time we'll make it through this / Oh, in time", return to the theme of time as a wasted resource. The singer still feels lost and disconnected, but holds onto the hope that eventually things will become clearer and more meaningful.
Line by Line Meaning
I guess I imagined them myself
I created my own thoughts and ideas in my head
When no one was looking
When I was alone or without anyone paying attention to me
And even though the words came from my pen
Although I wrote the words down myself
As yet, I haven't the meaning
I still don't understand the true significance of what I wrote
Vex me not in truth or lie
Don't bother me with false or true accusations
By cross and dish or dove
Through any means, whether it be good or evil
Someone's keeping secrets here
There are things being concealed or hidden from me
And it feels like an inside job
It seems like the secrets are being kept by someone from within my own group
Maybe if I tried just a little bit harder
Perhaps if I put in a bit more effort
Oh, time and wasted bullets
Time and resources have been unnecessarily expended
Oh, we tried
We made an effort to accomplish something
Maybe if I could escape through one more night
If I could just get through one more difficult situation
I would then feel at home
I would finally be comfortable in my surroundings
But looking again revealed a pole hanging a serpent
Upon closer inspection, I discovered something negative or dangerous
One hundred years flew by in a moment
Time seemed to pass very quickly
And all was unimportant
Everything that had happened was meaningless
Will you question who I am?
Do you doubt my identity?
Would you counter these perceptions?
Would you challenge my beliefs?
I don't claim to have the answers here
I'm not saying that I have all the solutions
But I can give you directions
I can suggest ways to proceed
I said, please let me try just to wait through one more night
I begged for the chance to persevere for one more night
Maybe then I'd be home
Perhaps then I would feel like I belong
Oh, and nothing here is as it should be
Things are not the way they ought to be
Oh, in time we'll make it through this
Eventually, we will overcome this difficulty
Oh, in time
Given enough time
Contributed by Madison B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.