In 2008, Sligh released his first album as a solo artist, entitled "Running Back To You," featuring four redone Half Past Forever songs. This album also features the hit single "Empty Me," which earned top 5 fame on AC Christian charts.
Sligh returned on September 14th, 2010 with his sophomore effort, and first on Word Records, entitled "The Anatomy of Broken."
"The Fro Patrol" is the name for Sligh's avid fans/fan club, which arose during his time on American Idol. They get their name from Sligh's curly afro.
Sligh has also garnered fame as a songwriter. He has written such songs as "Here Comes Goodbye," by country favorite Rascal Flats.
Something Beautiful
Chris Sligh Lyrics
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About the way You don’t make sense
A crown for a cross, heaven for earth
Beauty for ashes in the dirt
There’s something marvelous
Some kind of mystery in Your grace
Love comes from pain, joy comes from loss
And hope from what was lost
Though I can’t wrap my mind around the mysteries I’ll be fine
There’s something beautiful in all I can’t see through
There’s something wonderful
About the way You break my heart
This world for a cross, riches for shame
Trading this glory for Your name
And success for lovely gain
Though I can’t wrap my mind around the mysteries I’ll be fine
There’s something beautiful in all I can’t see through
Though I don’t understand today the mysteries of grace I’ll be okay
There’s something beautiful in all I can’t see through
Oh, something beautiful
Oh, something beautiful
Though I can’t wrap my mind around the mysteries I’ll be fine
There’s something beautiful in all I can’t see through
Though I don’t understand today the mysteries of grace I’ll be okay
There’s something beautiful in all I can’t see through
Oh, something beautiful
Oh, something beautiful
Chris Sligh's song Something Beautiful is an exploration of the mystery and beauty of God's grace, particularly through the lens of the cross. The opening lines speak directly to this sense of mystery, with the singer noting that there is something beautiful about the fact that God's ways don't always make sense. This is a sentiment that will be familiar to many people of faith who have struggled to reconcile their human understandings with the ineffable workings of the divine.
The chorus of the song is a declaration that even when we can't comprehend the mysteries of God's grace, we can find comfort and even beauty in that uncertainty. This is a message of hope that encourages listeners to trust in the ultimate goodness of God, even when things don't make sense or seem unjust.
The second verse of the song takes this exploration of mystery and beauty a step further, suggesting that even the heartbreak and pain that can come along with a life of faith can be beautiful in their own way. The singer speaks to the idea that giving up worldly success and trading it for a life lived in service of God can be a way of finding true beauty and purpose in life.
Overall, Something Beautiful is a powerful meditation on the nature of faith, the unknowable mysteries of the divine, and the hope and beauty that can be found in uncertainty and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
There’s something beautiful
There is an unexplainable beauty
About the way You don’t make sense
In the way that You are incomprehensible
A crown for a cross, heaven for earth
Turning suffering into something glorious
Beauty for ashes in the dirt
Creating something beautiful from destruction
There’s something marvelous
There is a wondrous quality
Some kind of mystery in Your grace
A mysterious aspect to Your divine love
Love comes from pain, joy comes from loss
Suffering can lead to deeper love and joy
Still we find beauty in the cross
Despite its brutality, the cross contains beauty
And hope from what was lost
Hope can be found even in the midst of loss
Though I can’t wrap my mind around the mysteries I’ll be fine
Although the mysteries are incomprehensible, I will persevere
There’s something beautiful in all I can’t see through
The unknown contains hidden beauty
There’s something wonderful
There is something amazing
About the way You break my heart
Even in sorrow, there is something wonderful
This world for a cross, riches for shame
Trading worldly things for something greater
Trading this glory for Your name
Exchanging fleeting glory for eternal importance
And success for lovely gain
Giving up success for something lovelier
Though I don’t understand today the mysteries of grace I’ll be okay
Even without understanding, I will be alright
Oh, something beautiful
Oh, there is something truly beautiful
Oh, something beautiful
Oh, there is something truly beautiful
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: CHRIS SLIGH
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Ian Pyx
I really inlove with this song.