In Your Eyes
Step off the balcony and into the backyard of Jill Parrs home and youll fin… Read Full Bio ↴Step off the balcony and into the backyard of Jill Parrs home and youll find a little garden nestled beyond a young willow tree in the corner where two wooden fences meet. When shes not on the road youll find her there most days weeding, nurturing and encouraging the plants to achieve their God-given design and yield life giving vegetables and fruit for her family. Its not unlike her mission in life these days. "Im determined to encourage young women who cant find a way to feel good about themselves no matter what they do and to reclaim the hearts of moms who find themselves torn between their childhood dreams and finding satisfaction in ten loads of laundry," says Parr. .. A tall order coming from a woman who stands 4 feet 11 inches high and sings as if shes pulling notes out of her toes and yet on her third national release, Me Again, releasing on Whiplash Records this is exactly her focus. On songs like, Reach, she articulates in syncopated bursts, .. Im no longer comfortable living a harmless life / Im tired of coming up short / Im tired of losing the faith / This is a revolution / This is my revolution. .. "On this record and on every stage I climb onto I say what Im saying with an honest conviction because this is my real life not a stylized marketing plan," says Parr, "Ive personally felt completely lost with no hope of ever feeling better about myself. Ive actually sat down on the floor and cried because I couldnt see how my dreams and the fatigue of motherhood would ever balance themselves out." .. According to Parr this apparent impasse was a well timed attack by the evil one intended to undermine the mission for her life. "The lie has no effect on you unless you believe it," she says, "but the truth has no impact either unless you believe it. Once I finally got it through my head that God loves me like a Father who will ferociously fight for my heart it all clicked for me." The song Where I Belong (inspired by John and Stasi Eldredges book Captivating) talks about this discovery. .. Ive been waiting right here / For You to come and rescue me / I have finally found a place I can feel safe and strong / I can say Im beautiful, this is where I belong / .. County Line is another song that finds Jill acting like a laser beam piercing through flesh and revealing the heart. .. There is town at the foot of a mountain of memory/ Ive lived there for years / A lifetime of fears and insecurity/ Never could measure up / Ive lived there for long enough / Its time to say good-bye .. "I came to a point where I thought all the mistakes Id made would forever outweigh any good I could ever offer," she remembers, "I thought it would be easier for God to just start over with someone else but thats just not His style. Its a lot easier to create than it is to redeem and yet for me and every other person breathing He continues to fight to restore and redeem us. I sit speechless when I think about it." .. When it comes to the Christian music scene Jill Parr is no newcomer. Shes chalked up 5 national and international radio hits, numerous promotional tours, the coveted Billboard Magazines critics pick and hundreds of tour dates and yet Me Again comes from a completely different place than her previous efforts. "In some ways I could have called the record, I Dont Really Care," Laughs Parr, "Ive spent so many years doing the dance and essentially bowing my knee to the music industry like we all do as we claw our way to visibility and then yell at the top of our lungs for attention. I just couldnt stomach another jog down that path so I decided to get fiercely independent and make the record I needed to make and let the chips fall where they may. Its God Im trying to honor here not well researched ways to sell Christian Music." .. The difference is loud and clear. Produced by veteran producer and husband Brian Hardin (FFH, Nouveaux, Manic Drive, David Meece, These Five Down, Paul Alan, Vicki Yohe) the record drips with integrity and edge and yet holds true to the ritual approach to detail Parr is known for vocally. .. When asked to describe the project, she smiles, "Its cool moms rock. I made a record I would listen to and Ill bet Im not the only one." .. It seems shes right on both counts. .. ..MISSION STATEMENT.... My mission is to fear God, to let the roots of faith go deep, to trust without question and to encourage others along the same path. My heart is to recapture the imagination of women stuck in the mundane; to reclaim the dreams that God has given and to dare those who have never felt purpose for their lives to learn what God has placed them here for. My passion is to remind people how God looks on them with love and longing and Im out to accomplish this one person at a time. ..

In Your Eyes
Jill Parr Lyrics


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Love, I get so lost sometimes
Days pass
And this emptiness fills my heart
When I want to run away
I drive off in my car
But whichever way I go
I come to back to the place you are
And all my instincts
They return
And the grand facade
So soon will burn
Without a noise
Without my pride
I reach out from the inside

In your eyes
The light, the heat
I am complete
I see the doorway
To a thousand churches
The resolution
Of all the fruitless searches
I see the light and the heat
Oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light, the heat,
I see in your eyes

Love, I don't like to see so much pain
So much wasted
And this moment keeps slipping away
I get so tired
Working so hard for our survival




I look to the time with you
To keep me awake and alive

Overall Meaning

In Jill Parr’s song “In Your Eyes,” the artist explores the idea of the transformative power of love. The song talks about the emptiness and lost feelings one might experience in life, but finding solace and completeness in the eyes of their loved one. Driving away from everything that causes pain, doesn't provide any relief, as one feels stuck in the same place. The song talks about returning to the one place where the sense of belonging is felt. In those eyes, the artist sees the light and heat, which symbolizes love and passion.


The lyrics are full of imagery and hope, suggesting love as a remedy for all the heartaches in life. The artist explains how their instincts lead them back to their loved one, breaking all the artificial facades and leaving them vulnerable. The words "I reach out from the inside" show how the artist is opening themselves up to their lover after breaking down several barriers. The chorus of the song further emphasizes the transformative power of love. The poet sees a doorway to a thousand churches, suggesting that love can provide a way of understanding the world and resolving long-standing questions. The artist feels complete, as if they have found the answers to all their questions in the love of their eyes.


Overall, “In Your Eyes” is a soulful and romantic song that delves deep into the transformative power of love. It speaks of how love can turn darkness into light, pain into joy, and empty spaces into completeness.


Line by Line Meaning

Love, I get so lost sometimes
The singer feels lost in their emotions at times.


Days pass
Time goes on.


And this emptiness fills my heart
The singer feels a sense of emptiness in their heart.


When I want to run away
The artist sometimes feels like they want to escape.


I drive off in my car
The artist uses driving as a form of escape.


But whichever way I go
No matter where the singer goes.


I come to back to the place you are
The singer always comes back to the person they love.


And all my instincts
The artist's natural feelings.


They return
They come back.


And the grand facade
The image the artist puts on for others.


So soon will burn
Will soon disappear.


Without a noise
Without making a sound.


Without my pride
Without feeling too proud.


I reach out from the inside
The singer is reaching out from their emotions.


In your eyes
The singer sees something in the eyes of the person they love.


The light, the heat
A bright, powerful emotion.


I am complete
The artist feels whole.


I see the doorway
The singer sees an opportunity.


To a thousand churches
To many different paths.


The resolution
The answer to the problem.


Of all the fruitless searches
Of all the times the artist has searched and found nothing.


I see the light and the heat
The artist sees a powerful emotion.


Oh, I want to be that complete
The singer wants to feel complete.


I want to touch the light, the heat,
The artist wants to experience this powerful emotion.


I see in your eyes
The singer sees this emotion in the eyes of the person they love.


Love, I don't like to see so much pain
The singer doesn't like seeing others in pain.


So much wasted
So much potential that goes unused.


And this moment keeps slipping away
The artist feels like time is moving too quickly.


I get so tired
The artist is tired.


Working so hard for our survival
Working hard to get by.


I look to the time with you
The singer looks forward to spending time with the person they love.


To keep me awake and alive
To keep the artist feeling energized and alive.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Peter Gabriel

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Conley Walker

Awesome Song, sister!!! Glory to God!!!

LionTheHeart

Still, I Believe

mike alwill

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