Phillips got her start in a music career when she graduated from Belmont University in 1998. Her first, self-named album was produced by grammy-award winning Wayne Kirkpatrick who has produced for such artists as Amy Grant, Garth Brooks, and Susan Ashton. Kirkpatrick said that it was "the honesty of her [Phillips'] songs, the charm of her voice, and the strength of her character that drew me to her as an artist — I knew that being involved with someone like that would be time well spent." Following the release of first album, Phillips toured with Caedmon’s Call and Bebo Norman.
Soon Phillips made her jump from the sidelines by recording her next album, God and Money, independently. This album became her biggest break into the CCM industry and was raved by CCM Magazine as reader’s choice for Independent Artist of the Year in 2002.
In 2003 Phillips was signed by Fervent Records and she released her third album, Writing on the Wall, on which she collaborated with many other artists, including Andrew Peterson, Bebo Norman and Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay.
In 2005, Phillips released a speciality album called Kingdom Come and recorded her fifth and most recent album Nobody's Got It All Together, which was released in early 2006.
In 2006, Phillips founded the Square Peg Alliance with twelve other independent Christian artists in order to cross-promote each other's music.
She currently tours her new album with her husband, singer-songwriter Andy Gullahorn, while retaining plenty of time for her two children. Jill is also a self-proclaimed cook, loves to visit The Outer Banks of North Carolina and is an avid watcher of Meet The Press.
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Turn It Around
Jill Phillips Lyrics
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Just keep believing
One day you'll feel sane again
In the waiting
Somehow You gave my broken heart a way to mend
The silver lining's been a long time coming
Finally see the sun shining through the clouds
Upside down
And turn it around
Turn it around
Patience is a virtue I don't always have
But the truth is
You know what I need long before I ever ask
The silver lining's been a long time coming
Finally see the sun shining through the clouds
Shouldn't be surprising that you could take something
Upside down
And turn it around
Turn it around
Turn it around
Turn it around
You brought me through
The darkest days to
The silver lining
The silver lining's been a long time coming
Finally see the sun shining through the clouds
Shouldn't be surprising that you could take something
Upside down
Upside down
The silver lining's been a long time coming
Finally see the sun shining through the clouds
Shouldn't be surprising that you could take something
Upside down
And turn it around
Turn it around
Turn it around
Turn it around
Jill Phillips's song "Turn It Around" is about the beauty of waiting for a silver lining in life's difficult moments. The lyrics speak to the experience of waiting for a situation to turn around, hoping for something better when everything seems upside down. In the beginning of the song, the artist expresses how those around her had all advised her that the wait would be difficult but eventually things will fall in place. Phillips then goes on to describe how the waiting has been difficult, but she has somehow found a way to mend her broken heart.
Throughout the song, the artist expresses that the silver lining in life has taken a long time coming, but she has finally seen the sun shining through the clouds. The song ends with the artist expressing great gratitude to whoever may have been responsible for turning things around for her, and she concludes with the chorus "Turn it around, turn it around, turn it around".
In essence, the song encourages listeners to hold on through the difficult times because there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Phillips highlights the importance of patience and faith when waiting for better days.
Line by Line Meaning
Everyone said its not a matter of if but when
Everyone had told me that things would eventually get better
Just keep believing
I needed to have faith and continue to believe things would improve
One day you'll feel sane again
One day I'll feel balanced and centered again
In the waiting
While waiting for a change, something unexpected happened
Somehow You gave my broken heart a way to mend
Unexpectedly, something or someone helped me to heal and restore my broken heart
The silver lining's been a long time coming
I've waited a long time to see the positive aspect in this difficult circumstance
Finally see the sun shining through the clouds
I finally see a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal situation
Shouldn't be surprising that you could take something
It's not shocking that you could find something positive in a negative situation
Upside down
A situation that was once negative, is now changing into something positive
And turn it around
You have the power to change a situation from negative to positive
Patience is a virtue I don't always have
It's difficult for me to be patient
But the truth is
The reality is
You know what I need long before I ever ask
You understand my needs even before I'm aware of them
You brought me through
You helped me get through
The darkest days to
My toughest moments
Upside down
A situation that was once negative, is now changing into something positive
Turn it around
You have the power to change a situation from negative to positive
Turn it around
You have the power to change a situation from negative to positive
Turn it around
You have the power to change a situation from negative to positive
Turn it around
You have the power to change a situation from negative to positive
Contributed by Max W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.