Only You Can Save

Album: The Anatomy of Broken (2010)
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  • This is the lead single from Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and American Idol finalist Chris Sligh's third album, The Anatomy of Broken. He told The Boot the story of the song: "'Only You Can Save' talks about me missing a chance to help a homeless guy on the side of the road. It was a hot July day, and I was sweating and just exhausted. It was one of those things that happened so fast and then as I drove away, I was struck by this feeling - I literally felt God's hand go, "You really missed a chance to help someone there." So, I wrote a song about me messing up, and it's interesting that my first single [from this album] is all about me messing up and not doing what God told me to do. [laughs] But I think that that's the point of this record - that we can be honest about our failings, while at the same time being happy about the things that we see as successes. There's something very special about a community of believers finding community with people who don't believe in the same way, but yet we can find common ground because we're all messed up."

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