“Redemption’s Son” Explained

I was sitting and discussing religion with a friend who had to leave which left me sitting at the table to finish my dinner with the cool weather, beautiful trees, and nice live music playing. As I sat pondering that which had been discussed the band started playing Bob Marley’s Redemption Song and as I sat listening to the words “Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom? Cause all I ever had: redemption songs” I pondered my own life and different times I have sought redemption. I left the restaurant and went back to my room and turned on my IPod and finished listening to the playlist that was started. As I listened I began to notice a common thread that all of the songs of this playlist shared. They all discussed redemption in some way which I found to be significant so as the music continued to play I started picking our phrases from each song to help tell a simple story. Is the story mine? Not really, but yes. I think it could be the story of anyone.

This playlist was created months ago with songs coming from a variety of genres and artists but were selected to be on this specific playlist because of what I felt when I listened to them. I hadn’t thought much about them having to do with redemption or anything of the sort and it only struck me months later that there was a common thread that ran through them. Sometimes I think the IPod Gods are very aware.