Does Anybody Hear Her?

This song is by far my favorite Casting Crowns song. It is the first CC song I heard and I fell in love. It speaks so loudly to me. I was that girl that was running the wrong direction, being judged, hurting. People looked down at me like they were better than me. It hurt.


She is running, 100 MPH, in the wrong direction
She is trying but the canyon's ever widening,
In the depths of her cold heart.
So she sets on another misadventure just to find
She's another two years older and she's three more steps behind.

Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Oh does anybody even know she's going down today?
Under the shadow of our steeple with all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?

She is yearning for shelter and affection that she never found at home
She is searching for a hero to ride in, to ride in and save the day
And in walks her Prince Charming and he knows just what to say
Momentary lapse of reason and she gives herself away.

Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Oh does anybody even know she's going down today?
Under the shadow of our steeple with all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me
Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?

If judgement looms under every steeple,
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we've never even met her

If judgement looms under every steeple
If lofty glances from lofty people
Can't see past her scarlet letter
And we've never even met her
Never even met her!

Does anybody hear her?
Can anybody see?
Oh does anybody even know she's going down today
Under the shadow of our steeple with all the lost and lonely people
Searching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

Does anybody hear her?
Does anybody see?

He is running, 100MPH, in the wrong direction....


So next time you see that girl, or that guy walk into your church or your youth group, don't them for their walk of life at that time. They may have made a mistake, and wants to turn to Jesus for forgiveness, or perhaps they are looking for the reason for that still small voice they hear inside their heart, or maybe they are just needing someone to turn to for help. Don't stick your nose up at them and assume they are bad. Envelop them with the kind of love that Jesus would give them. I know when I was 17, pregnant and scared, I needed people to love me and accept me, but instead I was ridiculed, called names and turned away from. Don't hide in your church and pretend that those people don't exist. Love them. Love them like Jesus.