Uploaded by jasonathialy on May 26, 2009
The sweetly elegiac "Boys (Lesson One)," is a techno-acoustic lullaby of lessons passed from father to son over an insistent electronic drum pattern that suggests these lessons can't be taught quickly enough -- time marches on and childhood ends too soon.
"Adults aren't calling children up into adulthood in a way where they can ask hard questions about what real life looks like," Steve Mason says. "Questions about the things that come along and break hearts and move them into adulthood. Boys' captures the desire of a father to talk to his son in a way that doesn't lie about how hard living is. And it does it with love and a radical trust in the belief that God isn't afraid of our questions."
Link to this comment:
Top Comments
All Comments (21)
-
i love this song :)
-
Cried.
-
My husband asked me tonight what would be the biggest piece of advice i would want him to give our son someday, and i read him the lyrics to this song :)))
7 months ago 2
-
Not only do I love this song, but I love the description you wrote in the caption. It helped me understand the song more. Thanks :)
-
if you have questions, we can talk through the night.....
-
wow.... this pretty much explains my life. touching, incredible, this song makes me want to cry.
-
@sephirothsGuardian Being a Christian myself, I would appreciate if you would learn to communicate in a way that sounds less self righteous. I can't imagine Jesus would sound like such a prick. @jediassassin79 This is a prominent Christian song, so he didn't really 'bring his God shit into it.' It's a song about how God feels for us the way the singer feels for his boys, so yea, 'God shit' is already there.
-
@jediassassin79 Nope hadn't a clue at all till I read the comments. But I know a good song when I hear one.
-
@sephirothsGuardian you do realize that jars of clay is a worship band, right? and why the cursing? there's no point to it, and you do it on a CHRISTIAN music video? i'll pray for you...God knows we all need someone to pray for us
-
Thanks for fucking the mood of the song up with bringing your god shit into it.
- 100 videosTop Tracks for Jars of Clay
- 3:32
Jars of Clay - Caught-Escapeby jasonathialy14,495 views
- 3:36
Jars Of Clay--Fade to Greyby trueshinobi0159,496 views
- 1:30
Hero - Jars of Clayby TheWorthFace6,579 views
- 3:44
Jars of Clay - Liquid (Live)by Nanominettid28,953 views
- 3:51
Trouble Isby SenileMonk2,860 views
- 5:52
Jars Of Clay -- Heart -- The Long Fall Back To Earthby ourprizefight12,275 views
- 5:51
Heart- Jars Of Clayby BJF2279,307 views
- 3:49
There is a River- Jars of Clayby EhJayJC133,827 views
- 4:32
Jars of Clay-Collideby damaris60124,249 views
- 3:57
Narnia - Boys (Lesson One) -Jars of Clayby tokyolver1,593 views
- 5:46
Jars of Clay- The Long Fall and Weapons with Lyricsby Gardocki10952,529 views
- 3:28
Jars of Clay - Weaponsby Legendskydragon42,790 views
- 5:52
Jars of Clay- Boys (Lesson One) music videoby filmsbyzackcog1,538 views
- 3:56
Jars of Clay - Something Beautifulby 4EverNotYours235,744 views
- 3:46
Closer-Jars Of Clay (With Lyrics)by jojodicks81,756 views
- 3:53
Jars of Clay - Forgive Meby MCmirrr5,912 views
- 3:37
Jars of Clay - Heaven (Remix)by jasonathialy5,705 views
- 5:07
Jars Of Clay - Two Hands [Official Music Video]by NettwerkMusic158,767 views
- 3:51
Runby Elvenarcher336,294 views
- 4:49
Jars of Clay - Headphones (Remix)by jasonathialy3,222 views
great song! i got to the end of the song and i was like "oh bugger i forgot what lesson one was" so i just had to go back and check!
benskiesmart 1 year ago 22
i think this is my favorite song on the album...
bfishy33 2 years ago 9