For My Sunday Song #440, we are talking “In My Veins” by Colton Dixon. The song is off his stellar 2017 album ‘Identity’ released on March 24th of that year. The song was not a single, but my absolute favorite song on the album. The singles “Limitless” and “All That Matters” helped propel the album to #73 on the US Top 200 albums chart, but it went to #1 on the US Christian Albums chart. If you don’t know Colton, he is a former American Idol participant during Season 11 and made it to the Top 7, but amazingly didn’t win.
The song was written by Colton and Tommee Profitt and of course is a very religious song. The album it was from, ‘Identity’, was a concept album that had three parts, The Mind, The Body and The Spirit. “In My Veins” fell in The Body section. It is about how Jesus is inside of us, He is the fire in our veins. He gives us life through His death. When your world is dark, he is the light, the power that drives you and through your faith you can accomplish anything with His name written in your veins. A very spiritual and powerful message and every time I hear this song, I feel rejuvenated.
The song opens with a dramatic keyboard run, then the drums explode and you get some orchestration. It is all explosive and over the top in a good way. The chorus is huge, layers of vocals, great harmonies and Colton sounds amazing. The slow build up, the explosiveness and then to go go back to the softness before it explodes again takes you on a journey both musically and lyrically. The music gives you an uplifting, rejuvenated feeling that washes over you. Colton’s vocals are a higher range that is delivered so smooth and so effortlessly. The combination is perfection. A Christian song that is both a sensational pop song and a rock song at the same time.
Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. It is one of those songs that I can just put on repeat and never tire of it. I like to really crank this one so when the song explodes you can actually feel it through the speakers. Also, what a great message for a Sunday! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful and Happy Sunday!
“In My Veins”
In the dark, when I’m lost, I can hear you calling
But I know, I’m not alone, I can feel you on the inside
In my heart, in my mind
Through the night, through the storm
You’re my shelter
When I can’t see the light, you’re the one leading the way
You’re the fire in my veins
I am alive, I am revived
Dying, you saved me
Brought me back to life
No grave can hold me down
For you are with me, in me, all around
Forever, I was changed
When you wrote your name, in my veins
To the left, to the right, I would wonder
But you break every chain away
I was a slave, a sleeper, now awake
I am alive, I am revived
Dying, you saved me
Brought me back to life
No grave can hold me down
For you are with me, in me, all around
Forever, I was changed
When you wrote your name, in my veins
Look and see, there’s no part of me, uncovered by your love
A calming sea, surrounding me, a calling from above
Open me up and you’ll find on my heart that there’s only one name
No, nothing will ever come close to comparing, there’s only one name
When you wrote your name
You wrote your name in my veins
I am alive, I am revived
Dying, you saved me
Brought me back to life
No grave can hold me down
For you are with me, in me, all around
Forever, I was changed
When you wrote your name, in my veins
Writer(s): Tommee Profitt, Colton Dixon
