Emmanuel God With Us

Emmanuel God With Us (Live)

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“New Direction” is a song about conscious movement forward — not driven by escape or urgency, but by choice.

It captures the moment of standing between what has been and what could be, and deciding to take the first steps anyway.
The track opens with quiet determination:
the realization that there is a path ahead that doesn’t speak the language of fear, but the voice of self-truth.

The narrator isn’t fully there yet — but he’s willing to move.
In the verses, reflection turns into clarity.
He recognizes what has weighed him down, where the heaviness came from, and what no longer belongs to his life.

Change isn’t framed as self-rejection, but as self-respect — a commitment to think, act, and breathe differently.
The chorus carries the emotional center of the song:
every step is a small “yes” to a life that becomes lighter because it is consciously built.
Progress is measured in intention, not speed.

The second verse paints a picture of what lies ahead:
a life shaped by calm, closeness, warmth, and depth — a space where choice replaces fear.
Choosing himself becomes an act of courage, not ego.
In the bridge, the song acknowledges the work ahead.
There will be falls.
But this time, they happen forward — not back into old patterns.

By the final chorus, “New Direction” becomes a declaration:
no retreat, no hiding, no standing still.
The future is written step by step, decision by decision.

“New Direction” is a grounded, hopeful modern rock track about reclaiming agency —
a reminder that you don’t have to be finished to be moving,
and that choosing to walk is sometimes the bravest thing you can do.

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Some artists enter the studio determined to make a radical departure from who and what they are, or indulge some musical flavor of the month in a bid to expand the fan base. In either event, those strategies often backfire — though in staying true to his calling, GRAMMY® winner Chris Tomlin thinks not of popularity, but rather the populace his music can touch and encourage.

“I’m not trying to make a different kind of record,” says Tomlin of his latest effort, Love Ran Red “It’s still the same path I started down: writing songs for the church, songs people can sing, songs that connect with people in their heart and move them in a way only songs can. That’s not changed — and yet this collection I feel is the strongest I’ve ever done.”

That’s setting the bar quite high for his tenth studio recording, given that his last effort “Burning Lights” kicked off 2013 as a No. 1 album. It also led to sold-out tour dates, Billboard Music Awards, being named a BMI Songwriter of the Year and receiving the K-LOVE Fan Award for Male Vocalist of the Year and Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year.

Yet Love Ran Red picks up where its predecessor left off. True to its title, it expresses beating-heart faith and channels love’s ceaseless flow into a dozen songs to get the blood pumping and spirits soaring.

To that end, Love Ran Red shows Tomlin reaching and stretching forward, even as he leans back on what’s always worked best. Produced by longtime friend and collaborator Ed Cash (Kari Jobe, Vince Gill, David Crowder* Band, Dave Barnes, Steven Curtis Chapman), the album strikes stirring tones of hope, praise and the peace found only in God’s presence. 

Emmanuel God With Us (Live)

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