"Don't Give Up" by Sanctus Real

Thanks to Sondra for the heads up on this new song from Sanctus Real. She writes:

Hey Jen! A new song you can add to this list is, "Don't Give Up" by Sanctus Real. It is off their new "The Face of Love" album (GREAT album, by the way). It was written as a letter to one of their friends who had decided to get a divorce. Maybe this doesn't necessarily fit the "Children of Divorce" soundtrack, but it's a great song against divorce in general and will hopefully be used by God to grab the attention of those on the verge of giving up on love.

I do think it fits, so it's going on the list! I looked up the lyrics so you can see for yourself.

Don't Give Up

I heard you say you would love for a lifetime
Now you complain a lifetime just doesn’t feel right for you
Another casualty of casual love
Another soul out of place, a heart that gave up

Why do we break the promises we make?
Are we living for ourselves?

Don’t give up on love and throw it all away.
Don’t give up on love and let it fall away.
When did it become so easy to run from your pain?
Don’t give up on love and throw it all away.

I heard you say you can’t change a stubborn heart
I can relate ‘cause that’s how I feel when I talk with you

Why should it take losing everything,
To realize it might be time to change?

Don’t give up on love and throw it all away.
Don’t give up on love and let it fall away.
When did it become so easy to run from your pain?
Don’t give up on love and throw it all away.

Your restless heart won’t win ‘cause you take but you don’t give
And you’ll keep moving on until you learn what love is

You can listen to a bit of the song on the band's MySpace page.