'Without You' By For King & Country: Song Analysis

Christian rock music is not among the most popular genres with most generations. However, often times many Christian rock songs can relate to so different types of people or situations. An abundance of Christian rock artists have formed songs out of their own life events, proving that they are only as human as the next person. The song “Without You” by For King & Country is an inspiration song because the lyrics tell an account of a real-life event that caused agony and redemption to the artist of the song.
The song can portray a light of hope for couples struggling with illness, death or any burden. The artists of the song, Luke and Joel Smallbone, have mentioned before how this song came about because of an actual life event with Luke being so ill that his wife was concerned she would have to live without him by her side. Luke had a digestive disorder called ulcerative colitis which got so bad that it caused him to weak to even hold his newborn son. Feeling horrible that he could not care for his wife, let alone newborn son, Luke had done the only thing he could to survive the illness; Luke turned to God. The song “Without You” is a reminder for couples who have some or many burdens in their life
This song emphasizes the fact that no matter what your faith or your belief in religion, you never have to endure those mountains alone. The struggle of handling stressful or even catastrophic situations completely on our own can be terrifying and overwhelming, it can be cause for behavioral health issues later on, it can essentially take all happiness we have from beneath us. Many burdens in life can completely consume a person to the point of madness and insanity. Although the song is mostly referring to a wife requesting her husband don’t leave her during difficult times, the song can mean so much more depending on how someone wants to interpret