‘Changing’ by Brandon Lake - Lyrics & Meaning

After dropping the soul-stirring ‘How Good God Is’, which leans towards Brandon Lake's Contemporary Christian sound, he followed this up with ‘Changing’, a more country-leaning offering. It feels like the latest hint that the ‘Gratitude’ hitmaker is readying a new album that will blur the lines between country and Christian.

While extensively teasing ‘Changing’ via social media in the weeks leading up to its release, Lake playfully donned the infectious track “the most country thing I've ever written”.

‘Changing’ feels like the perfect blend of Lake's earlier Contemporary Christian Music aesthetic and the newer country-inspired style he's been exploring in recent months. The hook pivots around an energetic drum pattern and galvanising guitar riff.

Lake's powerhouse vocals are centre-stage, as the ‘Praise’ singer-songwriter reels off the things he changes from time to time, such as flights, diapers, habits and guitar strings, before underlining what he'll never change: who he is, and who he believes in.

In the verses of Lake's ‘Changing’, the ‘Just Believe’ chart-topper admits that there are lots of things in his life that he does change on a regular basis, whether it's the brakes and tires in his truck, his babies’ diapers or the sheets on the mattress.

But through the triumphant hook, Lake emphasises that there are some things in his life that will simply never change - such as the fact that he'll always spend Sunday mornings praising God and Jesus, his support of his beloved Clemson Tigers in South Carolina, his favourite pair of boots and the woman he loves, Brittany.

There's a touching tip-of-the-cap to Stephen Wilson, Jr. nestled in the ‘Changing’ hook, with Lake underlining just how much he loves the ‘billy’ crooner's artistry.

“Changing brakes, changing diapers
Changing logs out on the fire
Changing gears, changing tires
Pulled the nail with a pair of pliers
Changing hands, changing habits
Changing sheets out on the mattress
Change the lures, change the lines
From time to time, I change my mind
From time to time, I change

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Everything but where I'm from
My favorite boots and the girl I love
Sunday morning, still believe
Red dirt on my Cherokee
Friday off, we're goin' fishin'
Saturday, we pull for Clemson
Stephen Wilson Jr. playing
Some things just ain't ever changing, mm, mm

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Changing cities, changing planes
Changing out them rusty strings
Changing vices, changing fears
Changing friends over the years
Changing lanes, changing sides
Changing exits, missed the sign
Change the plans, change the flights
From time to time, I change my mind
From time to time, I change

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Everything but where I'm from
My favorite boots and the girl I love
Sunday morning, still believe
Red dirt on my Cherokee
Friday off, we're goin' fishin'
Saturday, we pull for Clemson
Stephen Wilson Jr. playing
Some things just ain't ever changing

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That Carolina sunset, that orange yellow redneck
Lowcountry 'til my death bed, ain't ever changing
That girl I fell in love with, she dangerous in a sundress
From now until my last breath, ain't ever changing

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Changing colors, changing leaves
Changing out the hurt in me
Changing hearts, changing mine
Change is good from time to time

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Everything but where I'm from
My favorite boots and the girl I love
Sunday morning, still believe
Red dirt on my Cherokee
Friday off, we're goin' fishin'
Saturday, we pull for Clemson
Stephen Wilson Jr. playing
Some things just ain't ever changing

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That Carolina sunset, that orange yellow redneck
Lowcountry 'til my death bed, ain't ever changing
That girl I fell in love with, she dangerous in a sundress
From now until my last breath, ain't ever changing”

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