The album had the best opening sales week for Matthew West career because it sold over 10,000 copies. This is the story of your life And its a story worth telling This is the joy And its the pain And all the pages in between Your finest hour Your weakest moment It where youve been Its where you are Its where youre going This is the story of your life You decide How the rest is gonna read This is your chance between the lines To redefine. He continues to tell beautiful stories through our lives, through your life.' You may think your story has too many bad chapters, but God's not done with any of us yet. We begin to feel that our actions of circumstances can keep us from being used by God, but that's not true. Christians are hurting, but by the grace of God, hope in Christ is real." Because West affirmed that 'the world makes a point of making us feel small and insignificant, of magnifying all our little imperfections. My feet are frozen on this middle ground The water’s warm here, but the fire’s gone out I played it safe for so long the passion left Turns out safe is just another word forMy feet are frozen on. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. After reading all of these stories, I've been reminded that pain is real. Matthew West is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. West believed that these stories were going to make the album somber and dreadful, which he soon said, "but I think it's perhaps the most hopeful record I've ever made. West realized throughout reading the stories "he had been blessed with a sheltered existence" that he said "writing about these things allowed me to see that I have a very narrow view of the world." This was one of the reasons "folks have criticized me for 'singing to the choir,' which this allowed West sometime of introspection of "looking at my audience differently, but they also reminded me that I'm exactly where I need to be, singing to exactly the people I need to sing to." He believed this project needed to be approached as his own personal mission." I wanted to respect that.I am honoured to be able to share this journey with my fans.that they allowed me a glimpse into their lives and what God is doing in and through them.'" Due to this, West stated "he enlisted the help of his 'most trusted advisors' (aka, mom and dad) to comb through the stacks of stories, he was the primary reader and most of the songwriting was done solo. More than 10,000 before he headed to the cabin, which he soon reserved for an additional month." To these stories, West was highly careful and sensitive because "'people were intrusting me with their deepest confessions. Matthew West started out this album by saying "'what if I turned the microphone around? What if this time, instead of using the stories of my own life to write the songs, what if I asked people to tell me their stories?'" After he asked the question of fans, West "'.reserved a cabin outside of Nashville for a month'" to this task West only thought he ".hoped to get 500-600 responses, maybe." Yet, West was soon proved wrong, when just on the "first two days, 1,000 emails had landed in his inbox", and according to West the emails "mostly began 'I've never told this to anyone before.' Tales of both heartache and happiness poured in. The album was recorded at the following studios Dark Horse Recording Studio in Franklin, Tennessee, Townsend Sound in Franklin, Tennessee and Vibe 56 in Nashville, Tennessee by the producers Brown Bannister and Pete Kipley. The album sold over 10,000 copies in its debut week. The second radio single from the album was "Strong Enough", which charted at No. The first radio single was "My Own Little World" that charted at No. The album was produced by Brown Bannister and Pete Kipley. It was released on Octothrough Sparrow Records. by Atlas Music Publishing) / Housermania Music (ASCAP) (admin.The Story of Your Life is the fourth studio album by contemporary Christian musician Matthew West. Highly Combustible Music / Atlas Music Publishing / House Of Story Music / Two Story House Music (ASCAP) (Admin. With reckless abandon my heart in Your hands I’m not turning back around ‘cause there’s no turning back nowĪs long as there’s breath in these lungs I will live I believe that one day I will see Your kingdom comeĪnd I wanna hear you say, “Welcome home my child, well done” You should turn back around, but there’s no turning back now We’re all dying to live, but we’re all scared to deathĪnd this is the part where my head tells my heart So, I step to the edge, and I take a deep breath Turns out safe is just another word for regret I played it safe for so long the passion left The water’s warm here, but the fire’s gone out Matthew West My Own Little World lyrics & video : In my own little world it hardly ever rains I never gone hungry, always felt safe I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my f.