If you haven’t heard of Beckah Shae, well, all that may be about to change, because Beckah Shae is HOT. Her new single, Life, is picking up at Christian CHR radio so fast, we’re getting windburn. One of the most added songs at CHR radio and the Greatest Airplay Gainer for the week, Life has gotten Beckah not-undeserved comparisons to artist du jour Lady Gaga. I’m not surprised: the song’s infectious sing-along chorus, persistent bassline, and upbeat sound can really ring some Gaga bells.
While Life isn’t Beckah Shae’s debut single – that honor goes to the decidedly less uptempo but still toe-tapping Here In This Moment – it may very well be the song that will make Beckah Shae a household name in Contemporary Christian Music. With songs that focus on “freedom and (the) revelation of God’s love in pursuit of identities being restored back to Christ,” Beckah Shae is on the verge of the kind of success that has blessed female artists like Francesca Battistelli and Britt Nicole.
A few footnotes on LIFE: it’s apparently meant as an acronym: Love In Full Effect appears to be what LIFE stands for. She also says “Chaim!” at the end of the chorus, and my Google research tells me that CHAIM may stand for CHristians Announcing Israel’s Messiah. It sounds Jewish, but Beckah has a Jewish connection (her mum was a Jew before accepting Christ into her life), so that may make sense. This ain’t the “oi vey” of Mel Brooks, I’ll give her that. (Does that explain what the horn-like sound is at the start of the song? Is it a shofar?)
I first heard Beckah Shae on tobyMAC’s Tonight CD, on the track Funky Jesus Music, which, strangely enough, is my favorite track on that CD. It also sounds like something Lady Gaga would make, and I’m just loving this sound. Gaga minus the weirdness. With Life, well, it looks like we’re going to herald the birth of a new Christian star. You can buy Life on iTunes.
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LIFE Lyrics
Beckah Shae
Here I go, I’m on my way with my Love glasses on…
Here I go, I’m on my way
I see more clearly and I feel strong…
More More More More
There’s got to be so much more to this life
My My My My heart is racin’ just to know what it is like
More than I could expect, anticipate or imagine
I’m willing to believe amazing things are still happenin’
I’m gonna live the rich LIFE (rich LIFE)
The full and blessed LIFE (blessed LIFE)
So if y’all know what I mean, put your hands up and declare with me
Love In Full Effect, Chaim!
I’m gonna live the good LIFE (good LIFE)
Beautiful and glorious LIFE (glorious LIFE)
So if y’all know what I mean, put your hands up and declare with me
Love In Full Effect, Chaim!
Here I go again on my mission to give it all (give it all, give give it all all)
Cause I’m aware that what I share will come back good measure
Pressed down, shaken together and runnin’ over
Life Life Life Life Is whatever I receive it to be
Why Why Why Why Not jump over doubt and dive into belief?
More than I could expect, anticipate or imagine
I’m willing to believe amazing things are still happenin’
I’m gonna live the rich LIFE (rich LIFE)
The full and blessed LIFE (blessed LIFE)
So if y’all know what I mean, put your hands up and declare with me
Love In Full Effect, Chaim!
I’m gonna live the good LIFE (good LIFE)
Beautiful and glorious LIFE (glorious LIFE)
So if y’all know what I mean, put your hands up and declare with me, yeah
Love In Full Effect, Chaim!
No eye has seen nor ear has heard…
My My My My faith is breathing only because, I I hear these words…
Exceeding and abundantly more than we could even ask or think (whoa)
Surpassing all human understanding I’ve been given this amazing peace
(this amazing peace)
I’m gonna live the rich LIFE (rich LIFE)
The full and blessed LIFE (blessed LIFE)
So if y’all know what I mean, put your hands up and declare with me
Love In Full Effect, Chaim!
I’m gonna live the good LIFE (good LIFE)
Beautiful and glorious LIFE (glorious LIFE)
So if y’all know what I mean, put your hands up and declare with me, yeah
Love In Full Effect, Chaim!