The Story Behind “Relate” by For King & Country

The story behind “Relate” by For King & Country.

Story behind the song “Relate”:

“When we were writing the song, ‘Relate,’ we were starting to ask ourselves the questions: What does it mean to relate to people who grew up a little bit different from you? What does it mean to relate to people who have different thoughts than you? Is it possible to actually have empathy and compassion for people that you may not agree with?”

—Luke Smallbone

“So much of what we’ve faced over the last year or two with the pandemic, with the political climate, with racism is this great question mark of, ‘Can we relate to each other when we don’t agree? When we find it hard to hear a different opinion.’ ”

-Joel Smallbone

“The attribute or emotion that Jesus showed the most in His ministry & His life was compassion. I thought, how do we put that into a song? What does it mean to be empathetic to people that may not have lived the same life we have lived? May have walked through different things. How can we actually relate to them? I think that’s essentially what Jesus did in His ministry. He showed great, great compassion to people.”

– Luke Smallbone

Beginning lyrics and chorus to “Relate”:

Has life hit you so hard that you’ve been knocked down?
Have you gone too far to find the middle ground?
Did they raise you so high just to pull you back down?
Have you been so lost you could never be found?

‘Cause I’ve been real, I’ve been fake
Been a sinner, been a saint
I’ve been right, I’ve been so, so wrong
Yeah, I’ve made my mistakes

I don’t know what it’s like to be you
You don’t know what it’s like to be me
What if we’re all the same in different kinds of ways?
Can you, can you relate?
We both know what it’s like to be hurt
We both know what it’s like to feel pain
But I think it’s safe to say we’re on to better days
Can you, can you relate?

Related Bible Verse: 2 Corinthians 8:9
”For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”

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