Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in Moololaba, in Queensland in 1985. Peter Furler was the co-founder and former lead vocalist of Newsboys. They have received several awards for their production which count 17 albums. The group is currently formed by Michael Tait, lead vocalist, Jeff Frankenstein, bass and keyboard, Duncan Phillips, drums, and Jody Davis, guitarist.

Most of their songs are inspired by the Holy Scriptures and the Gospels. “Live with abandon” is the fourth track of the album Restart which was released in 2013. Restart was the 38th most sold album in the United States. The song’s lyrics celebrate the faith in God and His Providence.

 

Glossary and idioms
  • chasing after this world makes me tired/inseguire questo mondo mi stanca
  • Praising my own name/celebrare me stesso mi inaridisce
  • There’s gotta be so much more to life than this/Ci deve essere qualcosa di più nella vita
  • A higher calling that I missed/una chiamata più importante che ho perso
  • I want my life to count, every breath/Voglio che ogni respiro della mia vita conti
  • I wanna live with abandon/Voglio vivere abbandonato
  • Give you all that I am/Darti tutto ciò che sono
  • Every part of my heart Jesus /Metto nelle tue mani ogni parte del mio cuore
  • Drop everything and follow you/lasciare ogni cosa e seguirti
  • It’s only your hands I hold onto/Solo nelle tue mani mi aggrappo
  • There’s gotta be so much more to life than this/Ci deve essere qualcosa di più nella vita
  • A higher calling that I missed/una chiamata più importante che ho perso
  • I want my life to count, every breath/Voglio che ogni respiro della mia vita conti
  • I wanna live with abandon/Voglio vivere abbandonato
  • Give you all that I am/Darti tutto ciò che sono
  • Every part of my heart Jesus /Metto nelle tue mani ogni parte del mio cuore
  • I’m not looking back/non mi guardo più indietro
  • I’m done with that/Ho finito con la vita vecchia
  • I wanna live with abandon/Voglio vivere abbandonato
  • Give you all that I am/Darti tutto ciò che sono
  • Every part of my heart Jesus /Metto nelle tue mani ogni parte del mio cuore

 

Live with abandon (2013)