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"The Motions" is a song by contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West from his third studio album, ''Something to Say''. It was released in January 2009 as the album's third single. It reached number 1 on Christian adult contemporary radio in April 2009. The song is about complacency and a desire to "break free from the average, ordinary, lukewarm Christian life",〔 and was inspired by a June 2007 column that West wrote for ''CCM Magazine''. The song appeared in the compilation album ''WOW Hits 2010''. ==Background== The song was originally inspired by a column that Matthew West wrote in the "Writer's Block" portion of ''CCM Magazine''. During part of 2007, West was a contributing columnist to the magazine, primarily discussing the details and method of his songwriting. In June 2007, his column drew a comparison between songwriting and personal life, talking about "moving through the motions" and writing a "perfectly structured" song; it soon becomes evident, however, that the song lacks inspiration and cannot be "() from its apparent slumber". Soon afterward "The Motions" was written, based on that concept. West said he wrote the song after being "tired of that constant settling for a stale faith. God is a God of passion. His true plan for our lives is anything but boring." In April 2007, he had experienced vocal problems, which led to surgery and a prescribed period of silence for two months. He said that the experience "brought () song to life for me".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Motions (Matthew West song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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