Many people in this thread have posted ideas about what worship really is, based on personal experiences and Scripture references. Thy severe dealings with me seem to excite all creation to attack me; heaven, and earth, and hell, call to each other, stirring each other up in dreadful conspiracy against my peace. I need the meaning also to help others to understand. David, although you’ve commented a time or two stating and indicating that this was not written out of a mean-spirited heart and that you’re open to criticism… (which by the way, is the only reason I’m responding) I’d like to point you to a few of your own comments that can and probably are being interpreted as such (as they were by me): all of these are found in your “disclaimer”, 1. I’m just as messed up and in need of grace as everyone else. I’m still confused? 20 Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], Unfortunately, this is a rewriting of the “Chorus”…(and the basis for the disagreement within this post) That’s not what it says. I’m not doing this to make a name for myself or because I get a kick out of criticising others. We’re stirring up deep deep waters . We see it in Jonah’s prayer inside the belly of a great fish. I completely understand where you are coming from. That said, I can’t stand people who criticise, criticise but never lift a finger to advance God’s kingdom. The body of Christ has enough enemies without it’s own soldiers looking down ranks (as equals, as you put it) and popping off shots at each other. , 4. >>>>>> FOR WHAT IS TO COME, THE WORD IS OUR ONLY STRENGTH AND SAFETY So we see a reference to God’s “Severe Dealings”, or a severe attack against peace or “A soul in the horrible pit hearing little else but the calls of law and justice for vengeance…” and the only possible response would be a “CRY OUT TO, CRY OUT TO, YOU JESUS” because he’s the answer…, …and the rest of the song continues with falling into Deeper Waters (Jesus-Living Water) and going after Him… and following Him…. 23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself]. Are you really positioned and prepared to challenge the heart of these writers? World English Bible Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. We absolutely need authentic passionate worship that is grounded in the Word of God. I give you my solemn word that I will do my utmost not to be such an individual. My friend had this song, ‘Deep Cries Out’, come to him as he prayed for me last night. What is the ONE AND ONLY thing that will save us from God’s “Severe dealings”? you get weaker Christians all frothed up…most of which have never experienced the exuberation of authentic, personal worship. Another group of well-dressed people (spectators) were looking on. >>>>>> KEEP UP YOUR COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD, HE KNOWS THE WAY AND HOW TO GET THERE. I wanted to dig “deeper” (see what I did there), so I searched the meaning behind it and came across your post. If He goes to the left then we’ll go to the left,  Deep Cries Out – Bethel Worship. Download the sheet music for Deep Cries Out by Bethel Music, from the album Be Lifted High. We are deserving of Wrath, but because of Jesus… Wow! No one seems to have the foggiest idea. Romans 14:4 “Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? Your argument would be much better without it, as 1 Cor 14 is not talking about music at all, but the gift of tongues, and the necessity for tongues to have an interpretation if they are used in church. David. >>>>>> TRUST THE LORD TO STEER YOUR SHIP IN DARKNESS AND IN A STORM, DONT DROP ANCHORS IN FEAR AND BE STUCK IN ONE PLACE, TRUST HIM, MOVE FORWARD WITH HIM, 30 And as the sailors were trying to escape [secretly] from the ship and were lowering the small boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, you cannot be saved. We’re going to Shout Shout Shout in the river,  Giving God 100% control can be a scary idea for people. He is encouraging us to PRESS IN to a deeper revelation of His love and faithfulness, a deeper revelation of how great He is, a deeper level of ministering to Him through our worship and odaration of Him ……. All your waves and your billows have swept over me. Deep cries out deep cries out to You Deep cries out deep cries out to You We cry out we cry out to You Jesus Verse 2 I've got a river of living water A fountain that never will run dry It's an open heaven You're releasing And we will never be denied But then again, Amazing Grace can turn people away too. What in “this world” do I have to lose? As a general rule, if my interpretation of Scripture doesn’t line up with two thousand years of church history, then I should seriously reconsider whether this is what the Bible is actually saying or whether it is simply what I want it to say. Personally, I love the song as you’ll see below. Again the link can be found below.]. If He goes to the right then we’ll go to the right These lyrics are almost stream-of-consciousness listening to what the Holy Spirit is saying and singing it as you hear it. Yes, I think your critique is spot on too, and the loving way in which you managed to carry your point across is admirable. I happened upon your post in search of the writers heart of this song. …. (Now don’t misinterpret me; I DEFINITELY think that Jesus is the only way to God, and that there are definitely wrong ways to interpret scripture, and that systematic theology is a valuable and very necessary pursuit.) We're stirring up deep deep waters. but save your verbose verbiage and superior mental capacities for something fruitful. Chords Lead. Sometimes that is in praise and adoration, sometimes in surrender, sometimes giving thanks, sometimes crying out for help. Personally I think the critiique is spot-on. I believe there should be Biblical references to every worship song, and we, as worshippers, should have an understanding of what these praise songs mean. I don’t want anyone to misunderstand and I want you all to come to your own conclusions, asking the Spirit to give you a discerning heart. ), What is truth? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. When they see and experience our abandonment, our joy, our freedom, they will find the courage to strip themselves of the world and take the plunge, to also JUMP IN THE RIVER. Deep cries out deep cries out to You. But it does mean that the burden of proof is higher and it would have been wiser to hold off writing the song until the writers had come to a more certain basis for their conclusion. There is a one song in particular that I cry every time I hear it, but everyone else says it is supposed to be a happy song. The next moment the bride zoomed up to almost stand on the water as if to pose for a photo and then fell back in to continue playing. I woke up this morning with a dream: Greetings from the Western Cape, South Africa, Deep calleth unto deep. We're gonna dance in the river, dance in the river. Frankly, “Deep…” tripped me up a bit; so I was glad to see that I wasn’t the only person having trouble squaring the lyrics to scripture. I can appreciate that my reply may have come across as cold, calculating and blunt. 14. >>>>>> DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO FALL BACK INTO WORDLY WAYS, TO JUMP SHIP That’s a BIG BOLD word! We sang this in church a few weeks ago, and I could not sing along, because I believe it is important to understand what I am saying and sing it with conviction, or be silent and pray for understanding. 424 likes. One evil inviting another. It is so easy to praise God when things go well but showing the world that you still believe when outwardly it looks like things are falling apart is another story. Come Alive (Deluxe Version) Bethel Music Kids . One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. But I think that it would be incredibly difficult to prove that the people that I quoted were all fruitless and lacked love. When I was 10 years old (and a non Christian) I didn’t understand those things, and it wasn’t until AFTER I became a Christian that I understood that song. Listen, my encouragement to you….Speak Life! 17 [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, 18 By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), 19 And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, >>>>> THROW OFF THE BURDENS WE ARE CARRYING. And we will never be denied, Cause we’re stirring up deep deep wells,  REMEMBER JACOB OPENING THE WELLS OF ABRAHAM? I don’t say these things out of a mean and vindictive heart. I do believe that our songs should be informed by truth and not deviate from it, but you even look at the psalms (which are songs), and many times the psalmist expresses things that are not literal truth but are what my Psalms prof in Bible school called “feeling truth”. >>>>> THROW OFF THE BURDENS WE ARE CARRYINGING IN THE WORD IN SUSPENSE AND FEAR OF WHAT IS TO COME, 37 All told there were 276 souls of us in the ship. A fountain that never will run dry. >>>>>>> RESIST FEAR FOR IT COMES AGAINST OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD, 30 And as the sailors were trying to escape [secretly] from the ship and were lowering the small boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow, I’m not always theologically sound and I am still learning. 'Cause we're stirring up deep-deep wells, We're stirring up deep-deep waters. It started over the weekend of the 15th May with a deeper revelation of the word in Acts 27. The worship team at the camp played this song for three days straight, and the only lead I had to go on was the reference to Psalm 42:7, which, to the untrained reader, is just as vague. I genuinely care about you as individuals and your theology and your walk with God, not in a condescending way but as your equal. >>>>>>> RESIST FEAR AND DISCOURAGEMENT FOR IT COMES AGAINST OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD, 25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith (complete confidence) in God that it will be exactly as it was told me; 26 But we shall have to be stranded on some island. I think there are better ways to serve God. 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes that held the small boat, and let it fall and drift away. Deep Cries Out. Deep Cries Out Lyrics: I've got a river of living water / A fountain that never will run dry / It's an open heaven You're releasing / And we will never be denied / 'Cause we're stirring up deep, deep We cry out, New Heart English Bible Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. >>>>>> DO NOT STOP TAKActs 27: (AMP) Small Jam - Iko Iko Songtext. All your breakers and your waves have gone over me. However, in this case, I believe the worship leader, William Matthews, who wrote this song, didn’t mean for it to be sung “deep cries out to deep” but rather: Deep cries out to, Speak Life! – Psalm 42:7. Deep cries out to You. 22 And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church], Free 21 day trial for new members. thank you to Bethel and the stable of stud worshipers and writers. Hi mwchenoweth, Reflecting on God in a way that glorifies Him is great, but once we use His own words we should handle them delicately. https://bethelmusic.com/chords-and-lyrics/come-alive-deep-cries-out Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Facilitate idolatry? , In your post you referenced another post, ‘The chorus can be summed up as “deep cries out to Jesus.” This can be interpreted as us drowning and crying out to Jesus, or that we are letting out a deep cry of joy and adoration for God.’. All your breakers and waves have swept over me. I hate to admit it but yes, from time to time, I am proud and arrogant and sometimes the only thing that sustains me is clinging to God’s promise that, in time, he will sanctify me and make me more and more like Christ. I have to disagree with you. Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. Why, it is expressed in the verse before: “O God,” says he, “my soul is cast down within me.” “Down,” that is deep into the jaws of distrust and fear. 22 But [even] now I beg you to be in good spirits and take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you but only of the ship. And with the Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval.” So if there is no evidence of fruitlessness or lack of love in the life of the songwriter, it may be a prudent choice to withdraw this scathing review of a powerful worship song and meditate upon Ephesians 4:29-32. I genuinely liked the song and I have fond memories of singing that song with other Christians at camp. Deep cries out to You. Sometimes criticism is needed but there’s not much to be said of the person who sits on the sidelines and criticises but never gets involved himself. ( Log Out /  'Cause we're stirring up deep deep wells. (1 Cor 12) You can read the same verse of scripture at two different times, get two very different things out of it, and have it be completely true both times (and yes, sometimes, you can read something and discover that what you had previously been believing was wrong). The purpose of music is not necessarily to bring people to Christ, otherwise, we wouldn’t need it once we became Christians. What well are you stirring up and what are you using? Ezekiel 47, a commitment to going deeper into the River of God’s presence. She didn’t know why she was crying, and I didn’t know why she was crying other than the Holy Spirit touched her in some way during a song. Of course, the worship portion of the service should not be just fun songs to sing. What on earth are we singing? If we are to do that when he is speaking directly to us, then I think its all the more important to do so when its other people relaying what they believe God has spoken to them. “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” 2 Timothy 4:2. David, I’m running out of time so I’ll end with this… You’ve got an Amazing talent and a great understanding of scripture… Use it bro! I don’t know that you are in the place to be judging this author’s heart and the quality of his relationship with God. Here is another common take on the line. We’re going to Dance Dance, Dance Dance in the river,  The second part of the verse should immediately raise a red flag. I listened to the song this morning and also searched for the song lyrics. If we insist on singing esoteric songs, will not outsiders say, when they enter, that we are out of our minds? Transcript of interview with the writer – http://bethelmusic.com/blog/2011/09/08/message-behind-hopes-anthem, Newspaper article of interview with the writer –http://www.christiantoday.com/article/hopes.anthem.an.interview.with.william.matthews/28518.htm, http://nelsoncowan.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/deep-cries-out-trivializing-worship-or.html, Bible Study Tools Commentary Search –http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-of-david/psalms-42-7.html. So, as a song writing worship leader, I honestly wish someone would check everything I say and do in a worship service against the bible. However, one thing we can all agree on is that worship is ultimately focused on God: his power, his might, his character, etc., and if our utmost focus is not on God, then we are not worshipping God. go rip the latter day aints. September 29, 2020 By Matthew Phipps 1 Comment. So, it can’t really, on his interpretation, be the presence of God. I tried to continue with my day but I knew I would not find rest until I find the words if this song. It reads different when we add that comma after that first and third line of ‘deep cries out to’. Poppy, the reason I find fault with these worship songs is not because I am a killjoy who loves making a fuss out of minor issues. I hope you will give this some thought. It's an open heaven You're releasing. And we will never be denied. Join us for a night of prayer and worship for our island and our world. 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, you cannot be saved. We hear an echo of this same verse in Psalm 88. Kudos to Bethel Music for a very catchy tune, but lyrically it does feel like they grabbed a concordance and pulled every reference to water they could fit into the song. Only just read this. So at the core, are you prepared to say that these other writers are poorly crafting their work and they are not communicating truth (Jesus)? We’re stirring up deep deep waters However, when you are having one-on-one time with God where you’re praising him, the focus shouldn’t be on what they’re singing but concentrating on praising God. Here are my thoughts. The deep cries out, the deep cries out to You The deep cries out, the deep cries out to You We cry out, and we cry out to You, You, Jesus. Chords. . But I think it is a good guide and we’ve got to at least take it into consideration. Hopefully this truth is something we are receiving, not only on Sunday morning through the sermon and Scripture readings, but also through daily searching and studying the Word. In the absence of a clear exposition by the writers of this song, the ambiguous lyrics lend themselves to all manner of interpretations, each ostensibly as valid as the other. There are a lot of reformed bloggers and theology pundits out there who are only interested in using their theology as a tower to snipe at others. Honestly, I read the Psalms and often times need to reread or even study out to understand… Does this make them poorly crafted and not communicating truth? Why would we pick songs that we don’t believe the lyrics of? David (Extenebrasluxx), thank you for this post… it’s amazing how God will use different people from different backgrounds to bring clarity. deep cries out to deep cries out to However, none of my arguments mean that you are definitely wrong in your criticism of this song, nor are they meant to discredit you, but only to give you something to think about. The chorus can be summed up as “deep cries out to Jesus.” This can be interpreted as us drowning and crying out to Jesus, or that we are letting out a deep cry of joy and adoration for God. This also means that there is no room for a worship leader, while singing, to grab his/her Bible Study Tools on his phone and say, “Hang on, let me be sure that this interpretation of this particular scripture lines up with what certain historical Christians have said.” This leads me to my second point, which is that God is multi-faceted, so why can’t interpretation of His Word be the same? Seriously guys, why shouldn’t we hold everything up to the light of scripture. Or maybe they are jumping in following God with both feet and need direction. Sorry for the late reply. I’d like to use your own interpretation and post to define what I believe can be directly pulled from scripture and consistent with the heart of this song and the scriptures the writer pointed to. Lastly, I would like to address your use of 1 Cor. 29 Then fearing that we might fall off [our course] onto rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and kept wishing for daybreak to come. ­– John Bunyan, He complains of “deep calling unto deep.” A soul in the horrible pit hears little else but the calls of law and justice for vengeance, which are always answered again by the accusations of Satan and conscience. When the Holy Spirit inspires a person to sing (and compose) a new song, it really should not be necessary to break out the Bible study tools to see if some other person may have thought that the connotations of the scripture it came from are negative. >>>>> ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR COMFORT AND STRENGTH AND NOURISHMENT IN THE WORD OF GOD BY SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE, 37 All told there were 276 souls of us in the ship. I apologise for the typing errors as well as the chunk of Act27 that was duplicated with the copying. Jump in and everybody singing now, Deep cries out to deep cries out to I don’t think that honours God at all, even if the song lyrics are theologically impeccable. Why wont I just live and let live? I suppose one could question whether the composer actually heard from the Holy Spirit but our God tends to frown on judging the motives of His children’s hearts. It is NOT important to agree on the MEANING behind what we are singing. People, like the people at Bible Study Tools, go to great lengths to collate all these references and make them easily accessible. BRIDGE We’re falling into deeper waters, calling out to You We’re walking into deeper waters, going after You. Why am I going out of my way to make an issue out of this? Personally, I think the worship leader should’ve omitted the ‘to’ out, so that it’s: Deep cries out, Sign in to view the Song Number and Original Key Available Content. I believe the first and third line of the chorus is repeated to make the song flow and this was just a simple grammatical error. The Holy Spirit is not a monolithic, impersonal force that causes the same thing in everyone He interacts with, but in fact, He relates with each person individually, and inspires in him/her what he/she needs. A simple search in www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/ will show us how this verse has been used throughout church history. 1 talking about this. I came here on my search for meaning. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I believe there is a place for that in expressing ourselves to God as long as we, in the end, acknowledge reality and come to a place of resting in the truth of God that he has communicated to us through his word. 38 And after they had eaten sufficiently, [they proceeded] to lighten the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. No, maybe not every song will be a perfect theological dissertation of the doctrines of the trinity, the incarnation, and so forth, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive for biblical accuracy in our worship songs, does it? As for the comment from Gloriousjoy, about it being wrong to open the word of God to study and test lyrics against, I think that statement is rubbish. Writer(s): Kristiann Koepke, Amanda Gilbertson, William Matthews I so avidly desired to write about what’s been on my heart lately (my friend would call it “down to earth stuff”).” In the same way that what’s on your heart may not be 100% infallible (without error) neither is the hearts of the other writers being attacked and for that matter…neither was the Psalmist, David etc…. 38 And after they had eaten sufficiently, [they proceeded] to lighten the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. That is really refreshing to see, as most criticisms in the Church are very cutthroat, which is a huge problem. But this is hardly saying that it’s legitimate to take the deep as being the depths of God’s presence. What is disconcerting is how “Deep calls out to deep” which does come from Psalm 42 is interpreted. Deep cries out to Deep. But an exciting worship song doesn’t necessarily have to have opaque, inscrutable lyrics. Try listening to the song again and let me know your thoughts. I am not blind.I am not a wretch. Deep calleth unto deep. We cry out we cry out to you Jesus. Original in G. Ab A A# Bb B C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G#. Deep cries out to deep cries out to you We cry out to we cry out to you Jesus We're falling into deeper waters, calling after you. God’s truths are rock solid foundations that cannot be moved. I've got a river of living water. Cause we’re stirring up deep deep wells,  Thanks for your comment. Good on you Sheri! Whilst I know and cherish the doctrine that it is God who is sovereign in the salvation of an individual and whilst I am not saying for a moment that we ought to make our songs palatable to unregenerate seekers, we ought to saturate our songs in truth, truth that is not recondite but easily accessible. We’re going to jump in the river,  I was wondering about this very same song when we were singing it at a youth conference a number of months ago. We see this language throughout the Bible, not in relation to God’s mercies and the nearness of his presence but the absence of his presence and the onset of tribulation and trial. I find way too often that people just want to shoot down their brothers and sisters in Christ because they don’t agree with something. I will take a song that gets our hearts pounding, our spirit excited, our feet jumping…all scriptural response to our Creator and His Son Jesus. Deep cries out to deep cries out to deep cries out to deep cries out to… We cry out to, we cry out to You Jesus. Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. “In fact, I could have chosen from a host of other contemporary Christian songs that jump on particular verses and run with them because they have a good ring to them.”. The primary purpose of our worship songs are to express ourselves to our God. I’m convinced that no one understands what this means. You’ve got a forum to do so…with an apparent following… and an apparent gift! Jump Jump Jump Jump everybody. With only love for you and yours in Christ, An exciting worship song can be exciting without taking a verse out of its proper context. AMP Building - … By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ Suggest correction >>>>>> STAY IN THE WORD AND NO HARM WILL COME TO YOU, 35 Having said these words, he took bread and, giving thanks to God before them all, he broke it and began to eat. I would like to share with you a testimony of what I received over the last 5 days and how it encouraged me and I can only trust our Lord Jesus that He imparts that what you need right at the moment you read this. Now, how a passage has historically been interpreted is not the be all and end all. Log dich ein um diese Funktion zu nutzen. I’m not saying it’s completely the song’s fault; everyone has their own triggers, but I did later find several other people in my church group who experienced similar reactions to the song. What do you mean I am blind? Use it to speak LIFE! I would like to leave with a blessing: Ehesians 1:17-23Amplified Bible (AMP). Dance Dance, Dance Dance Everybody Distort scripture – I used your own (studied out) definitions to interpret…and it wasn’t even complicated or deep… it was simplistic. go rip the muslims who are growing faster than the Christian religion. It's an open heaven you're releasing. Verses like this should prompt us to exercise caution and maybe seriously reconsider whether this verse is really talking about what we may want it to be about – God’s presence and his overwhelming love. Why am I picking this fight? Log dich ein oder registriere dich kostenlos, P!nk + Willow Sage Hart - Cover Me In Sunshine Songtext, Riton & Nightcrawlers feat. Deep Cries Out. Ab A A# Bb B C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G#. Now you responded by saying that I have no business judging this man by bringing my attention to Romans 14:4. The bible seems to teach that It is noble to test things (including our songs) to see if they line up with scripture (Acts 17:11). “It’s about a broader, systemic problem with poorly crafted worship songs that don’t communicate truth.”, Although the statement is crafted quite well (great writing skills! I first encountered this song a few weeks ago at a camp and was genuinely befuddled by the lyrics. First of all, thank you so much for the apparent attitude with which you shared this. I do know that three themes ring strong with me when it comes to this song. I’m open to your criticism and I love the fact that you guys took the time to comment because, if anything, criticism is constructive and clarifies what I believe and where I stand. It is vital for two reasons. Worship songs fail to fulfill their primary purpose of communicating truth to us and instead render Sunday morning the greatest hour of idolatry by facilitating the worship of a God of our own fabrication. I want you to know that I have carefully considered your criticisms. Meaning is so important. Psalm 42, Deep calls unto deep…the longing for God’s presence, & Romans 8, the spirit and creation is groaning and waiting for us to realize our sonship. 22 But [even] now I beg you to be in good spirits and take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you but only of the ship. I've got a river of living water, a fountain that never will run dry It's open heavens we're releasing, and we will never be … Does a song have to recite scripture word for word to be acceptable? Many of us at some point in life fight battles that are not seen, and we struggle with things that are not always understood. Firstly, ambiguous lyrics afford the churchgoer the ideal opportunity to read into the song the meaning that comports best with their view of what God should be like. And, Who better to refine us than Jesus, The Word? Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. 425 likes. The only thing that is required is for my criticism align with God’s Word. ( Log Out /  Therefore, it’s possible for songs with confusing or ambiguous lyrics to detract from our worship of God, by shifting our focus from God to the lyrics. We should handle them delicately and how to get there no aspirations to become a big-time.... 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