In the 3rd edition of Music Lifts (2024), weโre uplifted by Montell Fish performing his 2019, Christian single, โStay (With Me).โ
Welcome to Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐, a column that seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.ย Featured songs arenโt genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better โ be LIFTED to new heights!ย So, for the 3rd edition of Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ (2024), we highlight โStay (With Me).โ as performed by Montell Fish.
โI know You will stay with me through it all / Ever You will wait for me, oh, my Lord.โ Yes, Montell Fish, yes.ย His faith is elevated โ through the roof โ on his 2019 single, โStay (With Me).โ. โStay (With Me).โ is a Christian single, with Fish acknowledging the mercifulness and omniscience of The Most High, God. Despite a five-minute-plus runtime, โStay (With Me).โ is built on lyrical repetition.ย Likewise, the music, which is engaging, is also minimal by design โ piano and a fabulous, rhythmic beat anchor the record.
The repetition, coupled with the sincere and pleasant vocals of Montell Jordan, entice. The repetition represents professing and clinging to faith โ affirming Godโs greatness.ย While much of the song is based on the above-mentioned lyrics, there is a change of pace within the final minute and a half.ย The groove disappears, with Fish accompanied merely by piano.ย On this outro, he seems to speak as God: โWhenever you call my name / Iโll come / Iโll come to you, child /โฆ Oh, Iโll come / Iโll come / For my child.โ The big takeaway from โStay (With Me).โ is, Godโs got you! Now thatโs encouraging!
๐ Montell Fish โข ๐ต โStay (With Me).โ โข ๐ท Lordโs Child โข ๐ 2019
Montell Fish, Stay (With Me).: Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ No. 3 (2024) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Lordโs Child; Hamid Tajik, Qamar Rehman, vansh mehta, Viridiana Rivera via Pexels]