Matthew West-Hello, My Name Is

Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh


Hello, my name is regret
I’m pretty sure we have met
Every single day of your life
I’m the whisper inside
That won’t let you forget

Hello, my name is defeat
I know you recognize me
Just when you think you can win
I’ll drag you right back down again
‘Til you’ve lost all belief

Oh, these are the voices. Oh, these are the lies
And I have believed them for the very last time

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh
I’ve been saved, I’ve been changed, I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh

Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh

I am no longer defined
By all the wreckage behind
The one who makes all things new
Has proven it’s true
Just take a look at my life

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),

What love the Father has lavished upon us 
that we should be called His children
I am a child of the one true King

What love the Father has lavished upon us 
that we should be called His children

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh

I am a child of the one true King

Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh (ah oh),
Whoa oh ah oh ah oh oh...

As I was reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, this song was stuck in my head.  It works perfectly in my opinion.  I don't want to spoil the book too much (and I definitely recommend it), so I'll try my best to find the right combination between explaining the correlations and keeping it ambiguous.  

In The Kite Runner, Amir regrets his childhood mistakes and decisions, and tries to forget about it.  In fact, he lives as an insomniac for fifteen years, constantly haunted by his past. Little details bring him back to the day where he used Hassan's loyalty and lied to him, when he watched Hassan get sexually abused, and when he lied to kick Hassan out of the house.  Therefore,  regret is "the whisper inside that won't let [him] forget".  

Amir had also believed that his father loved Hassan more than him, and had continually attempted to vie for his father's affections.  He always felt defeated, because he was not like his father and he was painfully aware that his father was disappointed in him when he cried or didn't stand up for himself or others.  Even after his relationship with his father became better, Amir realized it was because of Hassan.  

And when Amir realized that those he trusted the most had lied to him the most, he was heartbroken.  His whole life had been a mass of small lies to cover up a large one.  "Oh, these are the lies/ And I have believed them for the very last time".  

However, he is suddenly forced to remember everything and given a second chance to forgive himself and wash away his guilt.  Because of the ordeals he goes through, he starts praying again, realizing that there is a God.  Everything that Amir left behind in Afghanistan (his regrets, his fears, his insercurities) are finally resolved, and thus he has been saved, changed, and set free.