Philippians 3:13

14 songs meet this passage

• “But I won't cry for yesterday”

  Ordinary World · Duran Duran

  resonates with Philippians 3:13

  The resolve to stop grieving the past and press toward what's ahead echoes this call to forget what lies behind.

• I Don't Wanna Fight · Tina Turner

  resonates with Philippians 3:13

  Letting go of what lies behind to move forward echoes Paul's posture of release rather than clinging to what's over.

• “If you want my future, forget my past”

  Wannabe · Spice Girls

  strains against Philippians 3:13

  Paul's forward focus is rooted in pursuing Christ, while here it's simply a demand for a partner to overlook history without any deeper transformation in view.

• “I know my destination, but I'm just not there”

  Street Lights · Kanye West

  resonates with Philippians 3:12-14

  Paul's own admission he hasn't 'arrived' but presses on mirrors this restless, not-yet posture rather than despair.

• “Ain't no stress on me Lord, I'm movin' forward”

  Reborn · KIDS SEE GHOSTS

  resonates with Philippians 3:13-14

  The repeated resolve to press forward rather than dwell in past pain echoes Paul's picture of forgetting what lies behind and straining toward what's ahead.

• “And a part of me keeps holding on”

  When We Were Young · Adele

  strains against Philippians 3:13-14

  Paul counsels forgetting what lies behind and pressing forward, while the song lingers in holding onto the past rather than releasing it.

• Let It Go · Idina Menzel

  resonates with Philippians 3:13-14

  Paul also refuses to be chained to his past, but he presses toward a goal beyond himself rather than toward solitary self-sufficiency.

• “What would I give if I could live out of these waters?”

  Part of Your World · Jodi Benson

  resonates with Philippians 3:13-14

  Her willingness to give anything to reach a new shore echoes the posture of straining forward toward something greater.

• “I won't accept defeat”

  Go the Distance (From Disney's Hercules) · Michael Bolton

  resonates with Philippians 3:13-14

  Pressing on toward a goal despite the distance left to cover reflects Paul's pursuit of the prize ahead.

• Let the Drummer Kick · Citizen Cope

  resonates with Philippians 3:13-14

  Paul's pressing forward toward the goal mirrors the song's insistence on determination as the way through hardship.

• “Weep not for roads untraveled”

  ROADS UNTRAVELED · LINKIN PARK

  resonates with Philippians 3:13-14

  Like Paul's forgetting what lies behind, the song urges release from paths not taken rather than regret over them.

• “Don't hold on to the past”

  This Used to Be My Playground · Madonna

  strains against Philippians 3:13-14

  Paul counsels forgetting what lies behind to press forward, while the singer admits she cannot let go, a real human tension rather than rebellion.

• Set Adrift On Memory Bliss · P.M. Dawn

  strains against Philippians 3:13-14

  Paul urges forgetting what lies behind and pressing forward, while the song's narrator stays circling in memory without moving on.

• “I know that I should get on with my life”

  I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me · Exposé

  strains against Philippians 3:13-14

  Paul speaks of forgetting what lies behind and pressing forward, while the singer feels stuck, unable to move past the one who left.