truth wears pants.

So I was listening again to David Crowder Band: A Collision. I have listened hundreds of times before, but this time with a new knowledge. You see, after reading his new book and some interviews he has given, it is clear that the album in it's entirety is about death. With this realization, the album takes on a whole new light. The genius that I thought the album was before is actually ten fold and it is breathtaking. Every last lyric is placed with a purpose, and the words come out and speak as if someone was staring you in the face with tear filled eyes and bearing their soul. What's more, it does not stop at lyrical brilliance. The music, which is superb and mind blowing in it's subtleness and intensity at once, is also masterfully crafted to give weight to the words. The music fills in what spoken language cannot communicate. The result is a truly heart wrenching and uplifting experience. On a third tier, there is the fact that the album without the two previous things is astonishing as a whole. Each individual song is great, to be sure, but when put together it is one of the finest pieces of artwork I have experienced. Like a movie in soundwaves, I could sit and picture the music as a cinescope and get lost for hours. Put together in four parts it takes the listener on an experience of emotions, and when finished, there is nothing more that could possibly have been added to improve upon such a brilliant experience. The crazy thing is this third tier, as I have chosen to call it, is actually just the music without any deep reflection upon what is actually trying to be communicated. If you know me...I would talk your ear off and not stop about this. So do yourself a favor go pick it up and listen or face me talking about it over and over (sinister laugh)......