Wed, Sep 17, 2008
Modern Day Psalms?
Brave Saint Saturn (side project of Reese Roper from Five Iron Frenzy) have finished recording their new album Anti-Meridian and it was supposed to be release September 15th, and I've pre-ordered a hard copy, but it's not available on iTunes yet and I just want to listen to the 30 second clips of each song... I expect my album will get mailed by late next week or the following week, and I'm happy to wait (because I know it will be worth it), but I just need something to tide me over until then. Ahhhhh!
Anyway, so I've been cranking out their previous 2 albums (The Light of Things Hoped For & So Far From Home) and some of their songs are just so epic in the way they are written and recorded. The lyrics, in this one song in particular, just remind me of the way the psalms are written in the bible. They are just crying out for God in desperation, realising how far we have fallen, but also confessing God's saving grace. The song is called Daylight, and here are the lyrics:
Jesus Christ, Light of the World
You never did forget me
And when I bled in darkness, You held me
Still held me
when desparate nights I cursed You
You loved me, still loved me
Jesus Christ, You dry the tears
You break my heart of stone
Your words are life
Cut marrow through
The darkness, to the bone
A heart of flesh You gave me
Only You can save me
Posted by Joel on 17 Sep 2008 at 12:32:47 PM
4 comments4 Comments
Samara
September 17, 2008 at 9:20 am
That's who you told me to check out, right?? I'm listening to the song now... Okay I'm only 2 mins in... but it's definitely what I felt like listening to. Awesome :)
Sez
September 17, 2008 at 10:25 am
Okay, that was a really nice song. I really like it.
Sez
September 17, 2008 at 10:35 am
Glad you liked it! And yes that was the band I was talking to you about... I've really only been talking about one band lately and that's them! :D :D you should check out their myspace sometime!
September 18, 2008 at 8:18 am
I think it's cool that you just get SOOOOOO excited about a cd coming out that you pre-order it AND just wanna listen to the snippets.... if only they knew how eagerly you were awaiting it :P