This is one of the only lyrically satisfying songs on Vheissu. I'll talk about the melodic disappointments in a second.
Though I find their pseudo-spirituality laughable, the lyrics are fairly well written. It has it's flaws: his use of the word "o'er" is the only archaism in the song, and it really doesn't fit. I get that he's trying to affect a biblical tone, but it comes off as trite and melodramatic. Other than that, the imagery is pretty interesting. Flames crawling up a mast, the wrath of God swooping down (I didn't know I bought a cd by a band of Southern Baptist preachers!). This doomsday scenario is probably the most captivating thing about Vheissu. After this, it all goes downhill: lyrics about love and God that are so cheesy I feel like hanging myself.
Like I said, the melodies in this song are... what's the opposite of catchy? Oh yeah. SHIT. Especially in the end, when he belts out "ribs will raise cathedrals" and "scrape your skin with steel wool". Totally unnecessary, and he butchers the notes. Yuck.
This is one of the only lyrically satisfying songs on Vheissu. I'll talk about the melodic disappointments in a second. Though I find their pseudo-spirituality laughable, the lyrics are fairly well written. It has it's flaws: his use of the word "o'er" is the only archaism in the song, and it really doesn't fit. I get that he's trying to affect a biblical tone, but it comes off as trite and melodramatic. Other than that, the imagery is pretty interesting. Flames crawling up a mast, the wrath of God swooping down (I didn't know I bought a cd by a band of Southern Baptist preachers!). This doomsday scenario is probably the most captivating thing about Vheissu. After this, it all goes downhill: lyrics about love and God that are so cheesy I feel like hanging myself.
Like I said, the melodies in this song are... what's the opposite of catchy? Oh yeah. SHIT. Especially in the end, when he belts out "ribs will raise cathedrals" and "scrape your skin with steel wool". Totally unnecessary, and he butchers the notes. Yuck.
dude, calm down. you're searching much too hard for flaws in a flawless song
dude, calm down. you're searching much too hard for flaws in a flawless song