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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

568: LIVE - SPARKLE:
(First Thoughts: Changed my mind from hate to faith makes me think this is probably a very praise Jesus type of song, but Love will overcome is a nice enough message that its hard to object and the religious references are vague enough that they dont bother me.)

[Final Thoughts: Just one of those songs that Im not really connecting with, though I dont actively dislike it like the second time around (though I also dont like it like the first time; its somewhere between those reactions). I think I see the appealsinging about love overcoming all and unity, its something I want to like. I cant fault the subject matter, the deliberately vague spirituality, or anything specific. Theres just some disconnect happening between me and the song.

I guess I was wrong. Surprised this is the first one out; I really like Sparkle. I'll admit, I don't focus very much on the words to Live songs. If you do, then I'm going to suffer some very bad placements here because 90% of them don't really make sense. I just love the sound of their songs, the instrumentation and the sound of his voice.

Ed Kowalczyk was on a very generically spiritual bender during that time period. You'll hear it again in They Stood Up For Love, plus overtones in a lot of the other songs. I don't think any of it on The Distance to Here is especially Christian or otherwise associated with a particular faith. He does occasionally reference religious icons in his writing, though. (Selling the Drama: And to Christ, a cross. And to me, a chair. I will sit and earn the ransom from up here.)

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