Okay, this is more of a discussion MP3 this week. It is called Bad Things To Such Good People by Pedro the Lion. Absolutely beautiful song, again. This time it is in English. I found out this past week that Pedro the Lion is Christian "rock/emo/acoustic/etc". His voice compelled me to his music, and his songs are generally dark. Now that I have this new found knowledge about his faith, you can hear some very "heavy" lyrics. What I can't reconcile is what kind of Christian he is. His songs are still dark even with the Christian element. I include the lyrics for further analysis:
My jail shoes on
The well kept cemetary lawn
Both of them weeping
Their one good son now was gone
The irony to see my dad down on his knees
Crying out to Jesus
But Lord I've always done what's right
And all the while
The good Lord smiled
And looked the other way
When we were kids
I did my best to make them proud
It just wasn't in me
I could not fly straight to save my life
Their big success is now their biggest failure
Their golden child has been dethroned
Their reputation is now in ruin
Their tower to heaven has come tumbling down
Anyway, I am really curious on your thoughts as to whether this is an agnostic Christian, a devout Christian, or just a really dark Christian. Not that it matters all that much, but I find that many of his songs (now that I noticed--when I heard "Slow and Steady" something clicked) really religious in nature, but not in tone.
Next week, I promise something much more noisy.
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