Song Of The Week - November 13

So... to rectify the catastrophe of the writing deadline from last few weeks, I'm going to write this week's SOTW a lot less late (mind grammar :P) than the previous few weeks. I would ask how it was going, but I'm late already, so I won't waste too much time. Here we go...


Beautiful Bride, Flyleaf, Momento Mori

"Beautiful bride/body of Christ/one flesh abiding/strong and unifying"

Hmm, who knew that Flyleaf finally came out with a new album? Hands up. No one? Ok, I'll forgive you this time :P. The girl who has lent her beautiful vocals to Third Day (:O) and Jon Foreman (The House Of God, Forever... :) ) is back to give the world some of her own music. And she proves again that her beautiful voice doesn't mean sugar-coated music. No sirs and madams, not in the least. I must stress that it'll take a little bit to get used to Flyleaf's style, if you have, in fact, ever gotten used to it. But how 'bout we say you try for me?

Beautiful Bride starts of Flyleaf's new album Momento Mori, which translates roughly into the phrase "remember you will die". Once you know that, the theme of the album and its songs are quite a bit more clear. Frankly, Beautiful Bride is a battle anthem, and a darn ferocious one at that. When I first heard it, I was a little taken aback; it's been quite a while since I'd really listened to anything heavy, and I should've expected it, knowing Flyleaf. I'm happy to say to I've grown to like it quite a bit, and we'll hope that you guys do too.

Everything about the instrumentation suggests, well, battle. They've done an amazing job portraying this. We forget sometimes that being a Christian isn't always easy when it comes down to it. Actually, maybe we don't. Because of the road we've chosen, opposition is not intimidated by us; it is drawn to us in copious amounts. We have to fight to keep ourselves safe, because if we don't, the world will drag us down with the darkness it has acquired since its beginning. But in turn of the call this song screaming for us to take up arms, it also calls us to remember; listen for the bridge, really listen. It is honestly one of the most beautiful musical moments I've heard all year, which is a joy, because I have felt somewhat disappointed with the music as a whole in 2009. Regardless, it's moments like that that make me so thankful that I'm a musician. It's taken me awhile to get into Flyleaf, and to be honest, I don't know if I ever will completely. But their new album makes me appreciate both their musicianship and their message. Take up arms for His beautiful bride.

Beautiful Bride - http://www.mediafire.com/?yimmiziydwy