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I read through your lyrics and found them to be quite honest. Many Christian artists, unfortunately, deliver a kind of music that succumbs to “Christian” expectations, lacking in the expression of honest and raw feelings. I think you know what I mean by that. So kudos for your music.
On the song, “Disconnected”, my assumption is that you are referring to the attacks of WTC on 9/11. It seems you are commenting on a lack of reaction or emotional response from our part (maybe?). Could you shed some light on these lyrics and your feelings at the time they were written? I’m just curious.
Thanks for the comments Carlos! I tend to write about what I'm going on in my life and if people do that then the lyrics should be a little more human than a lot of what is out there in Christian music.
I actually wrote the song Disconnected 5 years after 9/11. It was really meant to be more about my personal reaction on that dreadful day. I was in college at the time and one of the school staff came in the class room and said something like "there were terrorist attacks going on but we are still going to finish the school day" and I was thinking back on that time and thought to myself "what was wrong with us? how could we have been so disconnected to just go about our lives as if nothing was happening?"
So that's pretty much what that's about. I realize the song sort of comes across as a bit more universal than just about a reaction of a small group of people.
I was in 11th grade, Latin class, when we turned on the TV and watched the scene right before the second tower was hit. I lived in Florida at time. I remember thinking, "Holy Crap". After a while, the teacher turned off the TV and back to business as usual. Ah, America.
Fortunately, my art teacher was more sympathetic than that. And we did nothing for the day but converse on what was happening and expressed our disappointments, fears and worries.
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I read through your lyrics and found them to be quite honest. Many Christian artists, unfortunately, deliver a kind of music that succumbs to “Christian” expectations, lacking in the expression of honest and raw feelings. I think you know what I mean by that. So kudos for your music.
On the song, “Disconnected”, my assumption is that you are referring to the attacks of WTC on 9/11. It seems you are commenting on a lack of reaction or emotional response from our part (maybe?). Could you shed some light on these lyrics and your feelings at the time they were written? I’m just curious.
Alright, dude, take care and keep on creatin’.
Carlos
Thanks for the comments Carlos! I tend to write about what I'm going on in my life and if people do that then the lyrics should be a little more human than a lot of what is out there in Christian music.
I actually wrote the song Disconnected 5 years after 9/11. It was really meant to be more about my personal reaction on that dreadful day. I was in college at the time and one of the school staff came in the class room and said something like "there were terrorist attacks going on but we are still going to finish the school day" and I was thinking back on that time and thought to myself "what was wrong with us? how could we have been so disconnected to just go about our lives as if nothing was happening?"
So that's pretty much what that's about. I realize the song sort of comes across as a bit more universal than just about a reaction of a small group of people.
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-Yordy
I was in 11th grade, Latin class, when we turned on the TV and watched the scene right before the second tower was hit. I lived in Florida at time. I remember thinking, "Holy Crap". After a while, the teacher turned off the TV and back to business as usual. Ah, America.
Fortunately, my art teacher was more sympathetic than that. And we did nothing for the day but converse on what was happening and expressed our disappointments, fears and worries.
Thanks for expanding on your song.
Carlos
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