music

I recently heard a shocking little piece of information. In the next year, AudioA is breaking up. This was saddening but also deeply intriguing.

AudioA has a special place in my life. This was the band of middle school. The band we listened to during the "MnM" (a youth group i went to in middle school/early high school) days. That youth group was a place in my life when I was looking for more than my pretty conservative church could give me. At MnM I found friends, good music and honestly...fun. In this place, God was great, graceful, and fun. and there werent any rules for worshiping Him. clapping, screaming, and jumping up and down were the norm. I fell in love with my guitar there. I fell in love with dancing with God.

Everyone's pretty much moved on from that place now, but we still get glimpses of each other, and remember that place. Spirituality is a much calmer place now, and ive come to understand the magic and mystery of music that is much more traditional. But youll still see AudioA ocassionally scroll across my ipod. The music we listen to marks our lives, and becomes a part of who we are, I think.

"Man Of God"
by Audio Adrenaline

Sometimes I'm a liar sometimes I'm a fake
sometimes I'm a hypocrite that everybody hates
sometimes I'm a poet sometimes I'm a preacher
sometimes I watch life go by sitting on the bleacher

But I've never been left alone
in any problem that I've known
even though I'm to blame
there were times when things were dark
and I've been known to miss the mark
but someone fixed my aim

Sometimes I'm a man of God
sometimes I'm alright
sometimes I lay down close my eyes
and pray to God
Im ready for the night.

Sometimes I don't feel good
it's hard to start the day
it's hard to climb the obstacles
that sometimes come my way
if I make it, I'm a good man
am I a bad man if I fail?
I know I'm never good enough
so I let grace prevail

AudioA definitly has something figured out. its called life.
Sometimes I lay down close my eyes and pray to God. Im ready for the night.