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<\/a><\/p>\nYesterday my progressive channel friend @DavidRHenson<\/a> pointed me to this music video posted on Conan O\u2019Brian\u2019s webpage<\/a>. I didn\u2019t expect much, but I\u2019ll admit the fact that it was filled in a church got me interested. It\u2019s a beautiful song that I think really articulates the disires of my the heart and my faith. It tells a beautiful parable about planting seeds that bloom into new life and a kingdom of freedom where swords are turned into plowshares.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve heard something like that before.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Band is called the Collection<\/em> and I think I\u2019m going to have to pick up their new album. The band\u2019s webpage<\/a> describes the inspiration behind it saying:<\/p>\n The band lost a dear friend to suicide, and their experience in the wake became the undeniable mold in which \u201cArs Moriendi\u201d would be cast. As such, the album itself enfolds its listeners and brings them into a ground-shaking world where they are forced to ask the same questions the members of the Collection bore through the difficult process.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI realized, when it happened, I\u2019ve never worked through or questioned death that much,\u201d says Wimbish. \u201cIt\u2019s felt far away, and this time it slammed me in the face.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Questions arise from song to song, wrestling unapologetically with life, death, hope, and the point of it all. Married with these themes is an overarching tone of redemption, both in lyric and musicality.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n It\u2019s great to see talented musicians writing songs of hope that come out of the struggles of their life\u2026 check out the video!
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