![]() ![]() I love the lyrics as they’re not only cleverly placed, but so powerful. We’ve moved from our struggles in the church, back to the focus of what and who our lives should revolve around, our salvation and the one who saved us, Jesus. This a perfect contrast to the first verse in my opinion. A call to leave behind this idea that we should focus more on our church leaders rather than the one that we’re supposed to come and worship, to the point where God comes second to those we may come to idolize that stand in the altar. ![]() This verse to me seems like a call from Chad’s perspective for the church to move away from this cult of personality that the modern church has been known to suffer from. Not to say that helping in our churches is a bad thing, not at all, but when we feel like that’s where our service to the Lord begins and ends, then there’s a problem. It really is questioning this idea if we do truly commit ourselves to God, or instead to the church we attend. ![]() The first half of this verse really hits me on a number of levels. This is why i love this band so much, they add a level of depth to every song they write that very few artists or bands could even dream to match. And “the beauty Between” has “sticks and stones” why do i think so highly of this song? Let’s look through the lyrics, and maybe you’ll understand why. ![]() “Beyond control” had “a prayer” a song i still consider a turning point for worship. It seems every time i listen to a Kk album, there’s a song that hits me on a level that no other song can, “becoming who we are” had “light after darkness” a song that inspired the name of this blog. The word is used multiple times: “Will I waste inside the silence where my fear is f-ing violent?” Real Christianity is about realizing how much we as humans suck, and how good God is it is not about proclaiming other people’s flaws.So at the time of writing, “The beauty between” (the newest Kings kaleidoscope mixtape) is not even a day old, and though it is different to the previous instalments from my favourite Christian band, it’s still an amazing album in its own right, i’ll leave a link to the whole thing at the end of this post, but there’s one song that i want to focus on today, it’s a song that i have a lot of love for, and a song that i truly feel, is important to the church at large, and that song is “Sticks and Stones” The most ‘horrifying’ part of the song for some listeners is its use of the dreaded F-word. The composition of this song reflects that notion with its ambient, reverberating backtrack and shaky vocal lines. This particular song, simply called “A Prayer,” is a song about deep distress and confusion. Out of this mindset came the inspiration for one of the tracks on this album. The theme of the entire album goes along with its title––talking about not setting limits for yourself and God, and about being genuine. After many months of recording in a make-shift home studio, their next true project, “Beyond Control,” was born. During the next year, the band started to figure out “who they were” lyrically and stylistically. Garner referred to the album as a flushing out of all their creativity from their days at Mars Hill. With a newfound independence, the band released their first LP, “Becoming Who We Are.” With their unique blend of rock, R&B, electronic and orchestral sounds this 10-man conglomerate led worship at Mars Hill church for many years along with other well-known bands, including Saints and Citizens. Kings Kaleidoscope is a multi-genre band originally based out of the now-closed Mars Hill Church, a Seattle megachurch that disbanded in 2015. The F-word is not something you expect to hear on a Christian rock album, but for the lead singer of King’s Kaleidoscope, Chad Garner, it may not be so out of place. ![]()
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