3-21-11 - "Collide" ~ Skillet

I don't listen to harder music all that often these days, which is why you haven't seen a ton of it on here.  But now and again, I go back to some discs I rocked back in college, or hear something new that has an edge, and it's still good stuff.  I just tend to not have a lot of listening time that is conducive to cranking stuff like this these days.  


Skillet have come a long way since forming in the mid-90s.  If you're familiar with their catalogue, you'll recognize that pretty much every album has a distinct feel to it, yet it's still obviously Skillet.  Well, maybe their last couple discs have been a bit more similar, but still.  They have managed to evolve and experiment (amid member changes, no less) while staying true to their roots.


"Spank yo' momma hard."  That's how a college friend described this album to me... perfect way to put it.  This track starts out with a sweet instrumental intro, strings and whatnot, and builds with the feedback before dropping into the verse.  Choruses get heavy again, then a sick piano interlude breaks it down before building again for the climax.  Musically intriguing combined with powerful lyrics = me likee.  Give it a listen, tell me if you likee, too!

"We have fallen,
we have fallen again tonight;
where do we go from here,
when they're tearing down our lives?
when all they want is,
when all they want is for us to live in fear,
how long can we hold on?
can we hold on?"