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^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But.....I don't want to listen. I can't! I even had a dream about this. I dreamed one of my friends had the leaked cd....and I wouldn't listen to it because I want the first time I sit down in my living room and listen to it to be completely and utterly special. I have the feeling I'm turning this into something sacred, but I.....ok, I'll listen to one song. Which one should it be?

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i'm back for a little! i'll see how this visit goes.

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

I listened to precisely 29 seconds of Mystery of You before physically tearing myself away (I've currently been moaning quite loudly about the total agony I'm going through)....so I guess I might as well just finish it. I'll type the emotions I'm going through as I listen to it. This...will be interesting,

Intro=hott.
Great driving guitar line!
*squees*!!!!!!!!!!!!
*chills enter*
(Actual scream from me)
*ish going to explode*!!
*rocks out to guitar after first chorus*
SOMEWHERE I WILL FIND!!!!!!
*drowns and more chills*
Oh, that's.......EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!
*another squee*
ALL THE PIECES!!!!
MYSTERY OF YOU!!!!
SOMEWHEREEEEEEEE!!!!!
*jerks at hott scream*
Ohhh, guitars....*melts*

You have just been privileged to read every emotion I go through when listening to a Red song. I hope you enjoyed the drama. *bows* Well, I have to go now, and I'll probably dream of Red tonight. Bye!

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i'm back for a little! i'll see how this visit goes.

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

I can't find it...o.o

Only 5 more days to go!

-ETA-

Jesusfreakhideout.com=awesome.
http://jesusfreakhideout.com/features/l ... party4.asp

Now, I shall scamper off to go listen to the awesomness. =D

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and I'm still a dreamer, a believer
I've lost my faith in so many things but I still believe in You

In honor of the 5 days left, I put up the Red set you made for me months ago that I've been saving for this moment. I CAN'T WAITTTTT!!!!!!!!

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i'm back for a little! i'll see how this visit goes.

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

Yaay!!

And I couldn't resist writing a song-by-song review of my own. I'm still in a daze...

Fight Inside--No matter how often I hear it on the radio, I can't get over the intro to this song. Pretty music...HEADBANG! The use of contrast in the lyrics is really good. I love the bridge! A really strong intro track that sets the stage for the awesomeness that is to come.

Death Of Me--Okay, the harmonies in this song are nothing short of amazing. It reminds me of a movie score. The beat is different, but very good. And the chorus is one of those choruses that will get stuck in your head and refuse to get out--which isn't bad in the least. =D I wish more hard rock bands would use screaming the same way RED does--instead of overpowering the music and the melodies, they use screaming to enhance it. It blends in perfectly and sounds awesome. I also love the background vocals that start after the second verse and go into the outro. The outro itself is beautiful and very emotional.

Mystery Of You--Awesome intro--they have a really talented drummer! The lyrics and music are heartbreakingly beautiful, and the chorus is just epic. All the lyrics so far have been really breathtaking, and they hit me on a very personal level. It's as if they took the last few years of my walk with God and translated it into music...this song had me in tears. I love the theme of having hope, even when all the forces of darkness seem to be up against you. (Personally, the song put John 16:22 into my head...) I love the simple refrain of "Don't go", almost screamed...it's so emotional and desperate.

Start Again--A slower song, but that's perfectly alright because RED's ballads are just as amazing as their heavy songs. Amazing lyrics as always...it's one of those "Wow, I've felt like that before!" songs. (Well, all of RED's music is like that, but you get the point.)

Never Be The Same--The acoustic intro is a very different sound for RED, but they make it work wonders. This is a very radio-friendly song, yet it doesn't lose the theme or sound of the album. Another song with lyrics that hit really hard, at least for the season of life that I'm going through right now. (I can't just walk away/'cause after loving you/I can never be the same...)

Confession (What's Inside My Head)--The heaviness picks up again with Confession. The beat in this song is another really good one. I actually think I like the melody of the verses better than the chorus, but the song flows together really well. And if you haven't noticed by now, I just can't get over how amazing the lyrics in Innocence & Instinct are! Their songwriting has really improved since End Of Silence, which was a very difficult album to top. RED succeeded, though--is there nothing this band can't do?

Shadows--I love the intro on this song also. It kind of reminds me of KoRn. If I didn't need headphones to listen to it I would definately be headbanging. Again, the lyrics really stand out and hit you...the chorus is amazing. I really can't put it any better than RED themselves, so I shall obsess a little and type it out. (There's a hate inside of me like some kind of master/I'm trying to save(?) you but I can't find the answer/I'm holding onto you, I'll never let go/I need you with me as I enter the shadows.) And the heavy guitar at the end of the chorus, with the eerie vocalizing is wonderful. I really want to headbang now...This is really a jewel of a song. It's not often that you find a good headbanging song with epic electric/string-sounding background music and an uplifting chorus.

Ordinary World--So, this might be a little biased since I've never heard the origanal song that RED covered here, but I think they did an excellent job. The background music is beautiful, and so are the vocals. The song itself has a very melancholy but lovely feel to it.

Out From Under--Probably their heaviest song yet, with amazing guitar work and a lot of screaming, but they don't lose the melodic element that makes RED the band that it is. From what I can make out of the lyrics, this is another one of those very deep, hard-hitting song. And it sounds amazing. The outro took me by surprise! I really like it though. Just when you think it's slowing down, at the end of the song...BAM!

Take It All Away--The perfect song to wrap everything up. It's slow, but has a VERY haunting melody. Do I detect some Renaissance influence? My only complaint is that the vocals are quiet, and I can't make out most of the lyrics on the verse...but I'm sure that's nothing that a few more listens can't mend. This is another song where the harmonies are brilliant...and I can't go on enough about how hauntingly beautiful the music is. It's a simple song, but that's where it's strength lies: in the strong, raw emotion. If Take It All Away doesn't pull at your heartstrings, then nothing will. It's another song that will leave you crying on your knees, reminding you just how important God is. And then the tempo picks up after a while, and heavier guitars come in, similar to (*fin) at the end of Anberlin's Cities album. This song is so rich with emotion...and then it just fades away, leaving you breathless.

SR, I can't wait until you get the album so we can hear your thoughts!

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and I'm still a dreamer, a believer
I've lost my faith in so many things but I still believe in You

^Like (*fin)? Ok, I'll love Take It All Away, then. Fin is one of the most creative songs ever, and is just so....I dunno, different! I have no idea what the lyrics mean, but that adds to the mystery of it. And if Take It All Away is like that....

So, of the songs I've heard so far: (I'm trying to save the rest for when I have the actual cd. Trying very hard ish I. )

Fight Inside: When I first heard this intro, I almost had a heart attack. Even now, I still get chills! I always end up rocking out to the pounding guitar in the beginning, and his voice has only gotten better. The chorus is impeccable, and...wow, did I mention the guitars? I love the darker lyrics, since I have a weakness for that sort of thing, even though it completely contradicts my personality.

Death of Me: I have to say I'm not completely in love with this song. When I first heard it, I didn't react quite like I did with the other songs. However, the intro is to die for!!! I'm not too much for the verses, although the chorus is perfectly luscious. I always get chills when he sings, "I know I could never prove this illusion-You aren't the one that I thought you were-So I learn to embrace this illusion (and I can't make out the rest)" Not their best, but for anyone else, it would make history.

Mystery of You: Oh, the intro!!! (Red has the best intros I've ever heard) The guitar sounds fairly similar to Fight Inside in the beginning, and his voice.....the background and layers are awesome!! I'm totally in love with anything this minor, and this is second only to Shadows for me.

Never Be The Same: At first I thought they were trying to make another Pieces, and I wasn't too fond of this song. After the 4th listening, I finally fell in love. This song is just....lovely! It can be taken in so many ways, and now represents A/E to me thanks to our epic A/E battle. It could equally be taken to be about God.

Shadows: This, to me, is the best song I've heard so far. The intro doesn't do much for me, but oh, when it starts....*drowns in everything and doesn't even try to breathe* As I'm listening to it now, chills are just sweeping all over me. This...is my song. This is my perfect song, and is everything I could ever ask for from Red. I don't see how they can do better than this!

So, I've heard half of the album and I'm in love so far! Can't wait to hear the rest!

A three way Red battle? Awesome idea! Except...there are virtually no good Red pictures or anything. I've tried looking for Innocence and Instinct stuff, and can't find anything.

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i'm back for a little! i'll see how this visit goes.

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

Oh, I know! We're all triplets in some way or another. We're all so much alike.

That's amazing! Sometimes I can't see the Christian themes in there since there songs are so dark lyric wise, which I love. It's great to know they're still holding true to their faith!

That makes so much more sense. Doing that didn't even occur to me! haha I'm currently in the middle of 2 battles (as always) but I'm sure I can make time for another to celebrate the new cd.

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i'm back for a little! i'll see how this visit goes.

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

^Skillet and Red together? That has got to be amazing!

And AF, you read my mind. =D I would love to do a three-way Innocence & Instinct battle with you and Rose!

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and I'm still a dreamer, a believer
I've lost my faith in so many things but I still believe in You

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

Both? In the same concert????? Oh, goodness, I'm so happy for you! I'm going to demand all the details after you go. Oh, and any pictures you can get will be awesome. Btw, I have some Skillet pictures lying around form one of their concerts.

I'm thinking we should start our epic battle on the 10th, to celebrate the awesomeness that has just been unleashed. We should seriously make a three way set, like one of us starts it, sends the JPEG to another person, and we just continue it until it's done! If any of you are interested in doing that, I'm free most of today and probably all of tomorrow.

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