Song of the Week: Flyleaf's "So I Thought"

Flyleaf came out of Temple, Texas, and launched their hard rock career at the SXSW music festival in Austin in 2003. On October 30th they will release a special edition two-disc version of their self-titled gold debut album, now in its 79th week on the Billboard 200 album chart (report).

This reviewer said "the five-piece, hardcore metal band rocks out a message of hope even in the midst of life's torments." Not surprising, since the musicians are all Christians, and the songwriter and lead singer, Lacey Mosley, isn't afraid to speak in interviews of of her dramatic surrender to God.

I'd say I was more into edgy rock in my earlier days than now, but I'll still scroll my iPod to Flyleaf from time to time. Here's "So I Thought"--

All your twisted thoughts free flow
To everlasting memories
Show soul
Kiss the stars with me
And dread the wait for
Stupid calls returning us to life
We say to those who are in love
It can't be true 'cause we're too young
I know that's true because
so long I was
So in love with you
So I thought

A year goes by
And I can't talk about it

On my knees
Dim lighted room
Thoughts free flow try to consume
Myself in this
I'm not faithless
Just paranoid of getting lost or that I might lose
Ignorance is bliss cherish it
Pretty neighborhoods
You learn to much to hold
Believe it not
And fight the tears
With pretty smiles and lies
About the times

A year goes by
And I can't talk about it

The times weren't right
And I couldn't talk about it

Chorus Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
Chorus Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between

And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it

[guitar solo]

Chorus Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, between
Chorus Romance says goodnight
Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Remember you, remember me
Hurt the first, the last, healing

And I'm praying that we will see
Something there in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream

And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between
And all these twisted thoughts I see
Jesus there in between

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