It's a good album for the fall, driving through the mountains, etc. So, any deeper meaning in the lyrics is just going to have to stay there for now. Right now? I'm not in an interpreting mood. Sometimes I like that, but it just depends on my mood. I'm pretty sure most of Nickel Creek's songs are about relationships in one form of another, but you have to do a lot of interpreting to find the meaning. The result is Enya s most rounded and fully realised work to date.
That is not only because of their folk-y sound, but also because of their artsy lyrics. In the five years since Enya s last album, A Day Without Rain, which also spent a phenomenal two years on the billboard chart, Enya has been recording the brand new album in Ireland with her longstanding partnership of producer/arranger Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan. I think they're a secular version of Jars of Clay. (Granted, this is the only CD I have of theirs.) But, as a part of this iTunes Shuffle Extravaganza on this blog, I'm going to try and pay closer attention to every part of the music, including the lyrics.įor those of you who don't know, Nickel Creek is a folk/bluegrass/acoustic band who just broke up a year or so ago. I just listen because I love the music of Nickel Creek. This is one of those that I have that I just listen to, not pay attention to. #11 - "Why" - An awesome (and slightly controversial, depending on who you ask) dramatization of dialogues that may have occurred on Jesus's crucifixion day. "And so it will be, as You are recreating me-summer, autumn, winter, spring." He is with us in every change, when we're going through our life's cold, hard winters, or when we're enjoying the lush, green summers of His goodness. #10 - "Every Season" - It's awesome just to know that He is control of all parts of our lives, every part of our day, every day of our years, every year of our life. #5 - "Small Enough" - "Oh, great God, be small enough to hear me now." A great song of humility before our great and awesome God. At the end of the first verse/chorus, the music changes to match the vocals to show the union that comes. The result is the feeling that there are two things going on at one time, creating a disjunct feeling-which is exactly what the song is trying to portray in the lyrics, a disconnect between God and self. The vocals, though, are divided into 3 and 3, meaning there is a strong beat on both beats 1 and 4. The accompaniment in the beginning-all the way to the end of the first verse/chorus-is subdivided into 4 and 2 beats, meaning there is a strong beat on beats one and five. From what I can tell, the song is written in 6/4, which means there are six beats per measure however, it's not that simple. #4 - "Help Me Believe" - Ok, this song has great lyrics, but the music is by far the coolest part.
And how dare we treat Him as anything less? (And what a measure of grace that He wants a relationship with us!) "How does one approach a Deity with informality and still protect the sacred?" "Oh let me not forget to tremble." Basically, we forget who we're talking about sometime. This is her second album, and it's not my favorite, but it's still loaded with some great songs. Someone who's not afraid to admit to a less-than-perfect relationship with God. Someone who actually isn't afraid to ask questions about her faith.
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