A song by the band "
LIVE". I don't intend to document the
lyrics here, I do intend to mention something I once saw while in highschool, probably the only thing
useful I walked out of there with..
Lightning Crashes is a
song about
life,
death, the passing on of something
old and the creation of something
new. It's probably one of the most beautiful songs ever written, in my
opinion, one of the most thought provoking,
inspiring pieces of music to ever grace my ears.
When I was in highschool, we had a presentation of sorts from a
group of really
talented young actors speaking out against
drugs.. now regardless of my stance on drug use, I liked the presentation. One
portion dealt with
heroin and the things it does to the people who use it.. they had a skit which involved a
young man, and his
family, and of course, a
heroin addiction. There was a lot that built up to the end of it, but what happens is he reaches a
stage where the heroin has taken control of his life to the point where he doesn't want to go on living. To set the
scene.. he records a message for his parents before he kills himself, and as he records it.. lightning crashes starts to play
quietly in the background. As he injects the heroin into his vein (in what I would assume to be an extremely accurate
portrayal of an
addict), the song gets louder, etc, etc to the part where he actually dies and the song hits its
climax, then slowly levels out and eventually ends. I think this was quite the experience for me, really, I'm never ever going to touch heroin so long as I live.. I actually
cried when I saw the performance.
It's right up there with the time a friend of mine played piano and sang
My Skin by
Natalie Merchant at school on her birthday.. it was so
achingly beautiful.
Any way, my point is.. Lightning Crashes is
potent, and dreamy, so good, I love it. The song
Pillar of Davidson is also quite dramatic and .. just briliant. Actually,
Throwing Copper is probably my
favorite album of all time.