"Define the Great Line" turned Underoath into one of my favorite heavy bands. Their two following albums blew me away as well. Though it's on the lighter side of their music, "Too Bright..." is incredible. It is especially strong lyrically and melodically, making it conducive to a vocal arrangement.
lyrics
Good God, if Your song leaves our lips
If Your work leaves our hands
Then we will be wonderers and vagabonds
They will stare and say how empty we are
How the freedom we had turned us up as dead men
Let us be cold, make us weak
Let us, because we all have ears
Let us, because we all have eyes
Good God
How they knew that this would happen
We're so run down
Good God, can you still get us home?
How can we still get home?
We're forgetting our forgiveness
credits
from The Seas We Fear to Sail,
track released October 20, 2017
Vocal Re-composition/Recording/Editing/Mixing: Evan Sponseller
Mixing/Mastering: Miles Ferrell
Soprano: Katie Fritzke (soundcloud.com/katie-fritzke)
Alto: Jenna Alleman
Tenor: Jeff Lawhead
Bass: Chris Jenkins
Songwriters: Aaron Gillespie / Christopher Dudley / Grant Brandell / James Smith / Timothy Mctague / William Spencer Chamberlain (underoath777.com)
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