Pillar pays tribute
Tulsa-based Christian rock band Pillar pays tribute to Christian music in “Turn It Up,” a song from its new album “For the Love of the Game.”
Except for two lines, every lyric in the song is an album or song title from another Christian band. There are 34 bands represented in the song, all of which have influenced Pillar.
Here are the lyrics, with the name of the band represented in parentheses:
I can only imagine (MercyMe)/All of the magic that would happen if we all come together (Third Day)
I could sing of your love forever (Sonicflood)/Tell me I’m never alone (Barlowgirl)
And that I’m going home (Daughtry)
I can hear sounds of melodies (Leeland)/And the remedy (David Crowder Band)
That comes when you ‘Lift me up’ (Jars of Clay)
From the flood, in the sea of faces (Kutless)/And I promise you we’ll make it (Spoken)
In the healing rain (Michael W. Smith)/There is beauty from pain (Superchick)
But the scars remain (Disciple)/I will find a way
To take my life (Jeremy Camp)/And give it all away
I’ll be pressing on (Relient K)/Feel this phenomenon (Thousand Foot Krutch)
I’m learning to breathe again (Switchfoot)/Maybe we’ll meet again (Johnny Cash)
I hear whispers in the dark (Skillet)
Even the snakes have hearts (Kids in the Way)/So we break free (Decyfer Down)
Won’t you breathe into me (Red)
I’m drawing a black line (Project 86)/Define the great line (Underoath)
Maybe I just feel so alive (P.O.D.)
It’s a super good feeling (Bleach)/So I’ll keep waiting (Stavesacre)
Will your momentum change (tobymac)/Take a typical day (Mute Math)
That you gotta engage (PAX 217)/Don’t wait for your heart to cave in (Audio Adrenaline)
Give the freaks something to believe in (DC Talk)
It’s about a burning fire (blindside)
If you like it, turn it up, let me hear you shout/If you want it, turn it up, gotta live it loud (Steven Curtis Chapman)
If you like it, turn it up, let me hear you shout/If you want it, turn it up, gotta live it loud.
-BAM
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Yes, the names of the other bands were on the lyric sheet conveniently included in the Pillar media kit. I did type it all out, though.
And I’m very talented at wasting time; if you have a gift, I firmly believe you should use it.
-BAM
This is really cool.
Oh and I’m sure it wasn’t intentional at all but when it says “Give It All Away” that’s the name of an Aaron Shust song. Hehe. Funny coincidence.
i caught on to most of the bands on song names on my own…
but i dint know there was a reference in every lyric…
i love it!
ita AWESOME!!!
ALSO!! in the chorus. when they say “woah yeah” that is from the wedding, in their song “move this city”. i dont know if that one was intended though
Hey…it’s no big…but,just to let you know, the line, “you lift me up” and “from the flood” are all the same jars of clay reference
There are only so many words in the English language, eh? Ha ha! Speaking of words in songs, have you heard of Paper Tongues? They are an amazing new band. I saw them on tour with Flyleaf. Check out their stuff:
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Please tell me the names of the other bands were included in the CD’s lyric sheet and you didn’t waste the time it would take to look all that up on your own!