Yes, the five-eight time signature is really interesting, but it's the soulful eloquence that this song is delivered in that really gets under your skin. The Prayer Chain was one of the few CCM bands of their time to reach to contemporary, cutting-edge acts for influence and one of the first to take a step beyond that, creating a sound all their own.
This song is a gospel song, with the same reverence to anger and pain that great soul acts of the 70s were able to paint without sacrificing anything artistically. The unrelenting vocals, galloping beat and whirling guitar succussfully underscore the message, the demand. Just because you may be a child of God, life can still really suck . . . the sun can seem "so dark today." It's ok to be mad at God, to call God out, to not be a smiling, polite product of the proclivity that a lot of religious insitutions show for behavior modification. I think this song effectively portrays what real faith looks like, sometimes doubting, sometimes angry, but always alive. And yes, the five-eight time signature is really damn cool.
Best Place and Time to Listen:
The morning after a real shit day.
If This Song Was a Celebrity It Would Be:
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