I yearn to live and love and burn, and yet so much of my time is spent faking and forgetting, faking and forgetting I carry out my disbelief with uninspired hands, my eyes shut, my emotions dulled, my spirit numb. In times like these I am in desperate need of truth to come to me like a blinding light, like a splinter in my soul, reminding me of the brevity of my time here on earth.
Jon ForemanGreed, envy, sloth, pride and gluttony: these are not vices anymore. No, these are marketing tools. Lust is our way of life. Envy is just a nudge towards another sale. Even in our relationships we consume each other, each of us looking for what we can get out of the other. Our appetites are often satisfied at the expense of those around us. In a dog-eat-dog world we lose part of our humanity.
Jon ForemanI think that to believe is to acknowledge that it's a choice in that present tense and that doubt is always an option. Youโre not dealing with a fact like one plus one equals twoโIโm gonna choose to believe that. Itโs kind of one of those things where you are choosing to believe that someone loves you. That is always going to be your choice. So for me, I think thatโs what makes the faith that I have volatile and explosive and dangerous and troubling. Thatโs what most of my songs are about.
Jon ForemanIn my opinion, the best way of showing someone the best way to live life is by living it.
Jon ForemanFor me, I want to create a environment for the songs to live in. So one song by itself only tells a piece of the story, but in the context of the album, more of the colors are revealed.
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