As Cities Burn Contact

[Arbfor]

Love this band, it really helped me get out of religion and think for myself. Even when all the reasons not to believe are laid out in front of you, you still cling to what you've been brought up to believe, the desperation and inability to find yourself really is moving.

Really stoked that they've recently gotten back together too :')

[dotsona07]

Yeah I mean the band is called "as citys burn" lol god must be asleep

[MarkSwags]

@dotsona07

this guy gets it

[ruufeeooh]

I love the man concept when you think about each album as a whole, in the first he was a faithful man, then each one after it seems his faith dissolved and he questions it.

[elizabethumanzor]

gosh i listened to so much secular indie music and i finally found this only band that plays indie and is christian.. Thank God.. too bad they broke up :(

[MarkSwags]

@elizabethumanzor

this is not a christian band. I know the lyrics are open to interpretation as are all lyrics, but you should really sit down and read them.

[elizabethumanzor]

@MarkSwags Really?? I've been observing their stuff lately, why do you say so that they're not Christian??:o

[Arbfor]

@elizabethumanzor

listen to this song again, and also Timothy.

[PurplyMonster]

@MarkSwags Actually this is a Christian band, seeing as they were at Cornerstone Festival (a Christian music festival) and reached #5 in the Christian charts with Come Now Sleep.

[iamhaleyray]

Literally the most beautiful song I have ever heard.

[Thrice23]

no no, its a song about a another who is having a hard time coming to god. hearts are really our gods, we are truly alone etc etc....that is from the perspective of person 1. later the words ("did you have doors do close?") meaning did you still have things to shut out of your life before you can commit and also ("did you have clouds to stop his voice") meaning you weren't hearing him due to the doors you haven't closed and the other parts of life you were stuck in. =person 2

[Arbfor]

@Thrice23

I'd disagree, I interpret 'god' that he refers to as the truth we each find independent on dogma and religion. By closing your doors, he means that you're closing your mind off to the possibility that the religious beliefs you were brought up with are wrong. The voice through the clouds is a metaphor for how the rest of the universe, which surrounds the earth, calls out to humanity to find out the truth for themselves.

[mrzilla23]

i love this mans voice...to let you all know im a girl on my brothers account and this man is exactly what want in a man

[KameronID]

@mrzilla23

A guy who expresses himself fluidly and powerfully while staying completely relatable and empathetic to those who listen to what he has to say? Who has talent and class and understanding?

Good choice.

[l33tmaster104]

Take a look around! If there was a god then he must be asleep.

[neji614]

1 person woke god up

[sethbaumgardner]

@neji614

and he destroyed Japan.

[ambahhxisdreaming]

im far from being a religious person. but as cities burn kicks ass. <3 <3

[Lynniechen]

Das ganze Album ist wundervoll, nicht zuletzt weil es mich an eine der schönsten Zeiten meines Lebens erinnert :')

[Mosh2myBreakdwn]

I listen to this all the time to relax ... is sooo peaceful and pure

[MultiSuperfisch]

I loved this song instantly the first time i heard it lol

[kilgannon2113]

@Jcale101 the song is obviously from the point of view of someone losing faith in god, but that doesn't mean its him. he's telling a story. one can not assume that a story teller is the focal point of the story, JK Rolling isn't flying around on a broom catching shiny golden balls. and based upon many other ACB songs, he tells a lot of stories from the point of view of a skeptic. its easier to spread the word of god when you can make something that relates to people you want to reach.

[TheJonsalazar]

@kilgannon2113

JK Rowling doesn't write in 1st person either... js. I'm not doubting you at all but it was a bad analogy lol

[kilgannon2113]

@TheJonsalazar haha okay okay. hmmmm well, Chuck Palahniuk is isn't beating himself up in the basement of a bar. lol better?

[Arbfor]

@kilgannon2113

Except JK Rowling actually explicitly writes in the 3rd person.

[abubaby95]

I hope that I never go deaf, because I would probably kill myself over the fact that I could never listen to this again. =)

[skinnyandfatcat]

this is deep jizz.

[KFCZombie]

does anyone know why they changed their style in hell or high water? i didnt like it very much :p

[kennyxemerson]

@KFCZombie

Because they're human beings who grow and change. IMO HorHW was their best album, but everyone's entitled to an opinion.

[jschristian44]

the good part doesn't come until like 3 minutes in.

[jay4yb]

@jschristian44 lol, good part comes in a 0:01

[drummermantim]

Take what you think hes saying and think about it for days. The skin deep first reaction you get is very rarely what they intend to say.

[railpressureflip]

I've fallen in love with this song so deeply, that if someday I forget this song and I come back to find it, I will start crying.

It's just so amazing.

[Jcale101]

Tooth and nail forgot to actually pay attention to what he was saying before putting out the album.

[Jcale101]

wow guys I don't think theres any element of Codys faith being tested, what I get from it is that at this point in his life he realized that the world and life in general is too cruel for there to be a god so the only simple explanation is that there really is no god. That when you talk to god all you hear is the sound of you own voice "bouncing off the ceiling". listen to the rest of the album. I never detected any sense of a hidden message behind what he actually said.I think tooth and nail

[tyeisch]

@Jcale101 you twisted the message a bit.. Oh, and obviouslt he doesnt believe that, especially for all the work he did in hell or high water album.

[TheEminentBand]

@Jcale101 You need to listen to this song a few more time, obviously, 'cause you clearly don't get it.

[Arbfor]

@TheEminentBand

Is there only one valid interpretation of a piece of art/music? Are you one to say his interpretation is meaningless/useless and/or objectively wrong? If they can back up their opinion with reasoning, does it become worthy? If the vocalist ascribed his intention for the album, would that rule out any alternative explanations/interpretations as being of no use?

[ruufeeooh]

the lyrics are sort of obvious... his friend commited suicide and codys faith started slipping, hence this whole cd, hes questioning his faith.

[marilea236]

This pretty much describes my situation perfectly...nice to know someone else was feeling the same way.

[wetnoodle666]

(doors that close)<<<<< i think hes asking why are we bein judged, cant we make it to heaven no matter how we are? or maybe thats what it makes me think. (clouds to stop his voice) maybe asking/or makin excuse to why we cant always be righteous

[Smaster116]

@zack111594

I think this song was written when it was a tragic period of his lifetime *His friend's suicide who wasn't saved* and he was asking why heaven has doors to close, and he said this can't be, and he was just asking God why? It was a tragic moment in his life where he felt God was far from him but really God was always with him.

[Aspenshadow721]

I'm not religious in any way, but I really like this song.

[Estheteislove]

This is an amazing song, Possibly one of the best bands ever. These are amazing guys and truely talented musicans. And every time i qestioned my faith they made me think, wow.

[aidenmaniaka]

i love this song is very beautifuul!

[532pwnage]

i REALLY like this song =D

[waitforwinter]

Best song/lyrics I've ever heard... (Sigh...) :')

[davidEacost]

this a question to those who bought the actual cd: Did your cd come with a back insert??

[Itsnattatooma]

beautiful song

[andrewmadden22]

to all who don't know: this entire cd (come now sleep) was written in remembrance of the band's friend Timothy Jordan. He committed suicide and towards the end of his life he started doubting God. This song was written in his perspective of where God really was. Timothy, the last song on the cd, was written to show their feelings toward his death.

[davidEacost]

wow didnt know r that thanks for sharing that.

[mandoburgerful]

This song is deep, I always listen to it

[TheSaladMenu]

What I get from it is Cody pleading with God, asking him to please not leave us.

I think he's trying to paint of picture of life without God and how terrible that would be.

[dotsona07]

Not sure, I might be wrong, but the last part where he saids "Take a look around... If there is a god he must be asleep" Saying if there was a god, the world wouldn't be so shitty, so he must be asleep since the world isnt getting any better. .

[TheSaladMenu]

It's a Christian band.

[dotsona07]

Really? Hmm interesting, well I agree with the song, its kinda how I feel (Im a agnostic) I was reading it's from his friends perspective.

[TheSaladMenu]

Now that I think about it, I don't think it was written from Cody's perspective, but possibly from a friend's perspective or just a character in the song. :)

[tubheadtrevor]

How much different would it actually be? I mean really, is there really much divine intervention?

[KylerrH]

@tubheadtrevor there could be, we have free will, its up to you if you believe there is or not. thats what god wants from us, to believe he exists, not just know he exists.

[tubheadtrevor]

If god is all knowing fate would already be predetermined, so there isn't any free will.

[davidEacost]

just because God knows what someone/something is going to happen/do doesnt mean freewill is out the window. the choice is still there :)

[tubheadtrevor]

@davidEacost Yes it does. If something is going to happen, he would know. If you did something he didn't know, he wouldn't be omnipotent.

[davidEacost]

im sorry but i re-read ur statement and it seems u would have to rephrase ur sentence. God yes does know everything but that doesnt mean he makes us choose or forces events in our lives. if that were the case we wouldnt have choice..things would be way different and omnipotent means all powerful ominscient is all knowing. God is way complex he does not view time as we do He is beyond our natural laws since He created this world. well if you believe He did, but thats just my belief. :)

[Arbfor]

@davidEacost Yes it does, since choice requires two POSSIBLE outcomes to pick, if there is only ONE (since it's predetermined), there's the illusion of choice, but people doing things are just acting on what was predetermined, there would only be one possible set of events for the universe to follow.

[danthaman808]

what a beautiful song.

i definitely can relate to the lyrics.

[TheTerrorUforgot]

Sit back, listen, read the lyrics and think about it. Arrive at a conclusion that suits you and don't let it "mean" one thing.

[Doombolt]

@TheTerrorUforgot I like your comment. I know this is a Christian band, and I'm rather against the idea of one God existing; but this song tempts that belief, makes me wonder, makes me think outside the box.

[xstraightupx]

@TheTerrorUforgot i want whatever youre smoking

[tookool4school]

what happened?? i love this video

[survivorsham]

I love this song :)