I have a very small selection of music of music that is 'secular'...
All of them are inspirational in some sort of way.
And by "very small", I mean these six songs:
Boys Like Girls' "Go"
Billy Joel's "Why Should I Worry?"
Apocalyptica's "Broken Pieces"
Escala's "Palladio"
David Cook's "The Time of my Life" [SIZE="1"](this was my high school graduation song)[/SIZE]
and Tim Mcgraw's "I've Got Friends That Do"
Quick Facts:
- Emery is my favorite band
- Escala's Palladio is my favorite song (played over 600 times so far)
- Flyleaf and Fireflight alike hold songs with some of my favorite lyrics ("Set Apart This Dream", "Red Sam" and
"What I've Overcome", "Brand New Day" being the two from each band that come to my head)
- I love lyrics that are bold in telling a story
- Emery's "The Question" has held the place of my favorite cd for three (almost four) years,
for it's dynamic in storytelling that spans the whole album and for its creative value in lyrics and just being upfront, true, and honest about life in a way that I can relate.
- Seventh Day Slumber's song, "Caroline" inspired me to write a novelette two years ago, which I just rewrote into a full-sized novel during NaNoWriMo last month.
- Sidewalk Prophets and Aaron Pelsue Band are the two bands that help me get away and refocus on God when needed.
- Demon Hunter's "Turn Your Back and Run" always sends chills down my spine, and wakes me up to the reality of the human condition when I find myself becoming desensitized.
- There was a time, several years back, when Skillet's "Collide" was too "hard" of rock for me.
That cd began my exploration into harder rock music, alternative rock, metal (about four years later), and overall 'darker' music with deeper meanings, interpretations, and story.
