Just Kidding. I don’t feel like that. I feel like this:

I like math, but when it comes to the tests…ehhhh not so much.

 What are your 5 favorite bands /artists? 

1. Relient K
2. Family Force 5
3. Coldplay
4. The Civil Wars
5. Owl City

BAND I. Relient K

Who is the lead singer? 

Matt Thiessen <3

Is this your favorite band? 
You bet your armhair they are

Have you seen them in concert?
Yep, and it was glorious!

What is your favorite album by them?
Well I really love all of them, but my favorites are Mmhmm and Forget and Not Slow Down…and The Birds and the Beesides

Your 5 favorite songs by them?

• The Lining is Silver
• Forgiven
• Savannah
• Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been
• Sadie Hawkins Dance

I have too many to choose from! I love all of their songs!

BAND II. Family Force 5

When did you first hear about them? 
Forever ago. I don’t remember

And how? 
Ummm one of my brother’s friends talked about how cool they were? I think…=P

Did anybody in the band die? 
No, thank goodness!

Favorite album? 
Dance or Die, but I know they’re newest one coming out will be my fav fo sho

5 favorite songs: 

• Supersonic
• Wobble
• You Got It
• Get on Outta Here
• Fever

BAND III. Coldplay

Who is their lead guitarist?
Jonny Buckland

Have you seen them in concert?
No =’[

How many CDs do you own by them?
2 or 3?

Favorite album?
Rush of Blood to the Head or Parachutes

5 favorite songs: 

• Fix You
• Swallowed in the Sea
• Til Kingdom Come
• Shiver
• Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

Band IV. The Civil Wars

Have you ever met them?
No. I wish

Would you like to tour with them?
Yes!

What was the last song you listened to by them?
Falling

Favorite album?
Barton Hollow

5 favorite songs:  

• Poison and Wine
• To Whom it May Concern
• Falling
• Barton Hollow
• Forget Me Not

BAND V.  Owl City

How long have they been around?
Since 2007?

Did anyone introduce you to them?
No, I found them on itunes for a free download =]

Have you ever seen them live?
Nope. =[

Why do you like them?
They have good lyrics and a really fun sound. They’re just fun to listen to!

Favourite Album?
Ocean Eyes

5 Favourite Songs:

• Vanilla Twilight
• Meteor Shower
• Plant Life
• Fireflies
• Deer in the Headlights

If you had the choice, would you stay or go?

I’ll explain. 

I just finished reading a very good book, If I Stay, and from the book have come these thoughts in giant ocean waves through my brain. If you were in a situation where you had lost your whole immediate family-mom, dad, bothers/sisters, at the same time, and you were in some sort of a coma as a result of an accident that caused them to pass, and you had the choice, would you stay and wake up or go on and pass away?

Now, I know that its not possible (I don’t think), and a very morbid thought, and it depresses me to just think about it, but thats what I’ve just finished reading about. It was like this girl had one big out-of-body experience and had the chance to decide her fate. I don’t even know what I’m getting at really, I just needed to put my thoughts somewhere. 

For me, I can’t even fathom losing my family. They are of utmost importance in my life. They keep me going when I just want to stop what I’m pushing on towards. They’re my constants. And if I were to lose them all and be the only one left with the choice to stay or go on with them, I just wonder what I would really do…
I think at first I would just want to go. I think I’d feel loss of all hope and the want to push forward, but then I start thinking about all the people I would leave behind. The rest of my family, my friends, my church family…all these people that care about me so much. I guess you could say I’ve had a sort of epiphany alongside reading that book. I never really thought how many people I have in my life that are so important and how very lucky blessed I am to have them. And the more I think about it, the more I think I would want to stay. For them.

I know for a fact that a big part of me would be gone forever and that I would probably be like a lost crab trying to find a new shell of life if I would choose that. I mean, losing your closest companions in your life, having to adjust so quickly without preparation or warning, it would just be devastating. But I think that it would be worth it since you’d still have all the other people around you helping you and holding you so tight. 

I think… if you ever feel like you should just give up when something bad happens to you, you shouldn’t. Think of all the people you’d be leaving behind that would have to grieve for your life as well as the rest of your family. I don’t think my heart would handle that if I had to do that. Something encouraging has also come out of this too, I guess.  It’s made me realize that love, it never dies, it never goes away, it never fades, so long as you hold on to it.

So. My ending statements. Just hold on. If not for yourself, for others around you that love you and care for you. It would be worth it in the end. You would be stronger. Really lost and broken for a while, yes- but when that passes eventually, you’ll discover the beauty of what happened to you. Everything happens for a reason, and God put you through it for a reason. Maybe you could help someone else who just wants to give up and “go on” so to speak. You could save lives by choosing to keep your own.

Stay.

Yes, that is a lyric from Relient K’s High of 75. I was just listening to a buttload of Relient K in honor of Matt Thiessen’s birthday-just kidding. If I did that, errday would be Matt Thiessen’s birthday. Just sayin. But really…it is his birthday.
Happy Birthday, Matt. You are my favorite musician. Yes.

If I had a quarter for every time I’ve listened to a Relient K song over the years, I’d be a millionaire. They have been my favorite band (along with Family Force 5), for so many years. I just wanted to talk about them for a bit, since my friends probably get tired of me saying things about Relient K and/or Matt Thiessen. And yes, I still love him! ^_^

Its not just because of Matt that I love Relient K. That’s only part of it lol. If you listen to their music, like really listen to it, you’ll hear how talented and clever they are with both their instrumentals and lyric. Seriously, look up their lyrics of the songs and you’ll die-and go to heaven. Matt’s writing is so eloquent yet so relatable. I just love it. There are so many great quotes within the songs. To name a few: “With every passing second comes a second chance.” ;”When my hopes seem to dangle somewhere just beyond my reach You say you’ve heard my prayers, you’ve read my words there on the beach”; “Isn’t it nice to know that the lining is silver? Isn’t it nice to know that we’re golden?” 
There’s a TON more, but those were just some off the top of my head, probably because they’re from songs I just listened to lol. But really, go find some meaningful lyrics for yourself. I could go on and on for hours. 

Another thing I love about the band is their faith. They are all Christians and they don’t hide it, but at the same time their music isn’t forceful of their beliefs in any way. It simply tells a story of how Jesus has saved and helped them. They don’t try and make you become a Christian, but they influence and impact the listener. I think its so great, I really do. 

So, I encourage you to immerse yourself in the wonderful sounds of Relient K. It’ll change your life if you let it.