I don't remember when I heard this song for the first time. I'm not even sure how I came across the band. They weren't in my life. Then they were. I do know it was sometime between 2004-05. Cause I was in my human guinea pig phase. Man I miss those days. Good ol' Bio-Kinetics.
Made a good group of friends during that time. We've kinda lost touch in the 7-8 years, occasionally facebookery happens though. So, to that crew that used to do study after study together, even to the point we hung out outside of that place...I miss you guys. You all hold a dear place in my heart.
That said, I remember having the latest album (at the time) from this band. It wasn't the one today's song was on. But it lead me to it. I had recently purchased it one weekend going into the lab/dorms for a study.
So...
Song 76
"Grace of God Go I" from Flogging Molly on their album Swagger
This song just grabs my ears with the first notes. Dave King just belts this song out with raw passion and verve.
It is insanely simple and short. Three short verses. This one particularly stands out to me.
Down beside where the riverbed sleepsThere is something in songs like this, or what Thorin sings in the trailer for The Hobbit, that seems to be strongly affixed to their heritage. In this case, Irish.
Is a man not knowin' what he should feel
Mocked by the wave that beats the waters edge
There for the Grace Of God Go I
It seems to come from their very being. Not just lyrics on a page.
It moves me. It makes me long for something to belong that much to my heart. And I know I have a few of those things. Writing. Stories. My heritage, being also Irish. And probably the strongest and hardest to deal with currently, is my love/passion for Africa and her people. I long to be there.
This song just makes it come to sharp focus.
I'll get there, for longer durations than I've been so far. But in good time. Not my time.
Anyway...I'm rambling.
Take a listen to this song, and more from Flogging Molly, great band!
grace, peace + hope
-Jesse
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