Covenant – Bullet (Northorn Light, 2002)

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This one is all about what happens at 1:34 – you think you’re done with the chorus, there’s the little bass break, and then it throws you into the bridge:

as the water grinds the stone
we rise and fall
as our ashes turn to dust
we shine like stars

“As the water grinds the stone, we rise and fall” is a fantastic line. There are some other good ones in here – “kisses on the dancefloor” and “we are the only ones who are dying”. It’s interesting too, the song seems to be split between two ideas: entropy, the inevitable passage of time and the weathering effect it has on existence; and a sort of stoic optimism in the face of that reality:

drowning in the flood of morning light
I’m only human just like you
do you hear the city waking up
I will survive and so will you

As usualy, Covenant’s synths feel like they’re rolling along, carrying the song and you with them, and the drums are precise, breaking things up into bite-sized peices. The piano line is a much appreciated accent to the afore-mentioned “water grinds the stone” section.

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