then, as if that wasn't enough i got to go see flight of the conchords last night at the ryman. and it was sheer bliss. kristen shaal, who plays the character mel on the show, opened for them and was wearing gold sequin encrusted bermuda shorts. then the band came out and was just this unstoppable force of wit and new zealand accents. i couldn't find a set list online, nor is my memory good enough to recount it but here's what i remember:
too many dicks on the dancefloor
business time
i've got hurt feelings
the human's are dead
jenny
albi the racist dragon
doin' it
most beautiful girl
motha'uckas
if you're into it
the ballad of stana
girlfriends of the past
they're may have been more. they encored twice!
anyway, then chris and i drove home to chattanooga and on the way we just had one of those on the road conversations that i love where you have enough time to talk to someone so you can just be elaborate and vulnerable. there were periods where we sat in silence and listened to u2 and patty griffin and then we'd think of something else we wanted to talk about. it was perfect.
this was one of the songs we listened to and i thought it was so appropriate in light of easter:
the earth was shaking in the dark
all creation felt the father's broken heart
tears were filling heaven's eyes
the day that true love died, the day that true love died
when blood and water hit the ground
walls we couldn't move came crashing down
we were free and made alive
the day that true love died, the day that true love died
now jesus is alive.
- phil wickham, true love died
that last line he just sings over and over and it's building and it just fills my heart with such joy. it's amazing to me how easily the astounding miracle that is christ's death and resurrection fades into the obscurity of my subconscious. but i am so eternally thankful that my neglect changes nothing about the beauty of the sacrifice. happy easter everyone!
1 comment:
ahhhh fotc played all ze best songs!
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