Since it is the season of Lent, I think it is about right that I talk about the backstory of why I decided to produce this Lyric Video. But let me share first about the story of how I wrote the lyrics and the inspiration for it. Of all the lyrics that I have written, personally this one stands out for me in terms of writing a very personal and introspective song about Jesus Christ. Visually, I borrowed heavily from the scenes of the movie The Passion of the Christ. Which was very controversial back in the day when it was released in movie theaters. And you could really see how bloody it was for Jesus. And seeing his suffering, it just hit me so hard that I became so angry at myself. Thus, I wrote this very personal song for Jesus. Back then, when I wrote the lyrics of this song, I visualized myself as being present on the day Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross. I internalized the visuals that went through my mind and penned a personal message to Jesus. With Wilbert's assistance, he composed the sound structure of the song according to the emotions that I felt in each word and sentences written in the lyrics. Thrina then supplied the vocalization to the best of her abilities. Well, you might be wondering why such an introspective song turned out to be on the heavy side of Rock Music. It was personally designed that way by me because I was experiencing a bevy of emotions while writing the lyrics. There was part remorse, part anger, part realization, and just the pure desire to repent. So you could see the build up of the music from a semblance of introspective solemnity thru the light guitar strums and the hums. Then as the realization hit me of how a fool I was for drowning in sin, you would hear the heavy rock music of the angry guitars and the drum beats. And then when the decision to repent is finally made, you would hear the softening of the guitars until the outro. I think the way the music was composed might not be palatable to those who are looking for a more solemn song for the theme of Repentance and remorse. There are a lot of solemn and ballad type of songs with similar themes that I used to sing and make me cry. But I think for me in writing this song, the anger of being in the bondage of sin was very strong in me. Especially when I visualized the violent suffering and crucifixion of Jesus. It really hit that hard. I guess I needed to let go of that anger to truly find healing within me. So writing this song was in a way very cathartic for me.
Now as for the Lyric Video. The back story of the production of this was, I was looking for ways how in my own little ways that I could contribute to something during this season of Lent. I have been planning for this since January and timed the release of our second album's carrier single "Beloved Savior" weeks before the Holy Week begins. But I wasn't confident enough that the song could be used as an instrument to reach many listeners. Or make it to a bigger Spotify Editorial Playlist and reach as many random Spotify listeners as it could. So I decided to do other things like this Lyric Video instead. Then in the middle of finalizing the video, I suddenly received a message from our Digital Distributor that our song Beloved Savior made it to Spotify's New Music Friday Editorial Playlist. So it totally came in as a shock to me. Because the moment (to have our song reach a lot of listeners this Lenten Season) that I have been hoping and praying for suddenly came to fruition. Truly, Divine intervention happened. And it was by God's design and his plan to grant my prayer and use one of our songs as his instrument to touch people's lives. So as this happened, I still continued to pursue the Lyric Video and was determined to finish it nevertheless. So here it is in its entirety. This is just a little testimony of how I encountered God's mysterious plans for me. All I know is that my heart is truly dedicated in the mission to share God's Love to as much willing listeners as I can. God knows about that. It is my commitment to him. And that is the only motivation that I have why I decided to pursue this Music Ministry that I started since 2005.
This Lenten season, we would like to share this song to everyone and appeal for everyone to repent from our sins and embrace Jesus Christ in our life. Let us be reminded of how he died for us to save us from our sins. How his sacrifice should not be in vain. Because when he died for us, he knew that we would rally behind him and find salvation in him. His life was precious. God's only begotten son. But our life is precious too and worth saving.
This is the story of the song called REPENTANCE.
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