Single Saturday: Where I'm From – Colony House
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The pop-rock band of brothers from Nashville have deviated from form in this new decade. Their latest single from their upcoming album, Leave What's Lost Behind, brings their usually high energy level way down to the level of chilled-out bedroom pop, with only an electronic drum pad and ballad-style piano as accompaniment.
The tune is a nostalgic, artistic musing about the simple details of home- “the scent of cedar and citrus on my tongue” paying homage to their Southern roots. The lyrics employ grand Biblical metaphor – “Here I labor on in the holy war / Find myself on the threshing floor” and a description of a heavenly place:
Where I'm from / the lost and broken sing along / in every language/ a sacred song
I can hear it in the voice of a mother, and the cries of a child / Where I'm from
The bridge suddenly grows into a grand vocal swell and electric guitar solo almost reminiscent of Queen, and the song closes with a soft reminder of hope, and feeling the peace of knowing where your roots are.