What I’ve Become’s theme is certainly one that almost everyone can relate to, most of all teenagers trying to navigate lives that often seem completely upside down. According to the band, much of their Fair Trade Services, debut was written from the perspective of what it is like to feel as if there is no hope, where you are your own worst enemy and ultimately what it looks like to go from that very real and dark place to one where there is hope and step into the light. That journey from dark to light isn’t always a swift one and sometimes has to be walked many times, but it is a journey that the band is familiar with and feels called to go on with their fans. As lead vocalist Josh Smith puts it, “We’re not role models. We’re just broken people who need Jesus.”
Ashes Remain’s Smith and Ryan Nalepa (guitar/keys) met one summer leading worship at a youth camp located about 45 minutes southeast of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the end of a road called Grave Run in rural Maryland. It makes perfect sense that a band that doesn’t shy away from dealing in somber themes and stark realities would, in essence, be born in the shadows of our nation’s bloodiest battle – fittingly, a battle that proved to be a turning point in history, and the beginning of the end of some of our nation’s darkest days.
Over the course of that summer, Smith and Nalepa recognized the connection that had been made between them as well as the feeling that God was calling them to walk down similar paths.
Треклист: 01. Fade Away 02. If Not For Me 03. After All This 04. So Far 05. Broken Pieces 06. Cry Out 07. Pain 08. My Surprise 09. Lead You There 10. Deep Inside
Треклист: 01. Pain 02. Separated 03. Fervor 04. Via Dolorosa 05. After All This 06. Run 07. Cry Out 08. Broken Pieces 09. The Meditation (Luke 15) 10. Gemini 11. Seasons Change 12. Listen
Треклист: 01. Keep Me Breathing 02. On My Own 03. Everything Good 04. Without You 05. Come Alive 06. Unbroken 07. End of Me 08. Right Here 09. Change My Life 10. Take It Away 11. Inside of Me 12. I Won't Run Away
