The Lyric: “I’ll See You In The Other Life” by War Torn Project
by Tim Wenger
War Torn Project have some insightful lyrics, with the song “I’ll See You In The Other Life” being the definitive. Touching on war, religion, death and more, the song is a true emotional rollercoaster. We got the lowdown from War Torn’s main man Tim Maynard about the story behind this epic song. Check out the song on WTP’s ReverbNation page, reverbnation.com/wartorn.
CMB: Give us the lowdown on these lyrics. Is there a religious connotation, and what role does death play in the song?
TM: This is the lowdown. When I started writing the lyrics to “I’ll See You in The Other Life” I envisioned an American soldier, lying helplessly on the side of the road, after an explosion from a suicide bomber. Why would you sacrifice yourself and even destroy people of your own faith, at the same time. Why? As he is dying he proclaims, I’ll see you in the other life. Meaning in the Christian faith he is going to Heaven, while taking his last breathes.
To sum it all up it shows the philosophical differences between our religions.
CMB: The lyrics seem pretty deep, pretty sad, is that what you were going for?
TM: Yes, I guess you could say that’s what I was shooting for. Watching all that is unfolding in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt, and Libya one could see the extreme ideology and unrest which is taking its toll on the people of the middle-east, and the world. It’s almost like they have become oblivious to human compassion. The people there live in an almost zombie-like state of mind. The whole scene is kind-of sad, so that is the feeling I wanted to express in the song.
CMB: Give us some background on your musical path.
TM: My dad taught me how to play music at the age of 14. By the time I turned 17 I was playing bass guitar in a country music band with my dad. Two years later I joined The Kentucky Fox Band, at the age of 19 we recorded a song called “Damn the T.V.s Gone.” That song went number 7 on the Detroit and Canadian area billboard charts. We also had two other songs that charted well. For about 5 years we were the opening act for many Nashville stars, such as Merl Hagerd, George Jones, Ronnie Milsip, Ricky Scaggs, George Strait, and many others. After 12 years together we went our separate ways, then I moved to northern Michigan right around the time of the gulf war. That is when I started writing music; I was intrigued by the wars in the Middle East, combined with passages from the book of revelation. That is what inspired me to write the War Torn project. I started playing lead guitar for a classic rock band, a power trio called Tri Factor. We played all the northern Mi clubs for about 7 years, sitting on the War Torn project for years I finally recorded the CD. So that is where I am today.
CMB: Is there anything specific that you channel when you are writing songs, or does it just kind of hit you?
TM: I’ll pick up my guitar and play something, if it feels good I will continue to form a rough-type of verse and a couple of nice cord changes for a possible chorus. The styles of the music im writing will determine the direction for the lyrics. Feelings and phrases will just come to me as I am writing. Once I channel a theme to the music, then I structure and build the song.
CMB: Would you say there is an overall message to your music?
TM: The overall message of my music is a stark reality of what is going on in the world today. Some of my inspirations are a combination of American patriotism, human compassion, and material that expresses the lighter side of life.
CMB: What is coming up for the band?
TM: We are working on putting together a concert-like show. When we feel everyone is comfortable with the performance, we will start promoting the band. We’re expecting to be ready in about two months.
CMB: Where can we find the music?
TM: reverbnation.com/wartorn
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