Whereas the newer stuff almost reminds me of the darker aspects of a liturgy, in the awareness of death, the awareness of the end. No, I don't think I've given up on the struggle at all. I think songs mean different things to different people. I know many people related to Strength as if it were some form of worship, a type of spiritual record. I never did.
Music is such a spiritual, soulful thing.
People find different elements in it. This particular record has many of those spiritual, soulful elements. It has nothing to do with that. It's more of a conversation kind of song. On the cover of Violet Burning the guys are lounging around in angel wings.