#antigearporn: Stop Normalizing Pornography

Hey all. Sorry my posts have kind of been off the wall lately. Here’s another one I want to run by you, with your permission of course. I'll also keep it short and sweet. This post will be themed around #gearporn (as can be seen in the image below) and the likes (i.e. #gearslut, #geargasm), or rather themed against them. While I am not entirely certain as to how this utterly disgusting social media trend started, I’m concerned with seeing the end of #gearporn.

Reason(s) I Covered Creep and Where is My Mind?

Psh, like I NEEDED any reason(s) to cover them!


Just kidding…

Well, I absolutely love Radiohead and their beautiful song “Creep”. I know even Radiohead hates Creep, but I frankly am quite inspired by it. I feel too many people write off Creep as some angsty anthem. It is, I suppose. But it’s more than that. I’m not even referencing the “I don’t belong here” part. It’s a really humbling lyrical piece. It tugs at us to be more than a relationship. That is what I like about Creep.

As for “Where is My Mind”, I can’t really say much except that it is an incredibly disorienting piece of music. For years as a young teen, I loved the song simply as some off-kilter freak show to scream along to. But earlier this year I heard the lullaby version on an episode of Criminal Minds, and suddenly my whole view of the song was changed. I heard more than out of tune vocals and obnoxious lead lines. I heard something really beautiful. I immediately wanted to do a chill arrangement of the song. But after really studying the second verse, I hated it. I mean I absolutely despised it.

Then a thought occurred to me to cover Where is My Mind in the key of E(ish), along with Creep. It turned into a pretty cool concept, I feel. The reason I decided to actually record them together as a fluid piece is because listening to the songs together makes me feel a little less insane. And yeah, we’re creeps and weirdos, but we do have a purpose on this earth. It’s to glorify Jesus. So please bear that in mind as you listen to the song. We aren’t here for nothing. All is not lost. We have brains, hearts, ears, and tongues which we should use to worship the Maker with.

Here's the link: https://soundcloud.com/tbato/creep-where-is-my-mind

Thanks y’all.

Unrelated Poem #1: To Know You

During class today I was flipping through an old notebook and caught this poem I wrote years back. It's nothing special, but I would appreciate the read. 

We are the champions

But not of the fight

We have a spring in our step

And in that delight

We don't push

We don't shove

But instead

We show love

 

As our time on earth fades

We'll be fine with our fate

We will praise You in Heaven

The place O so great

 

The place of affection for our Heav'nly King

And there, there forever our praises will ring

 

With a ding, and a dong of the so high church bell

We will love You forever, safe out of Hell

 

With a "Lord please forgive me, my life's wholly Yours."

Ascending to Heaven, with beauty galore

 

Life is but time

Time is but dust

Lord, in You

I surely do trust