Lyric Sequence Blog- Wildcard

The album I chose to do for my Wildcard is Keep Your Eyes Ahead by The Helio Sequence. The album begins with the person being in a state of denial that he is still in love. As it continues to the middle of the album he expresses a different mood as now he is becoming more free, for example as seen in Shed Your Love, “escaping it all to see what I could find.” He is exploring throughout his day and wishes for an old love to shed love so he can capture it. As the album moves towards the last song the listener learns that he has no regrets about walking out on his love, “ I’ll walk out that door and I won’t shed a tear.”

           The first song on the album is Lately it has a melancholic feel to it once listening to the lyrics and hearing the distinct repetition, as the person is trying to convince himself that he is not in love anymore. He continues to express that could care less about what his past love is doing, “I never think of calling you or how things could have been.” He it clear that he is in a state of turmoil as he is not able to concentrate or sleep. This makes the listener question; does he really want to let go? Or does he wish he could have her back? I believe that he indeed wants her back and is in denial of his true feelings, which is a typical part of trying to fall out of love with someone. His love for her is deep within in his soul and no matter how many times he says “Lately, I don’t think of you at all” it seems that is all he can do.

Track Listing

1. "Lately" – 4:10
2. "Can't Say No" – 3:32
3. "The Captive Mind" – 3:34
4. "You Can Come to Me" – 4:00
5. "Shed Your Love" – 3:18
6. "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" – 4:25
7. "Back to This" – 3:34
8. "Hallelujah" – 4:29
9. "Broken Afternoon" – 4:18
10. "No Regrets" – 1:42