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“For a time, our friend lived in
a house where he would stuff
blankets in the windows, switch
off the lights and live for days at
a time alone and in literal darkness,” says Luke. “We wrote this
song for him, but for the longest
time couldn’t work up the courage to tell him. Partly because
it was his favorite tune and also
because we were afraid of how
he would handle it.”
When Joel and Luke finally worked up the courage to
tell him, their friend stood up,
walked out of the room, got in
his car and drove off. Roughly
20 minutes passed until he
called them up and with tears
in his voice saying, “Thank you
for writing that song for me. It
moves me, encourages me, it
gives me hope.”
Poignant stories and expe-
riences like these are merely
one of the many that spark for
KING & COUNTRY’s underlying
message and what ultimately
drives both Joel and Luke in the
authenticity behind their music
and lyrics.
“We want to deliver a message that is about believing in
something much bigger than
oneself,” explains Luke. “The title track of the album has a line
in the chorus that very plainly
says, ‘hope is what we crave.’
You can confidently go through
the ups and downs in your life
because you know that life isn’t
all about you and what you do
but rather the hope and salvation of Christ.”
“We want to be known for
writing music that is authentic, real and from the heart,”
adds Joel. “Music has been a
very therapeutic thing for us.
There’s a lot of blood, sweat
and tears that went into this record and what spurred us on is
this whole idea that we can make
a difference. That music, our music, can have the power to impact
someone’s life for the better.”