Illinois Entertainer May 2014 | Page 49

Continued from page 38 of nature. We all have our own aspects. Our bass player (Gabe Crisp) is actually a huge pop-punk fan. Mosh: As the lyricist for the band, what are some political issues that you care most about and what do you mean by the line "Let's take back our justice for all" on the title track? Phil: My lyrics are not necessarily just directed toward the government. The lyrics can come off sounding political, and I can completely understand why, but there's other stuff behind it, too. There's so much that goes on, like kids going into schools and shooting them up. It's happened so much in the past ten years or so. That song ("Our Endless War") is just sayi