Their vocals are on the melodic side, but their music isn't soft. This album is actually on the darker side. It deals with some of the tougher issues, like the scandal in the Church, pornography, sexual temptation, and liberal preachers. One of the nice things about this album is that besides coming with a lyric sheet, they also include some brief notes for each song. This gives the listener some idea of what the song is about. Perhaps this may take the fun out of it for some people. I can see how people may like to try to figure out the meaning behind the lyrics. I'm not a personal interpretation kind of guy. A song using metaphors and imagery could be interpreted in many different ways, but I like the idea of knowing what the songwriter had in mind. Maybe not a line by line commentary, but just enough to know what inspired him to write. They the listener can try to figure out the line by line interpretation.

The next thing that is unique about this album is that it tells a story, instead of just being a random selection of songs. There is even a comic book that goes with the album that you can download off their website at www.catholicrock.com. The comic book tells a story of a woman name Jane and her father named Al. They do not have a very good relationship. Jane ends up pregnant outside of wedlock. She does not know what to do. She considers abortion, but decides to ask a priest for advice and ends up keeping the baby. The story ends on a sad note, as Jane ends up dying. It's at that point, Al realizes that he needs God in his life.

Let's look at a selection of their songs.

Scandal

This song uses imagery to describe the church scandal. Written in the first person, the speaker is looking upon a white sea, that becomes stained with a black shadow. After it becomes stained, a crowd of people show up who never had a chance to see the sea in it's pure white form, only the stain. This is a very emotional song; it's hard to ponder its meaning without getting teary-eyed. It also speaks to the truth. So many people saw the scandals of the Church, without ever having the chance to see Her beauty. The chorus of the song is the Kyrie, which is both appropriate and moving.

Jane

In this song they bring out the acoustic guitar and slow things down a bit. It's a song about the sexual sin. It's about how people diminish this sin, “it's no big deal; no one gets hurt.” It compares the sin of premarital sex to the sin of Adam and Eve. It seems like no big deal, because all they did was eat some fruit. In both of these sins there are serious consequences. The next song on the album brings out some of those consequences.

Running with Eyes Closed

This song picks up the pace again with the distorted guitars and a serious message. The song is about giving advice to someone considering abortion.

In conclusion this is a really great rock album. They've got a great sound, and a serious message.