"Rebirthing" by Skillet from Comatose

"For the first time now, I come alive somehow!" and realize yes, there are Christian hard rock bands that suit the minor key tonality that I like.

Within seconds of playing this song, I think Have I heard this, before? No… Yes… No… And finally, at the chorus Yes! I do know this song! And lo and behold, I found out that several songs that I've liked are by this band.

What a refreshing feeling. When you can recognize a particular song within seconds, you know that something's unusually good about that music. In Skillet's case, this Christian band actually reminds me of Three Days Grace in sound, with John Cooper's vocals closer to… um… Seether's. The backup female vocals by John's wife, Korey, are probably easiest to compare to Amy Lee with a head cold. (That sounded bad, but they actually do sound pretty good.)

The minor key alternative hard rock of "Rebirthing" has hints of symphonic rock tied into it, with uplifting lyrics—a combination that some dislikers of the minor key tonality have termed "creepy."

The lyrics of "Rebirthing" capture the life-changing decision of accepting Christ as savior with the imagery of "suffocating" in the world and God's "presence filling up [his] lungs with oxygen." The song narrator dies and revives spiritually in the song. "Rebirthing" doesn't exactly say much more than that, but the imagery is strong and consistent throughout the song.

Personally, I'm quite fond of the song. If you don't like minor key or hard rock, you probably won't like this song, but if you like them, enjoy this song!

And a tip if you're curious about the music video… I found it a waste of time. Maybe you'd pull more meaning from it than I did; all I could see was the band playing the song with a few presumably 'cool' clips tossed in.

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Lyrics: 4/5
Music: 5/5
Vocal(s): 4/5
Overall: 9/10