There isn't much Advent music out there. A lot of Gregorian Chant, a lot of Christmas tunes, but not a whole lot that captures what this season is all about.
So while this song has plenty of its own dimensions and meanings and things it is addressing, whether the creators knew it or not, they wrote something that expresses what we are entering and experiencing during Advent.
The central line - "Say something, I'm giving up on you," - I imagine this is something you would say in the hopeless waiting of exile. I imagine this is something you would say in a world where we sit in the tension of God's world being here yet not always being here. And as we navigate through this season, maybe we can use this song to help us - so that by the time we get to Christmas, this baby being born will make a bit more sense.
Enjoy the video and may it fill your Advent with utter, futile darkness.
