Pillar: Bring Me Down

Amerikāņu kristīgā rokgrupa Pillar dibināta 1998.gadā. Savas muzikālās karjeras laikā izdevusi 10 albumus, piedalījusies slavenajos Cornerstone un Creation mūzikas festivālos, bijusi nominēta Grammy un vairākām Dove balvām, trīs reizes ieguvusi Dove balvu.

Ideja par šādu muzikālu apvienību radās Fortheijas Valsts universitātes studentiem Kanzasā – Brad Noone, Rob Beckley, Travis Jenkins, Dustin Adams un Michael Wittig, sauktam arī par Kalel. 1999.gadā grupa izdeva savu pirmo albumu Metamorphosis, kam pēc gada sekoja nākamais – Original Superman. Šajā laikā Pillar daudz koncertēja dzimtajā Kanzasā, bet 2000.gada vidū pārcēlās uz Tulsu Oklahomā.

Šeit viņi noslēdza līgumu ar Flicker Records, kas laida klajā viņu pirmo lielajam mūzikas tirgum domāto albumu Above. Kopš tā laika Pillar izdevusi daudzus veiksmīgus albumus, devusies koncerttūrēs gan viena pati, gan kopā ar citām kristīgās mūzikas grupām. Šajos gados vairakkārt mainījies grupas sastāvs. Kopš 2008.gada Pillar pievienojusies Essential Records mākslinieku pulkam.

Dziesma Bring Me Down ir no Pillar 2004.gada albuma Where Do We Go from Here un savulaik kristīgās mūzikas čārtos labu laiku noturējās pirmajā vietā. Pirms tam dziesma kā demoversija jau bija iekļauta grupas nepilna laika albumā Broken Down [2003].

Pillar diskogrāfija:

1999 Metamorphosis
2000 Original Superman
2000 Above
2002 Fireproof
2003 Broken Down [nepilna laika albums]
2004 Where Do We Go from Here
2006 Nothing Comes for Free [nepilna laika albums]
2006 The Reckoning
2008 For the Love of the Game
2009 Confessions

Vēl vienu grupas Pillar dziesmu klausieties un skatieties ŠEIT.

You can’t bring me down, you can’t bring me down

Back in the day when nothing really mattered to me
I only saw with my eyes what they wanted to see
And everything around me seemed to never change
Looking for an easy way out, someone to blame
Why does it work this way, still today?
You wanna take somebody down along the way?
But I won’t let that one be me, ’cause I don’t want the drama it brings
See, today isn’t “back in the day” anymore
I know a little more than I did before
So, don’t forget before you try bringing me down
What goes around always comes back around

You can’t bring me down
Do you hear what I’m trying to say?
You can’t bring me down
I’ll never turn the other way
You can’t bring me down
What is it you’re trying to say?
You can’t bring me down
It’s not like I’m running away

So, you think you can see inside my mind?
You probably could if you just took a little time
I know exactly what you’re trying to say
But sitting in the stands ain’t the same as playing the game
So, I can’t comprehend in my mind
Just why we can’t leave it all behind
So, come on and stand beside, and hold the line
‘Cause tonight is the night we cry

You can’t bring me down
Do you hear what I’m trying to say?
You can’t bring me down
I’ll never turn the other way
You can’t bring me down
What is it you’re trying to say?
You can’t bring me down
It’s not like I’m running away

Oh
Why can’t we feel what it takes for us to be real?
Why can’t we see what it takes for us to believe?
Why do we say all of these things that bring us down?

You can’t bring me down
Do you hear what I’m trying to say?
You can’t bring me down
I’ll never turn the other way
You can’t bring me down
What is it you’re trying to say?
You can’t bring me down
It’s not like I’m running away

You can’t bring me down