Today’s Word
Empyrean: The highest heaven, in ancient belief usually thought to be a realm of pure fire or light. Paradise.
Musical Example:
Wow! That is a large picture. But, because it is supposed to resemble something heaven-like, I am going to keep it an enormous size. There are numerous songs about paradise. Heck, if I decided to document a Christian Rock song, I probably would be swarming in messages of heaven. But, I thought it would be a little more effective if I talked about a song that is a little more vague.
The Lighthouse Family – one of those great bands many have never heard of – were a British duo consisting of vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboardist Paul Tucker. They became popular in the mid 1990’s and remained active through the early 2000’s. Their brand of soul/pop was both infectious and bubbly. One of their better songs is entitled “End of the Sky.” Baiyewu sings:
Would you like to go somewhere unbelievable?
Where the great big blue sky seems to last forever
Cos I feel like I’ll leave it all behind
Living’ in the sunshine, that’s where I’m going
And I don’t think there’s anything here that I’ll be missing, do you?
No, I don’t think there’s anything else to do
It sounds like he is singing about the Empyrean. I would assume that is what the end of the sky brings. Unless, similarly to the universe, it brings us an atypical restaurant; which to some may be considered an Empyrean. Anyway, the song is quite hopeful and Baiyewu’s voice is just wonderful. More people should listen to this band. Here is the video:
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