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Tait Band Biography Page 2
The relationship that TAIT builds with their audience usually begins with the honest emotions they express through their music. Not afraid to bare their own souls lyrically, the band sees how their vulnerability becomes an open invitation for others to stop pretending and to be honest with themselves, with their friends and with God. Songs like the gorgeous ballad "Fallen" (written after Michael's sister died of AIDS), the plaintive techno-pop gem "Child," the poignant "Heartbreak" and the passionate heart-cry "God Can You Hear Me," all draw listeners into that place where the experience of their own woundedness and God's comfort coexist.
"'God Can You Hear Me' is all about crying out to God when you're in that place where life is just spinning out of control," says Michael. "You know God is out there but on some level you wonder if He's really listening. Sometimes we all reach that point where we're just tired of pretending and maybe we've been hurt by our own choices and we need more than just head knowledge, we need to feel the comfort of God's presence."
Actively conscious of the need for believers to live as salt and light in a drifting, postmodern culture, TAIT has never shied away from addressing difficult issues and encouraging others in the church to do the same. That emphasis is most evident on Lose This Life in the heavy, melodic pop of the song "Numb."
"As a society we've grown numb to things that we shouldn't be numb to," observes Justin, the band's guitarist and newest member. "As believers it's all too easy for us to grow numb to the movement of God on our hearts. We aren't passionate about the things God is passionate about. 'Numb' is a song to call people, ourselves included, to constantly reevaluate where our hearts are, where our priorities are, in relation to God."
The record also includes a throwback to the 1980's with Eddie Grant's reggae-flavored hit, "Electric Avenue," which has been updated by TAIT on Lose This Life with a matrix dance-pop feel. With the addition of a few words to the chorus, the song, originally about suffering and injustice, now communicates a message of love, hope and peace that this world so desperately needs.
Introspective without being self-centered, the songs on Lose This Life merge to provide a clear insight into the lives and hearts of the band members and a common bond to share with their growing fan base.
"A lot of these songs were birthed out of the struggle in our lives to move from a safe, comfortable place, into a place of total dependence on and total abandonment to the Creator," says Michael. "We talk about that a lot in our band devotions. We know that the only way to find true peace, hope, love, joy and salvation is to let go of the things of this life. God calls us all to release those lesser things, to give them up so that our hands are empty and we're ready to receive those things that are good and eternal and from God. That's a truth we want to live by, and a truth we want to share, both on stage and off. For us, that's what TAIT is about."
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