story behind hold her for king and country

'Cause I'm not there to stay close, keep watch, tell her she's not alone Hold her tonight Steady on, steady on, my love This shall soon pass Steady on, steady on, my love This shall soon pass Steady on, steady on, my love This shall soon pass Steady on, steady on, my love Hold her tonight And now it has become our mission, to lay down our lives for our King and our country."

Someone ran after her, hugged her, found her and changed her. "I was in Austin, TX for a show," Luke recalls. The For King and Country pair decided it would be befitting to include their wives, Courtney and Moriah, on the track. Neither of them want their wives to feel lonely without them while they’re on tour. We grew up doing stage managing, operating lights and singing background vocals for her." That's what makes art palatable is when the person who listens says that song is true to whoever wrote that song and so wherever it goes, we go. "You find this beautiful place to build a home, and once it's built you get to see the glory. "She hangs out with friends. It's been intense, but it's been remarkable," Joel says. The Smallbone's sister, Rebecca St. James, co-wrote three songs, including "Never Give Up." "'Joy' was the first song we sat down to write for the record," Joel says. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. The week we were coming up with the video concept both Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade had taken their lives. "I read a story about an explorer going to a new land. "Before the album dropped Oct. 5 via Word/Curb Records, For King & Country released videos for five songs. It could work for some, but I often joke that I'm not a good enough songwriter to write about something that doesn't mean something to me. It's hard to write a song like 'Joy' without a good feeling. "She was very influential in that song and that moment," Joel says of his sister, who was one of Christian music's most successful acts in the '90s. "For King and Country" was the battle cry of English soldiers willing to lay down their lives for their king and their country. We grew up doing stage managing, operating lights and singing background vocals for her. Why is this happening? "All the men were terrified of going into the unknown and he realized that even those boats were grimy, stinky and small, they wanted to stay on the boats because it was familiar. What we've worked for -- and whether or not we've succeeded we'll find out in a few months or a year -- but our hope that when it's heard and consumed there's an honesty and depth. Musicians' wives often serve as their muse, and throughout history that dynamic has been known to spawn some pretty sappy love songs. ​hold her The song began with a great melody and as they began writing the lyric, comparing marriage to being a pioneer, they decided it would be only natural to include Courtney and Joel's wife Moriah, who is also an accomplished Christian artist. It feels like you could touch it rather than conjuring up what the listener wants to hear, which sometimes us writers do that and it's dangerous.

"You can either make a cheeseburger of a song or sushi," he grins. I just felt this massive distance between us and I really missed her. I was like, 'What do you have the bottle of pills for?'" In the 1980s in America, 20% of the people claimed to be lonely. She said, 'I can't stop taking these pills. That was four years ago now. KB)” a song about forgiveness. Then it sort of reverses to a pinnacle moment where someone interacts with her. "Joel and I originally started singing this song, just him and I, and it was very weird," Luke explained.