30 Seconds to Mars - This Is War

I believe in nothing

Not the end and not the start

I believe in nothing

Not the earth and not the stars

I believe in nothing

Not the day and not the dark

I believe in nothing

But the beating of our hearts

I believe in nothing

100 suns until we part

I believe in nothing

Not in sin and not in god

I believe in nothing

Not in peace and not in war

I believe in nothing

But the truth in who we are

This album really resonates with me. Literally, and figuratively. While many of the lyrics don't seem incredibly profound or deep, they exude a simple air of quality. Jared Leto's voice and the backup choir of fans give a special something to the music I haven't heard in recent memory. If you've looked at 30 Seconds to Mars before and didn't like them, now is the time to look again.

Watch the Kings and Queens music video. Maybe it's just my imagination or bias for liking the band, but they seem to care. They put more into their music (and Mr. Leto, with his film experience, creates amazing videos under the auspices of Bartholomew Cubbins, a fantastic Dr. Suess reference) than other bands. They're conscious of the world and what they're doing in it. They make statements without beating people over the head.

To the leader, the pariah, the victim, the messiah

This is war

Fighting is not always a bad thing. If necessary to create the kind of world we want, let's do it. Do what you want to do, not what anyone tells you do to. Stand together. Whatever you may believe in, fight for it.