Track 11: “What Have We Become” (Listen)
KM: This song has fictional scenarios, and is that moment in the process of creating a little more of a rock and roll edge in a song coming from the structure of a pop song. That’s a great example of where we’re at with the amalgamation of all the different talents. It’s like a band that has several songwriters, it develops this strange hybrid of styles. It’s a social commentary song and little bit of a rocker. It’s darker and deeper than the rest of the stuff.

Track 12: “Mind’s Eye” (Listen)
KM: This was taken from some of Billy Graham‘s messages. That is why we used parts of his sermon. Stylistically, I love the song a lot. It was probably one of our favorite moments live on the tour, because it had a really interesting vibe on stage. It was epic and theatrical. I loved the video on this live, as we tried to show the vastness of the universe behind us on stage.

Collins on “What Have We Become”/”Mind’s Eye”
TC: Those two songs, back-to-back, are epic. The two were recorded in a different studio, which is why they have a similar feel to them. They have an urban feel on top, and then were continuously built upon, to create more ear candy. I correlate those two songs with a place. It is sort of DC Talk’s “Abbey Road Medley,” that flows into “Alas My Love.” “Mind’s Eye” ­had a lot to do with “What Have We Become.” They were touring and Billy Graham asked them to perform at the crusade at the Georgia Dome. They asked if they could put Billy Graham’s voice on the Jesus Freak record. I picked through his sermons and used it as the bridge of the song. It lined up perfectly. The sample brought the song to where it was supposed to go.

Track 13: “Alas My Love” (Listen)
TC: John Mark Painter did that track with Kevin. It was based on a poem that Kevin had written and they made that into song. When it was brought to us, Toby and I loved it.

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