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11. “Sympathy”

Remember when I said “Big Blue” had some country-western influences? “Sympathy” definitely has some Spanish-sounding influences and I am here for it. The pace of the instrumentals gives the song a feeling of urgency that the message must be important. It’s a look at religious sympathy and what that means for specific religions.

Favorite Lyric: “Desperate for an enemy but too afraid to kill...”