While I agree that the song slips up a bit with the lyrics, I can certainly understand them a good deal better than If I Die Young. They’re a little cheesy no doubt, but I think that we can forgive it since the entire arrangement of this song is just perfect. :)

I really appreciate that they aren’t afraid to be themselves, instead of turning to a more pop sound after achieving breakthrough success with “If I Die Young.”

I hope they stick with this formula for their sophomore album, because it works extremely well for them.

I only hope they can record some stronger songs for the next album though; material that can benefit so much from an organic true country sound could blow up with some great lyrics to match.

I got the album a few months ago and overall I like it. I even love the sound of “Hip to My Heart” which I see that JK thought was wretched. While it’s a lyrical piece of fluff, it has it’s place. Sometimes I just want a song that sounds good and requires no thinking. It’s the perfect type of song to put on a playlist after being emotionally drained by a sad song like Kathy Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been”.

First, what I like. I strongly echo the sentiment of Ben that this song is a pretty good when it comes to sound and style; it’s got a lot of sizzle there. I am completely sucked in from beginning to end by the bluegrass-esque production. I’ll always be a sucker with open ears and a soft heart for anything in today’s modern country universe that actually attempts to be a country song.

I’ll agree with virtually all of you though and say that the lyrics leave room for improvement. Swooning a guy with jars of sand and a couple lanterns full of fireflies is certainly something new to me. Not entirely sure what I’d do if I found out that someone who really liked me was going after my heart with those two items. Their is always room to try something new lyrically in a song, and they do it here, but it should also makes sense in the grand scheme. This doesn’t! Those two phrases are almost plain dopey in a non-charm inducing fashion. I don’t mean dopey as a slam either, merely a piece of hopefully constructive criticism.

The two separate phrases arise the same questions such as “who exactly is that phrase relating back to?” and “where is it’s added lyrical value to the overall theme?”. Words and phrases need be constructed in a manner so that the listener can know and ultimately feel the emotion the lyrics and full song are trying to elicit. Here, the general confusion related to the lyrical construction don’t relate back to the listener and nor fit the message as a whole.

When you’re spending a good amount of time as a listener in the dark, trying to figuring out why something doesn’t fit, then whatever it is has become a detraction from other qualities the song my have.

I see a little more variance this time around. B to C- seems like a pretty significant grade range.

The bridge is pretty col. I like Kevin’s “trippy” adjective for it. It’s definitely the most interesting part of the song.

I didn’t notice a vocal deficiency in Kimberly’s voice, though I did note the enunciation oddities.