This song is the first of several to regard the widow's plight. It also regards the messenger’s motives, finding no delight as the harbinger of death, but becoming the weeping prophet. Musical imagery abounds as the violin represents the wandering sorrow of the prophet, the sparse piano strikes the unrelenting passage of time, the acoustic guitar is the constant voice of the messenger from beginning to end, and the driving toms and arpeggiator signal the call to siege as the people turn away. [Lam. 1, Jer. 8]
Where the Wise...
The closing movement of the opening trilogy is the most technical music and harshest lyric. The music itself delivers a message alongside the lyric, as instrument choices shift from dire warning to pronounced judgement mid-verse. The chorus reflects a modernized four-horsemen-western feel and the bridge pulsates the frantic helplessness of impending doom.
Jeremiah's record is an indictment against self sufficiency. "The wise...the