So earlier we had said that we were going to be a part of the eXtreme Tour this summer and that we were supposed to be recieving our tour dates soon... Well, we got a letter from the people at the eXtreme Tour that was very helpful to us in letting us know exactly why we will not be a part of it this year. after reading it we feel it is for the best and know that God has a plan for our future.

Here is that letter if you want to better understand:


As I assume you were already aware of, we have been trying to work out a slot for you on this year's tour. However, as it stands at this point (and this is the time that Sonicbids has required us to make the official final decision), we do not have slots for you. Having said that, i do believe that there is a good chance that this could change in the near or semi near future. I would like to find a place for you if one arises. the slots are full now, but life being what it is, we often have slots open back up. For that reason, I am placing you on a backup list of bands that we will contact when a slot opens up. You will have the option of accepting or rejecting that slot based on your availability. Here is the bottom line after our panel had listened to your music: We liked your music, and believe you have potential. You actually were in a pool of artists that we almost selected for the core of this Summer's tour, and we believe are only going to get better and that we would like to have with us in the future. This year was not possible though due to the effort we make to blend the bands that are selected so that they complement each other. There simply were other bands from your genre that we felt were a better fit at this time, at the level they are currently at. However, beyond any slots that may open back up for the tour this year, Extreme Tour Events has some other projects coming up that we may be able to use you for. We have added your EPK to the list of artists we will consider for those opportunities. We will contact you in the near future should we decide to use you for those events. Thank you again for your application. We also have decided that we would like to assist you in your development if you will allow us to. We would like to make an investment in you as we believe that we may in fact reap the benefits of that investment when we potentially have you with us in the future. If you feel led, we would like to develop long term relationship with you, and we would like to serve you by assisting you through the contacts and relationships we have developed within the Industry over the years. With this in mind, We have secured a couple of opportunities for you. We have secured invitations for you to participate in two different workshops and development sessions with our Industry Associates and friends. Both of these opportunities are highly valuable. The first is during the GMA Music Week Workshop we are doing for bands that we did select. This event is called The Objective. The Objective event will feature consultation and teaching from some of the biggest and most influential people in the Christian Music Industry. We would like to offer you seats at that closed door session as well as having offered them to the artists that we did select. This event will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, and will be on April 21st, at Michael W. Smith's Rocketown Facility. There is no charge to participate, and you may have already been contacted and may have secured seats. If you have not yet secured seats, and would like to, please e-mail us at XTAdmin@GMail.Com with your RSVP, along with the number of seats you will need. The second opportunity we would like to include you in if you desire is a longer session that our selected artists have been invited to, also in Nashville, being held at the end of the Summer when the tour ends. This workshop and by invitation seminar will also be attended by the A&R staff of most of the major labels. You will have the opportunity to showcase for these folks, guaranteed, and you will receive consultation feedback from them after your performance, as well as the opportunity to build your own relationship with these folks, which may develop into even more opportunities for you down the road. There is a cost for this second opportunity so that the venue can be paid for that you will showcase in. Please let me know if you want to RSVP for that event. You need to RSVP for this by no later than the end of July. What I would recommend is that you participate in both opportunities. Attend the Objective and receive the advice from our Industry friends that will help you develop over the Summer. Then, at the end of the Summer, having applied that advice, attend this other invitation only workshop and showcase and perform for these folks again. Let's see where that takes you. Just please keep us in mind and set time aside for us in the future as you develop. We look forward to working with you as you develop, and we hope you remember us when you indeed have graduated to the next step in your Calling and career, We would ask you to keep us appraised of the development of your music and career. We would like to consider you for next year's tour possibly as we believe you will probably only develop and improve. So, this is not a no, it's a "not now". Please do stay in touch. I will watch for your response regarding these other opportunities. Ted Bruun, and the Extreme Tour Team

Staring down a blank pathway,

Into what will be my future,

I don't know what will come,

And I don't know what to do here,

I pray for the best of times,

But I fear the worst,

This paranoid state of mind,

Is my one true curse,

 

I scream these words,

Hoping someone will feel my pain,

I don't know if I'll ever truly,

Live again,

 

Things seem to be just fine,

But I still feel nothing,

How can I find true joy,

If I hold onto the pain?

 

Take this away from me,

I'm reaching for the door,

But my fear has a hold of me,

As it did the night before,

I just want to escape,

I can see the light,

But I'm held back by these chains,

 

Won't you be my escape?

You are the light,

So break away these chains.

I hear the sound of this empty heart beat,

Wash over me,

In the dead of silence,

I find my calling,

I no longer find satisfaction,

From the masked faces in front of me,

Drown out by this sea of loneliness,

And depressing waves that crash over me,

 

I am alone,

So I absorb these bullets,

Into my rough metal exterior,

Hoping to someday feel no pain,

And stop being inferior,

 

I felt a paralyzing fear,

No longer recognizing the man in the mirror,

As the fear in his eyes,

Sent shivers down my spine,

It's funny how you can find sorrow without heartache,

And pleasure in pain,

Says the boy who lost both his face and his name,

 

(chorus)

 

This fiery pit engulfs everything around,

We forgot who we were,

As we started our descent down,

Now we are here on the bottom,

With nothing left,

The lust has cost us all sense of dignity, decency, true love and respect…

 

Now I stand here alone,

Flesh stripped to the bone,

As I'm losing the will to survive,

Can you carry me home?

I've been left here alone,

Not sure why I'm still alive,

 

We are through,

I can't trust you,

I can't trust you anymore

Save me God,

I'm alone,

Save me God.

I cant do this alone.

A rusty dull kitchen blade,

Or a box cutter,

But either way,

These are a part of your masquerade,

To hide your face,

To disguise your pain,

You lie to me,

When I hear you say,

It's just a phase you'll be okay,

 

I cant take u hurting yourself anymore,

You take the blade into your room and shut the door,

 

And it will be alright,

I swear it will be alright,

You just need,

The strength for one more night,

But you don't know,

 

Blood was shed,

To set you free,

From shedding your own,

 

She walks away from her mother,

She argues no more,

She walks away from her abusive father,

He can harm her no more,

She walks away from her life,

The stench plagues her no more,

She walks away with a knife,

To her room and shuts the door,

 

And I cant take,

The thought that you wont be here any more,

I wish I could save you,

Before you blood reaches the floor,

 

And it will be alright,

I swear it will be alright,

You just need,

The strength for one more night,

But you don't know,

And it will be alright,

I swear it will be alright,

Wish I could,

Save you on your last night,

So bad you don't even know,

 

So listen up

 

Blood was shed,

To set you free,

From shedding your own,

His grace and,

His love are free,

So don't shed your own,

Just bow your head,

Get on your knees,

And he will carry you home.

Forked tongue slips past the lips,

Breathe forth these lies,

Sinking sand I'm walking in,

You promised me life,

The snake brings forth the apple,

And I take a bite,

 

[chorus]

Made from dust and to dust I will return,

I can see the sun just outside,

Brought down by lust my unfaithful return,

This pit it blocks the outside,

 

My name is changed To: Far Gone,

That's what they call me now,

At lest I'm sure they would if they only knew,

Just how far I've come undone,

Once again I taste the apple,

This grueling bitter taste I take a bite,

I took the bite,

 

(Chorus)

 

This is my final test,

Before I'm dead and buried,

To see if I've lived my best,

To see if my cross I have carried,

Swallowed up in this pit of lies,

Concealing the truth in its black,

New name and face I despise,

I'm breaking out with this final attack,

 

The snake brings forth the apple,

Will I take the bite?