Dax is a Wichita artist that has always utilized his music to convey serious feelings. He has built up a large library of music over the years, and his project “Pain Paints Paintings” demonstrates who he really is. “God, Can You Hear Me?” is his newest song, and it feels like his best effort thus far. He started this song as part of a personal journey when he was twenty-five. It is a powerful message for the soul that goes beyond merely being a song. It is right in the midst of honest hip-hop and gospel music.
Dax spent four years in Nashville recording this song with his producer Erick Dillion. It sounds like a “modern-day psalm” or a prayer with a beat. The music in the background is silent and heavy at first, which makes you feel like you’re strolling alone in the dark. As the song goes on, other instruments join in, and you can hear a constant beat that sounds like a heart beating quicker when someone is in peril. This buildup depicts exactly how it feels when someone approaches their breaking point and ultimately lets go, leaving their problems to a greater force.
The best thing about this song is how it tells the truth about what it means to be human. It talks about how we have “two versions” of ourselves: the person we portray to the world and the broken person we are when no one is around. The song talks about the conflict that is going on inside us. It’s the sensation we get when we want to grow and be better, but our past errors and bad habits hold us back. Dax says that real healing doesn’t start until we are utterly exhausted of fighting alone and eventually seek for help with an honest heart.
This song also talks about something we all know: feeling alone even when there are people around us. It talks about how our own minds can feel like a prison at times. We all go through a “valley” in our daily lives. This is the hard middle ground between a problem and a win where we can’t see a way out. This song says it’s good to be “knee-deep” in a personal problem. It teaches us that being broken isn’t a bad thing; it’s the first step to becoming better.
In the end, “God, Can You Hear Me?” is a powerful way to let go. Dax is getting ready to play at CMA Fest this June, and he gives us a terrific bit of advice: “Quiet the noise of the world so you can hear God’s voice.” The ideal way to listen is to locate a quiet place, put on some excellent headphones, and allow the honest words to remind you that you don’t have to deal with your problems by yourself.
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