Life can be truly obnoxious, and no amount of accomplishment or material possession can make one feel better. You start to feel down and despise yourself so much that you can’t look at yourself in a mirror. Your broken self-image only gets fixed when you see its reflection through someone else—someone who knows how to embrace your insecurities, fears, and vulnerabilities and who loves you unconditionally with all these things, not despite them. The miraculous duo, for KING + COUNTRY, knows that, believes that, and has utilized their talents to portraying it all in their mesmerizing single “Love Me Like I Am.”
This marks the first time I’ve written about a band that I encountered independently rather than through my job! I’ve been listening to their music for a while now since I learned about the duo when I listened to their song “God Only Knows,” which caught my attention when it got played by chance. I fell in love with the song right away and was astonished by how they could make quality-sounding music with introspective spiritual sensations.
For those of you who don’t know; for KING + COUNTRY is made up of the multi-Grammy Award-winning brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone. The Australia-born, Nashville-based artists make music that wins awards, but more importantly, they have the capacity to touch people’s cores and turn boorish hearts into flourishing seeds of hope.
“Love Me Like I Am” was originally released on their latest album, “What Are We Waiting For?” As for this mesmerizing version, it features the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter and actress, Jordin Sparks, and Curb | Word Entertainment recording.
Sonically, the song bursts with life and charges your soul with a pleasant feeling. The zealous instrumentation sings, with the melodic, sincere vocals depicting both wistful, shaky emotions in the verses and grateful, spirited emotions in the chorus. Having sensational male and female harmonized vocals gave the track an aesthetic, profound touch. When it comes to the rich lyrical content that has been sung soulfully, it feels like an intense prayer that conveys a frustrating reality and gently converts it into a hopeful ambiance.
If you are a believer, you’ll be immersed in the raw emotions of “Love Me Like I Am” and feel its graceful, serene energy through its vivid rhythm and passionate vocal performance. If you don’t believe in God and his limitless love for humanity, I’m not going to argue with that, but you at least believe in how loving each other could make life differ. However, if you’re lacking the warm shade of love in your life, in any form, this song might ignite the flame for you.