Track four, “Resolution,” has sounded to many people like an apology, lead singer Justin Pierre explained. One person in particular was a girl he knew who would bring him food because he would forget to eat; however, Pierre had no recollection this was happening. “LGFUAD,” Pierre said, created a connection between a mother and her son when Commit This To Memory was left in their car’s CD player. The mother was appalled at first (the song opens with “Let’s get f--ked up and die”) but then became a fan. The first line of “Hold Me Down,” one of the most honest, heartbreaking songs the band has written ("I found a letter that said, 'I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words down'"), was prompted by a friend Pierre was living with. His friend, who overcame drug abuse and became an astrophysicist, left some writing that helped inspired the last song on the album.

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Writer Kayla Culver is studying multimedia journalism and public relations at Concordia College. Once she graduates she will be pursuing a career as a music journalist. She blogs irregularly at chameleonears.com. Photographer Bridget Bennett is a student at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities.

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