The Ugly People versus The Beautiful people

So, a few weeks ago, I put on a friend onto The Czars. All it took is one track and she was hooked.

Made me think of how hard I was hit by their music. The music is languid, emotional and propvol of soothing melodies... however, what is striking about this album is how sad it makes me everytime I listen to it. One other band that does this to me is Coldplay (And I got to see them here in Johannesburg! Stunning concert).  The Ugly People vs The Beautiful People is a beautiful album with beautiful, sad and haunting words...

I'm the remains of what used to be a human
The transformation perfectly formed by something else
The skin, the bones, the insides falling down around you
The creature that you seem to be is a copy of something else

Baby did you try to speak, did you try to understand me?
No I'm not mad at you, just thought you were with someone else
I asked a question once but I didn't hear the answer
Did you even realize what you put back on the shelf?

But what got me is Lullaby 6000... Simple words, nothing complicated... So you are forced to let the music wash over you...

See my smile
I can hear your voice
coming from another room
in another land in a house
in a corner of my heart

So be quiet
Don't make a sound
Do not blink now
Don't look down

You don't know
you'd never ever know
I've forgotten all my lines
I feel like a fool in a cold
I don't even know myself
anymore

Come to me lay down beside me
and close your eyes kiss me sleep
for tonight

Wiki says the band was formed in 1994 in Denver by John Grant and Chris Pearson. They released six studio albums, one EP, and three singles in the duration of their career. After the release of Goodbye in 2004, five of the six members of The Czars left the band over the span of nine months, leaving John Grant as the sole member of the band. After the exit of the other members, John Grant continued to tour under the name before deciding to pursue a solo career.

I guess artists still suffer for good music.