Well,I would like to see what do you think about the book :)
As a musician,I completely agree with your comment about music.Mozart himself said that the magic of music is not in the notes,but in the silence/space in between them
Which songs did you listen?Songs from first two albums are classic Death Metal lyrics(killing,mutilating,slaughtering etc.).Album "Spiritual Healing" is an album that exposes the flaws of religion(but is not turned against the religion itself).From "Human" onwards,Chuck writes about deep spiritual stuff,some I still try to understand.Lyrics from the band I personally like the most are from the songs "Symbolic" and "Perennial Quest". Symbolic is a song about life in general(as far as I have figured out),where Chuck describes us(or to be more accurate,reminds us)the magic and fullfillment with life we experience as children." Heroes were so real,their magic frozen in time".Perennial Quest is either about a search for hapiness,or a search for the Truth.But i'd rather say it's about hapiness,because the Bible tells us the location of Truth in my favourite quote from the book:" The Kingdom is within you".By the way,I take it as a great compliment that you compared me to Chuck :)
I think I understand what are you saying.A wise man once said:"You don't need to experience the pain you feel.It is you who puts you in that situration because in reality,you are your worst enemy".That is what are you saying,right?