I Got To Get Out of Here

Eclectic, diverse, different, zany, acutely extrovert, you may even call his style irreverent (although that would be a stretch too far), but whatever adjective you choose to label Tye Tribbett, there's one attribute that is undeniably present: anointing.

In the Old Testament the word anointing simply meant a mark or smear that was placed on someone to indicate to the community that the Spirit of God was resting upon that individual for a particular purpose. (In the New Testament all of us have that "mark", The Holy Spirit, who is the anointing of God, often referred to as the "seal")

With a smorgasbord of musical styles and genres that are intentionally, intricately, and masterfully woven together to produce a sound that is devoid of cultural and ethnic limitations, Tribbett's latest offering does not disappoint musically or lyrically.

My favorite song is "The Prodigal Son." Check out the lyrics here. There's a portion of this song where a certain diminished chord is used to reflect the feeling of the words, "I got to get out of here I got to get out of here, I wanna be with you."

The great thing about this song is that Tye takes you back to when he was that prodigal son. You can hear it in the lyrics. You can feel it in the music and instead of marveling at the lyrics and musical composition you find yourself engaged in self-reflection with the Spirit of God reminding you of the "hidden pig pens" of your own life. That's when music is anointed, when it moves past the outer court (the flesh), into the inner court (the soul), and on to where God speaks, the holy of holies (the spirit).