[74] While faith has influenced the band's music, Sturm said that she does not believe that necessarily makes Flyleaf strictly a Christian band. [7] In October, the EP was released to stores (as Flyleaf), spawning their first official single and video for the EP version of "Breathe Today". You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. The lead singer of these songs was Sturm. The "The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living" book description reads: "The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her old life ended. [14] Flyleaf also contributed a cover of the song, "What's This?" Subscription from $10.83/month Also a remix of the song "I'm So Sick" is on the Soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Extinction. They were signed after the showcase, and on January 7, 2004, Octone Records' website announced their arrival to the label. [77], Former lead vocalist May has felt the band's fans believe she's "not Christian enough" despite professing to be a Christian. The group initially updated their social media with an image titled Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm along with the caption, Arise and be all that you dream. The post got fans questioning whether or not a reunion was really on the way. An avid reader, Flyleaf guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya was so moved by Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables' and John Eldredge's 'Wild at Heart' that he wrote a song about them. She admitted she often asks herself how much she was a true atheist or whether she was just angry with God. And she wonders how much the disbelief of other atheists is rooted in anger towards God too. Rivista DI Filologia e Altra Medievalistica - Academia.edu Registered in England and Wales 5090917, Christian Today, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN, Evangelical church redirects payments after CofE gay blessing vote, Evangelical church pursues alternative oversight after CofE same-sex blessing vote. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. View Flyleafs Twitter post regarding the reunion below. Flyleaf Guitarist Inspired by Hugo, Eldredge Books - Noisecreep [42] He and Seals, along with P.O.D. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. Lacey Sturm - State of Me (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - YouTube Their hit single, I'm So Sick, is telling in and of itself that there was a great deal of underlying pain (1). See the band's posts confirming Sturm's reunion below. [7] The couple have three sons together. Sturm left the band Flyleaf in 2012 to start a family. [41] Bhattacharya would tour with P.O.D. May took over lead vocals that same year and recorded one album with the band, 2014's Between the Stars, before ultimately leaving in 2016 to spend more time with her family. They waited for two days in their van at a truck stop for a phone call about an Octone showcase. So I remember looking at my son after Rich had passed and just wondering to myself, if this was the last year I had with my son, how would I spend it?