TOMO FLASH completed project

#TomoPhotoADay

Thank you to all the Echelon who hung in there with me through the month of March. In honor of Tomo's #MarchPhotoADay on Twitter, we have been submitting a different photo of Tomo each day throughout this month. Below is the final project.

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT MOFO!! :) The Echelon LOVE YOU!



TOMO FLASH

The 'TOMO MISSION'

Tomo recently tweeted that he will be posting a pic for each day in March. I will be doing the same thing in Tomo's honor, and the pics will be completely TOMO related. Submit any photos with Tomo in them (It's ok if the other guys are in them too as long as Tomo is there). It should be fun. At the end of the month there will be a collage presented on this blog of every pic posted on Twitter in honor of the TOMO MISSION. I will also make sure it gets sent to the major websites as well as Jared, Shannon, and Tomo. So, stay tuned for the TOMO FLASH!!


*Make sure you send them to me on Twitter when posting the photos so I can collect them for the collage:  @crystalparlier

The power of the TRIAD

TRIAD PHOTOFLASH

I continue to be amazed at the participation from the Echelon Family! To the left was the photoflash instigated by 30SecondsToMars.com that a lot of us participated in via Twitter. I know I submitted 6 just by myself. It was actually a cool moment. I realized time was running out so I ran to the kitchen and starting pulling the fruit out of the fruit bowl. My Mom and little brother were standing there and stopped what they were doing to look at me like I was crazy. My brother said, "Uh....what are you doing?" I explained that there was a Triad photoflash going on and I was about to be too late. They both looked at me puzzled. I provided that it was an Echelon mission for my support to 30STM. My Mom dropped what she was doing and started pulling the coke bottles out of the refrigerator hurriedly. She said, "Here, I've got an idea." Before I knew it she had created a triad out of the coke bottles. We started taking pictures and grabbing other random objects at a hastened pace. It was like we were in a race that had to be won. We ended up with the 6 Triads you see here. One of those really cool, and rare, moments that you receive support out of nowhere for your undying love for MARS. :)



A Beautiful Lie...

"Lie awake in bed at night
And think about your life
Do you want to be different?
Try to let go of the truth
The battles of your youth
'Cause this is just a game

It's a beautiful lieIt's the perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful it makes me

It's time to forget about the past
To wash away what happened last
Hide behind an empty face
Don't ask too much, just say
'Cause this is just a game

(Oh Oh
The end of the world)

Everyone's looking at me
I'm running around in circles, baby
A quiet desperation's building higher
I've got to remember this is just a game

(So beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie
So beautiful, beautiful
It's a beautiful lie
So beautiful, beautiful...)"

The more I study the lyrics to these songs, the more they become relevant to me at this time in my life. They literally embrace me when I feel sad, lonely, discouraged, or lost. I know you Echelon can probably relate. In a world that can be so ugly, scary, and uncertain I seek refuge in the music. I literally go for a drive every night just so I can listen to MARS as loud as I want to in my car. I'm the one that looks crazy going down the road jamming out as though I'm standing in front of the stage at a MARS concert. People drive by looking at me like I'm crazy but I just don't care. It becomes my sanctuary. A safe place where I find myself swimming in the melodies and clutching the lyrics because I want so desperately for them to become part of my soul. I can just be me with no outside influences telling me I should conform. And one of the coolest parts about those moments is that I know all across the world there are other Echelon who also feel that intensity. It's in that moment I am no longer desolate.

The floor is yours, ECHELON

In an interview with Jared he is asked for his interpretation of the lyrics to one of the songs on the album. In sincere devotion to his own creative expression he simply replies that he doesn't like to give definitive interpretations because he wants people to be able to interpret the lyrics their own way. Each individual will interpret the lyrics differently depending on how they parallel to their own lives.

Having said that, what do the lyrics of this song mean to you? I think it will be interesting to see all of the different interpretations. There is no wrong answer. You have the ability to freely express how their music parallels to your life. The floor is yours, ECHELON

From Yesterday...

Possibly the greatest moment in a music video ever. Jared's vocal screaming abilities are truly majestic.

"From Yesterday it's coming

 From Yesterday the fear

 From Yesterday it's calling

 But he doesn't wanna read the message here."

**What is your interpretation of this song?**

"I tried to be someone else,

but nothing seemed to change.

I know now,

THIS IS WHO I REALLY AM!"

**Send me a comment if you like this. I would love the feedback.**