Song of the Week XXV

This week, we have a song that was bound to be featured eventually, coming from Snow Patrol. The band's final track from A Hundred Million Suns is the song this week. Those familiar with this track know how truly amazing it is. Entitled The Lightning Strike: What If This Storm Ends?/The Sunlight Through the Flags/Daybreak, it runs at a total time of 16:18, or 5:10 for the first, 4:17 for the second, and 6:51 for the third part. Due in part to its sheer size, the song is a masterpiece. Sometimes it is viewed as excessive for the purposes it serves, but it all comes together for a continuous length of time. This song is one of my all-time favorites from Snow Patrol, and I'd like to give them their due credit for a great song. This feature will be back next week.