{"id":24028,"date":"2025-11-12T02:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=24028"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:05:21","slug":"like-anxiety-in-real-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/like-anxiety-in-real-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Like anxiety in real time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The official art for Eide\u2019s newest single, \u201cwhy, why, why.\u201d | Photo from @allison_eide on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 12 2025 | Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When most people think about non-secular music, they typically think of Hillsong United or Elevation Worship. Which, OK, is valid. Those two groups have dominated the worship music scene for years, with numerous controversies that have made them recognizable to anyone, regardless of their religious affiliation.
But with Generation Z entering the sphere of worship music, they have begun to shift from what is considered \u201ctraditional\u201d in the genre \u2014 mainly songs that one would hear sung in church or at a Bible study \u2014 to songs that are deeply emotional, personal and relatable.
From these artists, the best to emerge is Allison Eide.
Eide first came onto the music scene in 2020 when she released a cover of \u201cMary Did You Know\u201d with her father, Peder Eide. For the next three years, she released Christmas music until her first single, \u201cLove Who I Am,\u201d in late 2023. The song talks about insecurities and people pleasing, but through her faith, she knows who she truly is inside.
Eide didn\u2019t blow up overnight. Instead, she spent her time crafting her music and relating to the struggles modern Christians face: expectations on social media, struggles with mental health and the growing discord around faith.
In September 2024, however, Eide\u2019s music reached not just her usual Christian listeners but also those from other faiths or who may not be religious when she released her song \u201cTruth Is (Liar).\u201d
The song speaks of the lies that are put in our heads from outside sources and how they can be flipped on their head to prove the source wrong.
That energy comes through especially in the bridge, where Eide flips criticism into empowerment: \u201cYou list \u2019em off, everything that I\u2019m not \/ A-B-C, one, two, three, \u2018monologue\u2019 \/ But I list \u2019em off, everything that I got \/ Look at me, I\u2019m free and you\u2019re not.\u201d
This is the song that introduced me to her music, and every song from her discography has slowly infiltrated my playlists.
Eide\u2019s most vulnerable song, however, proves to be her newest single, \u201cwhy, why, why.\u201d
Released Nov. 7, 2025, it speaks about her father\u2019s death after his battle with cancer, as well as recounting the time she spoke to a young girl dying of AIDS. Across the song, Eide wrestles with silence \u2014 God\u2019s, the world\u2019s and her own \u2014 as she faces pain, suffering and the weight of mental health struggles.
It\u2019s a raw, tear-streaked reflection that strips away performance and pride. Eide knows what it means to question faith and still cling to it. In an October teaser, she shared a preview of the chorus with the caption: \u201cthe Lord is close to the brokenhearted. it\u2019s time we stop coming to Him like He isn\u2019t.\u201d
And honestly? I have yet to listen to it without being brought to tears. It\u2019s rare to find music that makes one feel seen in faith, doubts and grief, but Eide does exactly that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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