I AM ... THE ECHELON!

It started just simple: a lazy midday back in 2008 when I didn't have anything really interesting as I listened to a song on the radio. I was laying on my bed, while both ears of mine were capturing the most significant tune of the day: "The Kill". The thing which attracted me the most was the high pitch of Jared Leto's screaming in the song. Amazing! A clear and finely-tuned screaming; high and long enough to match the whole song just nicely.

Totally, I was stunned.

All of a sudden, Thirty Seconds to Mars was everything I wanted to know. A constant feeling and determination which never has gotten away. Up until now. Six damn years later. I don't seem to find ones around me who are also fanatics and love their songs, as much/crazy as I am. Most of the time, my big sisters will look at me like psycho and wonder how in the hell that I come to love the band and their loud music.

The one thing I know for sure: happiness. It matters that I am happy to love the band and their music.

To my ears, somehow, their songs just sound strong, meaningful, beautiful, and, as always, entertaining. I shed tears, eventhough their songs are never typcally sad songs. I smile brightly, eventhough their songs are not typically upbeat songs. Just, the way the music sounds, the way the lyric tells me, the screaming, the heavy drums, the rock beats, the beautiful videos, the Echelon; it all simply brings out the emotions within me. Dramatic, deep, heavy, and awesome in rock way.

It makes me moved inside.

It makes me feel like I am finally somewhere I have been looking for all these times.

Where I belong,

To the Echelon.


[ "Do or Die" - 2013 ]

And the best thing about being the Echelon is the positive sentiment which stays within me; that I am happy to know that there are amazing fanatics out there and that I am happy listening to Thirty Seconds to Mars' songs with love.

Yeah, L-O-V-E.

Some may think it is too much; but the way I admire them is not only because they are worth it, but also because Allah is great for letting me have them in my life. It goes right back to The Almighty.

Being the Echelon is everything I mean it.

I have been a differ kind of person from others. Few say that I am unique, most say that I am weird/odd. I don't mind, but I really need to feel secured and supported. The band and its music have shown me that human struggle and self-determination which exude through their lyrics are meant to make me feel accepted, even for myself. The band and the Echelon help me to be alive, strong, positive, better (person) and, most importantly, happy.

[ "Closer To The Edge" - 2009 ]

Thirty Seconds to Mars is not just musical gods, but the fact that they concern a lot about environmental/social issue makes me even go crazier for them. I can't deny it. Their music is amazing, their fans are wonderful, and their eco-friendly dedication is real and awesome!

Most of the time, when I feel like I should marry someone like Nicholas Saputra (seriously?!) for being environmentally aware, and that's cool, despite the fact that it is absurd and does sound bizzare; or when I feel like how it's never easy to just breathe and realize that the simple priority in life such as spending the dime for meal each day is always one of my biggest concerns for it leads me to think about what I should do / what I have done to make life of mine and those people on earth much better, and that's horrible; I turn up the volume to their songs, because I need the urgent relief I always feel after enjoying them.

I need it to help me open my eyes, heart, and mind; I need it to make me act the real actions, to catch my dreams.

My being into them is essential.

And, how am I gonna explain it?

Breathtaking.

It is the word to explain how I feel about Thirty Seconds to Mars.



[ "Kings and Queens" - 2009 ]

It is always breathtaking when watching their music videos. It is always breathtaking when listening to their songs. It is always breathtaking when witnessing how the Echelon get together.

It is always so breathtaking that I always have a hard time breathing and holding back my tears, which most of the time, is a big failure.

It all is breathtakingly about the energetic live performance, philosophical lyrics, and concept. The band has it all in awesome ways.

And, the band has the Echelon.

And, I am one of them. Proudly.

Pictures: courtesy of Thirty Seconds to Mars' music videos (captured pictures), private documents