Creating "Flying Blind" was an experimental experience that provided me with a great deal of artistic spontaneity. I initially stumbled across an intriguing drum loop in the late fall of 2000 and immediately began building "Blind's" rhythm guitar parts into an ambient flow I simply could not put down.

I remember fusing the writing and recording of "Blind" during the blur of those hours, exploring the interplay between the lyrics and the musical expressions. I found myself operating through states of multiple consciousness, and the experience was extremely intoxicating. 

Afterwards, I realized that lyrically "Flying Blind" was a declaration to the nature of my life at the time. I still connect the song's philosophy to some of the guiding foundations, principles and forces at work in my life.

There is a sense of metamorphosis and a leap of faith embodied by "Flying Blind" which for me signify the journey of the record as a whole. When Chris and I took this song to hell and back over the winter of 2003, we discovered that we had stripped something down to its skeleton and built it back up again, tailoring it to our vision like the fit of a fine suit. This became the blueprint that enabled us to hone in on the record's core energy.