The lyrical bent of the song speaks of the country's past racism that still "runs through our veins" and cries out from the ground.

[4] Jon Foreman intended for the song to be part of the answer to that, saying that it is like "rising above the constant gnawing of past wrongs" and declaring Love as "the reconciliation.

"[5] So he wrote the song intentionally avoiding historical plotlines, while instead attempting to "make an impressionistic sketch" of the story.

[5] "The Sound (John Perkins Blues) is a very important song for us as a band.

"[6] A music video for the song was directed and was available on iTunes on the same day Hello Hurricane was released featuring live footage and taken from the Live at Spot X in-studio performances, included in the Making of Hello Hurricane DVD.

It is the band's third-highest showing on this particular survey, behind 2004's "Meant to Live" and 2011's "Dark Horses", which both reached No.