 As well as providing social commentary , Odyssey Number Five also discussed love , a recurring motif in Fanning 's songwriting . Fanning noted that one of the causes of this was his passion for soul and gospel music , stating that he " listen [ s ] to a lot of soul music that 's unashamedly about love and how good it makes you feel " . Lead guitarist Ian Haug agreed , and also noted that the band as a whole were fully committed to Fanning 's lyrics , stating " It 's really important for us to agree with what Bernard is singing . " 
 As well as providing social commentary , Odyssey Number Five also discussed love , a recurring motif in Fanning <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>songwriting . Fanning noted that one of the causes of this was his passion for soul and gospel music , stating that he " listen [ s ] to a lot of soul music <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>'s unashamedly about love and how good it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>makes</mark></a> you feel " . Lead guitarist Ian Haug agreed , and also noted that the band as a whole <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> fully committed to Fanning <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>lyrics , stating " It 's really important for us to agree with what Bernard is singing . " 
As well as providing social commentary , Odyssey Number Five also discussed love , a recurring motif in Fanning  songwriting . Fanning noted dat one of da causes of this was his passion for soul and gospel music , stating that he " listen [ s ] to a lot of soul music 's unashamedly about love and how gud it make you feel " . Lead guitarist Ian Haug agreed , and also noted that the band as a whole was fully committed to Fanning  lyrics , stating " It 's really important fir us to agree with what Bernard is singin . "