mˈɛsɪdʒ ɪz juːnˈiːk ɐmˌʌŋ fˈaɪv fɔːɹ fˈaɪɾɪŋ ˈælbəmz ɪn ðæt sˈɛvɹəl ʌv ɪts sˈɔŋz fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn nˈeɪmd kˈæɹɪktɚz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn bˌiːɪŋ stɹˈɪktli fˈɜːstpˈɜːsən bˈælədz.
Message is unique among Five for Fighting albums in that several of its songs focus on named characters (rather than being strictly first-person ballads).