These words spoke to me today and I felt encouraged to share. This is the Friday edition to my heavy metal words of encouragement!
"Paramount"- August Burns Red Song link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w55YCDzZjvA
Are you walking through fire? You have a friend. Are you stuck in a nightmare? My friend, you have a light to make it end. ..... You have hope, you have us. We can put it all back together. You have hope. We have trust in You. Don't bury your ability. Don't give up on your strength. Regret makes you a marionette, Holding the strings, not letting you forget. Do not be weary! Find a path through the night. Do not be weary! Your strength will give you sight. All around are thieves. Oppression their regime. Look past your reflection, In another's direction. You have all you need from your imperfections. You're the silent minority. The compliant authority. Anyone can rip others apart. So reassemble the broken parts. ...... Face tomorrow, face tomorrow. Settle your yesterdays. Your future, your future, Is too bright to burn out. Forget the things they want you to believe. Forget the things they want you to become. On your back are the injured. They'll never determine your outcome. Walking through fire. You have a friend. Stuck in a nightmare. A light to make it end. You're the Hero who can show us, Our tragedy is not tragic We are not alone, You are by our side. Remind us how to fly.
It's come to my attention of late, and especially through connection of this song, that us anons were created by God Himself for this exact moment in time. To show the normies and others that they shouldn't believe the lies that the masters of deceit have told us. To show them that we shouldn't become what they want us to become; godless slaves for their abominable system. There are going to be confused masses, people who don't understand what's happening. They'll be walking through fire like the rest of us, but we know who's in our corner. The injured will be carried on our backs through the storm as the strength of God holds us steady as a rock, weathered but not fallen. It is paramount that we push onward for those who cannot press on. Our "tragic" sacrifice is not tragic at all, but the love of the King flowing through us to others as we guide and protect them moving forward. "Do not be weary!" Don't give up on your ability or your strength! Christ is the Hero that will show us the way! And He will teach us how to fly once more.
God never said how to praise Him, just to song praises to Him. The genre is unimportant, the message is what matters. I found the lyrics fitting to the current day. Edit: metal isn't for everyone, but I wanted to highlight throuh this post and future posts that heavy metal isn't inherently "satanic". There's plenty of christian metal bands out there, and lots of them you wouldn't know unless you see the lyrics. It's a niche genre that needs more positive attention than it gets. But that's my opinion as a metal head. Rock on fren
"There's plenty of christian metal bands out there, and lots of them you wouldn't know unless you see the lyrics."
One must "see" the lyrics? Kinda defeats the purpose.
It's like hiding your light under a bushel. Why obscure the message of Christ?
I know all about metal...lost a friend to that Scandinavian death metal...lost his fkn mind. Killed himself.
No, not really. Fans of music often learn the lyrics of their favorite artists so they can sing along or follow along. And like any genre, there's bad apples (see lil Nas as reference), but that doesn't mean the entire genre as a whole is bad. That's blanket categorization, which is what the liberals do. Artists as individual bands or whatever, all have their own unique message. In the end the devil seeks to make all things in his twisted image, but the reality is that all forms of people with all forms of musical interest can glorify God in their own unique way. To create music that praises the one true God in all His might. After listening to metal over the course of the last 10 plus years, I've learned to understand what they say just by listening. Whatever your musical preference, how can we deny someone's right to sing praises to the King of all in their own way? I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, but it takes more than musical interest in bad apple bands to make someone go off their rocker. And if it did, then your friend was too deep into it and needed more help than he was getting from those around him. I hope he rests in peace fren
Indeed he was susceptible and evil found his weaknesses.
Been listening to RnR since 68 and still can't understand all the lyrics!
BUT, if I was in a Christian band, as an exception to other music, I would WANT the lyrics/message to be understood, so as to glorify God.
I guess that's my point.
Rock on.
I understand your point, but music reaches out to all people. It's a universal language. If metal heads see mainstream christian music and go "wow that's boring and fruity. They all remake the same songs!" (not knocking on main stream christian music, but it's kinda true post Steven Curtis Chapman and mercy me hits imo) Then they won't listen to music that glorifies God. That's partially why I stopped listening to it as a kid. Music of all genres should reach people of all musical tastes, especially for the purpose of praising the King. Rock on my dude. Good rock talk 👍