and then make what has got to be the fastest, most obvious change-of-subjects ever? kek
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I haven't listened to them much, so no. Just a few of the early albums I came across. You seem to know them very well?
I'll just say one thing:
There is one song in particular, that I always found extremely moving. "I bet my life". I don't think it's overt, but the lyrics map 100% onto the experience of a sinful person being saved and rescued by Christ.
I don't know much about them, though.
Listening to those songs you listed, I think there are other ways to interpret the songs. Yours seems to be a particularly negative interpretation. There's adrenaline, but how is that adrenochrome?
"An epoxy to the world and the vision we've lost."
Someone that helps the world connect and wake up to how far we've fallen away.
The lyrics could very easily be describing his own flawed state and yet, by striving nonetheless to make something out of it and serve the world, he can "leave the body and my soul to be a part of thee, I do what it takes" aka die with a good conscience when he finally meets his maker.
Not as advocating something, but as describing something. Artists will often portray or describe a thing in order to give a message. I mean, did Mozart intend to inspire people to be like Don Giovanni, when he depicted Don Giovanni as being dragged into hell?
I see so much literal and actual demonic stuff in the music world out there, but I don't get that vibe from imagine dragons. Maybe it just depends on how you interpret the words. Some people look at DJT and see nothing but evil....
I think there are other ways to interpret what the lyrics are saying. Are they advocating for this? or describing it?
Metaphor is really big and a powerful tool in all forms of literature, which song lyrics are. Taking "an oath by the blood on my hand" as a literal reference is an interpretive choice. Likewise, describing demonic reality is not the same as advocating for it.
That said, even a cursory look at ID landed me watching an interview with one of them (I guess the lead) by good ol' Epstein temple recreation set owner whatshername ... "Ellen" where he's advocating for acceptance by the Mormon community of LGBTQ etc, which is essentially satanic, so maybe you are right.
Not sure about what seems to be a very literal interpretation of "making a deal with the devil", but who knows.
No, I wrote that the I bet My Life song is overtly God or Christ oriented, but to me it maps very clearly on to that.
Either way, people change, and in the music sphere, as in most spheres, the devil is always advancing corruption.
I'm not that heavily invested in ID either way, and I also think one easily become preoccupied with the dark and the satanic if one chooses to focus on that, which is extremely hazardous itself.
Note: I appreciate the response.
I recall seeing a strange short vid from the lead vocalist in that weird time during 2020 (right around when tom hanks appeared to go MIA and a few key hollweirds like david spade were seemingly trying to comm with each other about it, indicating to me that hollywood was being at least partially hunted down at that point) where he attempted to convey the existence of the 'illuminati' and warned about it in a pretty vague way, but it would be near impossible to find. It seems most of these low level cult types aren't actually satanists whatsoever and were simply greedy for fame with a lot of regret after the fact; doesn't excuse them for what they have indeed done in dealing with the globos, but something to consider.