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any type of art can be used for the devil or god. I draw the line with tats as that will drew men to think one is lost. the current topic can be read on the forum and my op is given there.I can understand when older Christians say it, but I've been told by people my own age that metal is the work of the devil (not quite as bluntly as that, but you get the idea). I was just curious to know if there's an actual reason, or if it's just the general misunderstanding of something unfamiliar.
oh that is a subject. I have had some saved and lost tell me that about rap and metal. I then point to lyrics from the 60s songs. I will pick and easy one. elvis. rap is more blunt and yes vulgar then him but one cant subtle and still make the music say bad things aerosmith was a master at that.Fair point, but the lifestyles and lyrics of many pop artists are just as bad as those in metal or rock, yet they seem to condone that /:
from elvis' song In the Ghetto in the album,"Elvis In Person At The International Hotel" (1969)"In The Ghetto"
As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
it's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto
People, don't you understand
the child needs a helping hand
or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
are we too blind to see,
do we simply turn our heads
and look the other way
Well the world turns
and a hungry little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street as the cold wind blows
In the ghetto
And his hunger burns
so he starts to roam the streets at night
and he learns how to steal
and he learns how to fight
In the ghetto
Then one night in desperation
a young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto
As her young man dies,
on a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
another little baby child is born
In the ghetto
It's kind of a misunderstanding that metal only deals with dark or destructive themes, I've heard some of the most amazing love songs by metal artists. Bit I understand that, a lot of teens today don't really pay attention to what they listen to, and I suppose that's also hey metal is misunderstood. If they listened to the reasoning behind the songs them it might not be so badly judged. Try out Run Free by Asking Alexandria. Beautiful song.Maybe because so much of the metal has to do with hate, revenge and self indulgence including wild sex and the whole party scene.
I'm an old metal head and still like a good riff and an occational growl. But I noticed many don't listen to the lyrics and simply get caught up in the rythem. Meanwhile all them words are getting fed into their minds and they cant figure out why they feel the things they feel. Garbage in, garbage out.
My son is 14 and I don't like all the music he does. Some of it is banned from our home. But because of content... ever heard of colossis? They are about as heavy as it gets. Personally, I don't like the sound, but I don't have a problem with their message
That's sort of what I'm getting at, is that you'll find dark lyrics in any genreoh that is a subject. I have had some saved and lost tell me that about rap and metal. I then point to lyrics from the 60s songs. I will pick and easy one. elvis. rap is more blunt and yes vulgar then him but one cant subtle and still make the music say bad things aerosmith was a master at that.
but I have heard a few rap songs that echo this.
from elvis' song In the Ghetto in the album,"Elvis In Person At The International Hotel" (1969)
I don't listen to secular music, I choose not to as I am called by the lord not to do so. so I have been free to see what they all say. oh country music is dark, they just don't like to admit that.That's sort of what I'm getting at, is that you'll find dark lyrics in any genre
songs that glorify drug use. come on. does that really make sense to someone(I am not) who used drugs to listen to and quit? it to him would be like well I don't like candy, but I will smell it. taste it but not swallow it. pinks' song., my wife has a ton of secular songs, are full of anger. I don't need to listen to rage, I have that issue already from ptsd in the past and other things broke in my life. I don't need to to listen to songs about broken marriages, I have one.or he or she cheated on me. been there too.I'm not quite sure I understand how it brings death?