This Album Changed Me, But...August Burns Red "Redemption" // Christian Lyrical Analysis
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- I can hear the knuckles crackin and the keyboards clackin. Or am I just too in my own head?
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0:00 - 0:36 DING
0:36 - 6:52 Music video
6:52 - 9:41 Falling in love with this band
9:41 - 12:27 The lyrics
12:27 - 15:21 If I could be so bold...
15:21 - 16:29 My hope for you, outro
Original video: • Redemption
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Lyrics:
I trust in you for life to live, and air to breathe
Purity fills my lungs
I trust in you for life to live, and air to breathe
Purity fills my lungs
I no longer live in solitude
No longer bound
My heart beats with great devotion
This is the start to a new beginning
I no longer live in solitude
No longer bound
My heart beats with great devotion
This is the start to a new beginning
On my knees praying for mercy
Hands raised high, humble and broken
Wanting your grace
Wanting your security
Memories of laying face down
Motionless, with such a hollow feeling inside
Soon I would end this life I was living
I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands
I am a fallen victim
I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands
I am a fallen victim
I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands
I am a fallen victim
I am just a man with a heart and sinful hands
I am a fallen victim
Lord, show me the way
Let my words be your words
Let my thoughts be your thoughts
Let my words be your words
Let my thoughts be your thoughts
I ask of you Father
To you, I give my praise
To you, I give my praise
To you, I give my praise
Show me the way
Take me in your arms
Never let me go
I trust in you for life to live, and air to breathe
Purity fills my lungs
I trust in you for life to live, and air to breathe
Purity fills my lungs
Lord, show me the way, as I give myself to you
Never let me go
Hold me with your everlasting love
Be my strength
Be my voice
Be my glory
Set me free
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So cool to see this song being reacted to! I found it through a popular cod montage called extol.
This got served up in my recommendations. I really dig your style and your analysis! God bless, brother
Thanks brother, welcome!
Your video popped up in my feed. Was curious as I'm not a religious person. Opposite one could say. Ha. But I'm not here to bash anything. Point is, what I loved about ABR is they were openly Christian yet toured with alot of secular bands and weren't super preachy. And now there's a few members who aren't Christian at all anymore and I think openly atheist but the band is still together. It's nice to see a band not break up because of different religious views. Same happened to Underoath and I think Devil Wears Prada.
Point is, nice to see a band who were strictly Christian turn into a band wirh different viewpoints and not break up because of it.
Welcome to the channel!
These guys have made some great music, and it's definitely significant that they've been a cohesive group for so long. I just have a much different view (as you probably gathered) in that if you are a Christian in a band, your views should be coming through in the lyrics, talking at shows, etc. I'll have a lot to say about that when I get around to my Underoath video lol, cause that seems like an even starker example. But thanks for clicking and discussing!
"Spirit Breaker" is my 100% favorite ABR song and the inspiration I draw from, any second I feel darkness closing
It's a pretty good one. Can I ask if you're a Christian?
@@MetalSharpensMetal Yes I am
@@kylelong9176 Cool man. I found myself getting a little confused with the messaging in ABR songs after Messengers. Seemed like the clarity was going down over time. Not sure if you noticed any of that.
Nice. Beauty of Tragedy?
Thanks man. Is that one of your favorites of theirs?
Hey! Just found your channel and really enjoy the format. As far your critique of ABR's lyrics over time - whether or not their lyrics are more vague and less gospel centered is an objective thing that can be measured, so I think that you can say pretty certainly that they have. However, I don't think it's fair to attribute that change to a fear of man. It could be the reason, or it could not be. I believe that the verses you refer to in the video could be perfectly applied here! Are the bands lyrics now heretical? Has the band denounced their faith? If no, then show grace. Don't attribute the change of lyrics to sin (fear of man over God). I believe the Bible is clear on brothers showing brothers grace in these areas and always giving benefit of the doubt.
Hey, welcome to the channel! Thanks for the thoughtful comment too. I'm not trying to kick them out of the kingdom by any means, but (if I were talking to them) would be prompting them to examine their own hearts about it. I agree I can't mindread and don't know for certain if they fear man. But those verses I mentioned don't preclude us from pointing out concerning issues in brothers.
I had a thought experiment the other day to help describe some of my confusion. Take the motivational lyrics from a secular band of non Christians and compare them to some of the bands that call themselves Christian. Compare a whole album even. Would you have a good indication which band is which? If not, it points to a faith that might be trapped in the band's ribcage, rather than an outstretched candle like their artwork shows.
@@MetalSharpensMetal We agree that their music has become less gospel centered over time. I would just disagree that the reason for that change is because they are in someway more ashamed of the gospel than they used to be. It could be the reason, or it could not be! If your brother sins, absolutely - call him to repentance. I'm just throwing out a general warning of immediately attributing the reason of something to be sinful. Very difficult to explain this over text, I'm sure we are talking passed each other to some extent. lol
@@kontainedkhaos7293 I think I understand. You're saying it's kinda a 50/50 chance that's the reason. I don't even know that I called this a sinful potential move on their part in the video, but I can see how you'd make that connection.
At the end of the day, I just want someone who's a Christian to be bold with their faith (more gospel centered!). I believe our theology and understanding of the gospel comes out through our fingertips and our lips, so it starts to paint a picture over time that things might not be on the right trajectory. I'd rather address those things earlier than see someone shipwreck their faith.
Elijah Here. Huge ABR fan.
I follow the band closely and know many of of their songs on guitar.
Currently only two of the members claim Christ: Matt Griener and Jake Luhrs. All the other members have renounced it at this point sadly.
Beyond that they have many writers and due to how they vote for songs etc has led to some gross songs such as identity, promoting what Gods word clearly does not.
Brett is very anti-climate change (songs like the wake).
Matt still seems solid in many ways. He wrote the song provisions which is theologically super solid.
Yes, major changes have occurred. Part of the fear of man thing is that they have just accepted that they are not "Christian" anymore.
Which is not great.
@@HeritageRestored thanks for checking out the video! Between you covering JB and me covering Matt we could have easily made ABR Restored haha.
So it sounds like we're on the same page with the lyrics. I knew I had identified climate stuff and thought "meh, oh well," but I didn't know that about Identity. Matt has always seemed genuine if not as outspoken as before, so ya, I'm willing to concede it's complicated. Just a bummer to watch that happen to your heros.
You keeping an eye on Convictions btw?
@@MetalSharpensMetala little. They are local to ohio and my brother has gone to a ton of their shows.
I dont know enough to speak deeply on it.
Also, dangerous is another new one that is a banger, lyrics by matt. The song is about p0rh addiction actually.
Defender is about how Matts dad defended him during his the divorce that it sounds like his wife initiated.
Thats another whole issue. Sadly both jake and matt have been through divorce and even if they were totally righteous in the situation it is hard to go through that and come out unscathed.
@@HeritageRestored ya man, personal life stuff can spill over into your art so easily. Probably worth praying for them. But good to keep an eye on the lyrics each time anyway.
Convictions seems very solid and they seem to write only bangers. I'll have a video on them out on Monday if you want to check it out 😉