@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
In the silent hour I can hear them.
I pray to the mother, but the mother doesn't love my soul.
In the blackened earth lay my secrets.
The hounds of Hell know everything.
At the moon they howl.
I cut away, I get away, I hide away from the light.
Still they smell my fear, and they will hunt me like the animal I've been.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
In a graceless world, I was graceless.
I'm just a murderer cause murder was my only chance.
Though I'm wretched, I am not faithless.
The ears of God hear everything.
And he hears them still.
Every cry, every breath, in every land that I have slain, just to save myself.
How can God show mercy?
I was merciless to them.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
"Your greatest sin is not the abortion that you've asked forgiveness for,
Or the adultery, or whatever it is that you did in your life,
In a past that you're ashamed of, that keeps hounding you.
Your greatest sin is not that.
Your greatest sin in not believing God's word when God says you're forgiven!
Your greatest sin is unbelief.
You want to repent of something, friend?
Stop repenting of sins that you've already repented of and repent of your unbelief."
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
I pray to the mother, but the mother doesn't love my soul.
In the blackened earth lay my secrets.
The hounds of Hell know everything.
At the moon they howl.
I cut away, I get away, I hide away from the light.
Still they smell my fear, and they will hunt me like the animal I've been.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
In a graceless world, I was graceless.
I'm just a murderer cause murder was my only chance.
Though I'm wretched, I am not faithless.
The ears of God hear everything.
And he hears them still.
Every cry, every breath, in every land that I have slain, just to save myself.
How can God show mercy?
I was merciless to them.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
Cut, cut, cut, cut a hole in the night.
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
"Your greatest sin is not the abortion that you've asked forgiveness for,
Or the adultery, or whatever it is that you did in your life,
In a past that you're ashamed of, that keeps hounding you.
Your greatest sin is not that.
Your greatest sin in not believing God's word when God says you're forgiven!
Your greatest sin is unbelief.
You want to repent of something, friend?
Stop repenting of sins that you've already repented of and repent of your unbelief."
The voices of the innocent are coming to life.
Lyrics submitted by aaron_kaump
Voices Lyrics as written by Collin Rigsby Aaron James Babcock
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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There are a few wrong lyrics...
"What the mother doesn't love, my son" should be "BUT the mother doesn't love, my son"
"go on, wretch it out, am I faithless" should be "though I'm wretched, am I faithless?"
"how can God show mercy how us merciless to them" should be "How can God show mercy, I was merciless to them."
Also, just because a song has Christian words, meanings, undertones, etc doesn't make it anymore brainwashing than any other song in the world. I like how when a song talks about God, repentance, Jesus, faith, unbelief/belief, basically anything "Christian", it's considered "brainwashing". </sarcasm> Maybe you should look up the meaning of brainwash. Here let me do it for you.... Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines Brainwashing as " a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas"
I don't see how a band singing about their personal beliefs is FORCIBLY inducing someone to give up their beliefs. Now if someone were to strap you down to a chair, put headphones on you and MAKE you listen to Christian songs over and over and over...then yes, it would be brainwashing.
Just my two cents....