| 30 Seconds to Mars – Vox Populi (A Call To Arms) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I hear Bible references to salvation and overcoming the darkness of Satan in all of 30 Seconds to Mars' songs. I think they're very coy about showing their fans The Way, so that's why everybody doesn't interpret the lyrics that way. When someone is ready to hear the Christian message in these songs, they'll have an amazing AHA! moment! I love that the lyrics are "real" and reflect the ongoing battle between good and evil that everybody fights within themselves; that even those who have chosen Jesus as their Savior have to battle their old nature with their new nature. Some of the lyrics in this song are problematic for me, and it doesn't help that this page has some inaccurate lyrics. Even the addition or subtraction of different punctuation would change the way I'd interpret some of the lines. The lyrics definitely make one THINK, rather than chant along mindlessly. That's another thing I love about this band's music--it's layered. Simple lyrics that are direct and spare, yet they say so much; what you get out of the song depends upon what you bring to the listening experience. I'm sure that tortured souls can bare their distress through these songs, but I wouldn't know about that personally. I'm limited by my inability to interpret the lyrics apart from the Bible--I keep having those AHA! moments with 30 Seconds to Mars--that I see (in these lyrics) an eagerness to go to war with the forces of evil, the joy of winning the fight, and the assurance of having eternal life in a holy world with our loving Father. I hear a message of hope in knowing we don't have to surrender to our dark proclivities: lust, greed, selfishness, and that there's strength and support in becoming part of the body of Believers. I hear the band calling EVERYBODY to join them and each other in this fight, and to me that's tearfully beautiful. |
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