I'm pretty sure that this is about satan (the serpent) from the Bible. He is the destroyer and cause of destruction on the earth. He devours lives, causes corruption etc.
The song, though, is a reminder that satan is a defeated foe- that God will have the victory and satan will be held accountable for his crimes. He has 'unleashed plagues' and fed people vices to trip them, but God will have the ultimate verdict and satan lives in fear of that judgement (fear of the fiends).
The song is very cool in that while it's about all this negativity and makes us think about how messed up the world is, it reminds us that God is ultimately in control and wills the final battle. The devil will be punished- because of God's greatness and His power and might! Could it be the armies of angels that the singer is calling to witness the final defeat? To surround the destroyer? (I'm not sure, but it's pretty neat!)
I'm not entirely sure about the 'let go' part... I think it's a call to us, to defy the destroyer- to know that he is defeated and we should 'let go' of our vices, our (self-) destructive behaviours etc. If we are aware that our destructive behaviours, addictions, bad habits etc are designed to hold us back, that because of them, we are pawns in satan's game of destruction... Any other thoughts?
I'm pretty sure that this is about satan (the serpent) from the Bible. He is the destroyer and cause of destruction on the earth. He devours lives, causes corruption etc. The song, though, is a reminder that satan is a defeated foe- that God will have the victory and satan will be held accountable for his crimes. He has 'unleashed plagues' and fed people vices to trip them, but God will have the ultimate verdict and satan lives in fear of that judgement (fear of the fiends). The song is very cool in that while it's about all this negativity and makes us think about how messed up the world is, it reminds us that God is ultimately in control and wills the final battle. The devil will be punished- because of God's greatness and His power and might! Could it be the armies of angels that the singer is calling to witness the final defeat? To surround the destroyer? (I'm not sure, but it's pretty neat!) I'm not entirely sure about the 'let go' part... I think it's a call to us, to defy the destroyer- to know that he is defeated and we should 'let go' of our vices, our (self-) destructive behaviours etc. If we are aware that our destructive behaviours, addictions, bad habits etc are designed to hold us back, that because of them, we are pawns in satan's game of destruction... Any other thoughts?