Gasoline by Demon Hunter

Lyrics:
I thought about you
I thought about the ones that i forget
Oh please forgive me
I hope that I've not pushed you to the edge

Let me wash away the painful words i wrote
We can smother out the flames within my soul
No more standing by the way that I believe
We can smother out the flames

With gasoline

You break around me
You say that i should give my heart a rest

(Pre-chorus)

(Chorus)

We'll watch these flames
Like a tower of dissent, choking out regret
Devouring light
An image of my soul, out of our control

(Pre-chorus)

(Chorus)

Review:

    Gasoline is a great song for lovers of Christian metal.  Also, if you are a fan of melancholic vocals, you are in luck.  Gasoline is a perfect combination of both.  The hauntingly beautiful sound of the clean vocals sends shivers down your spine, while the chorus gets you pumped.  Not only does the sound make it a good song, but the meaningful lyrics do as well.  I give this song a 5 out of 5 stars.

Meaning:

    This song is a sarcastic, blunt way of sticking up to your faith and beliefs.  In the song, Ryan (the vocalist) sarcastically says that he's sorry that his beliefs offends others.  He says sarcastically that he'll get rid of his beliefs just for them.  He ingeniously uses gasoline as a metaphor for extending faith instead of getting rid of it.

Crown of Thorns by For Today

Lyrics:

We crown Him with a crown of thorns [x2]

This is the end of a life that's been poured out for all mankind

In suffering, manifest glory has come at the fullness of time

King of Kings

Beaten and broken down why would he live like a servant

King of Kings

Descending lower now

Why should he die like a slave

The proud will be humbled, the meek will inherit the earth

The last will be first to inherit the earth

I know down is the way up so master show me how to serve

The last will be first to inherit the earth

The less will be first to inherit the earth

It should have been me

With the nails through my hands and feet

Facing the wrath of God

It should have been me

Left to pay for my sin forsaken

But in the blood I stand here

It should have been me

Born to die

He bore the fire of God's holy wrath on his shoulders

Born to die

I watched Him pour out his life as a ransom for all

And as he carried His cross on his back

Beaten and bloody, I saw myself there too

Because I've been broken by a world that hates me

But I'm not alone anymore (alone no more)

No one can take His life; He laid it down for me

That twisted wreath of thorns, yeah He took that crown for me

Then after three days, out of the ground for me

He overcame it all!

Now I live to serve Him

With stripes on his back

Betrayed by the ones he loves so perfectly

We spit in his face and we crowned Him

We crown Him with a crown of thorns [x4]

Review:

       Crown of Thorns is one of the most passionate songs I've heard.  The strength and passion in the vocals are overwhelming.  Not to mention the amazing guitar riffs and  drum set.  On top of that, the lyrics present the listener with the devotion for Christ.  If you love a hardcore sound and Jesus, this is the perfect song for you.  I give this song 5 out of 5 stars.

Song Meaning:

This song is about our view and treatment of Jesus.  It talks of how He was betrayed when He was crucified and how today's non-believers continue to deny Him, thus crowning Him with a metaphorical "crown of thorns".  But it also talks of today's believers' dedication to Him.  It shows that we as Christians are regretful of His treatment ("it should've been me"), and we will serve Him.  

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