“No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses”
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses”
Whispers in the Dark - Skillet
This one time (a very long time ago) I was trolling through
people’s Bebo accounts like a normal fourteen year old did back in the mind
2000’s. If you were lucky enough to have a Bebo account, you’ll remember being
able to make a huge list of all your favourite music artists. Much like I
scroll through Twitter these days, I used to look through people’s Bebo lists
to find new bands. And that is how I came across Skillet.
I listened to Whispers
in the Dark first and I didn’t hear much more than a generic rock song, one
which I already had in my music library. Then, a few weeks later when I was in
some hormonal fourteen year old bad mood I came back across the same song. And
that’s when I really listened to the song. I listened and searched up the
lyrics and realised what Skillet were doing. Whispers in the Dark is a song which has a dark and moody tone, but
the lyrics shine with positivity. It was something new to me and I thought it
was amazing.
Skillet soon became my favourite band and it’s because they
just get it. They get silly teenage issues which seem so big to a young
fourteen year old and they get the big picture that life isn’t always that easy
growing up. They get people want a song which has positive themes but they
don’t want it sugar coated from pop artists all the time. Skillet’s songs, from
The Last Night to Awake and Alive feel much more realistic
than a pretty girl singing about loving life to a back up track.
I believe Skillet’s positivity comes from a hybrid of being
both a rock band and from a Christian background. I’m not personally a
practising Christian or involved with any other religion, but I love the
messages Christianity in particular can teach us and I think this world can
benefit from the positivity of these messages. And occasionally I enjoy the
songs from worship bands like Hillsong United, but I like Skillet because their
messages aren’t thrown at me. It’s like they are there if you want it and want
to take it on board, much like all advice we are given should be. Skillet makes
you feel like someone else gets how you feel and is there to accompany you. I
remember seeing Skillet live about a year and a half ago and the crowd were
wild in unison as Skillet told us their message and shared with us they got how
we felt. And these feelings music give you is, my blog readers, the reason I
write this on here every week and share it with you.
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