Alert

Some of you may know that about the only Christian group that gets airtime on the popular rock and roll radio stations is Creed. Their song "My Sacrifice" is played on most of the pop channels and some Christian channels as well.

I recently took the time to listen to their CD, "Weathered" that this song is on. It actually came about during a time in the car when I decided to listen to the same music my son was listening to. I figured instead of us each listening to different CD's, we could listen to the same one and maybe even have a conversation. This turned into an eye opening event. Thank God.

The music is a hard rock/grunge sort of sound and the lyrics were simply not understandable because the volume of the music was higher than the lyrics on most songs. I asked my son what they were saying. He leaned forward and tried to pick out a word now and then but he couldn't understand it either. I was not impressed and actually felt like the sound of the music was grating against my spirit. I actually found it painful to listen to and I told him so. I've been listening to lots of music since the 60's. I am not a weakling when it comes to alternative music types. He insisted that if I could read the lyrics I would change my mind about this group. He downloaded the lyrics and we read them. It was worse than I thought. Much worse.

At first glance I noticed God is mentioned only twice in the whole CD, almost in passing, but the Devil is also mentioned. The name Jesus was never mentioned. There were a couple of songs that could pass for tolerable even somewhat encouraging but others that were discouraging with hopelessness, desperation, loneliness, violence and even suicide. Many would say this is harmless but I believe anyone with any maturity can see the danger in these songs to our young people. Even when the words cannot be made out in the songs, if they are spoken they are being heard by the mind and are registered in the memory below the conscious level for future reference.

Lyrics like these are found:

I'm looking down now that it's over

Reflecting on all of my mistakes

I thought I found the road to somewhere

Somewhere in His grace

I cried out heaven save me

But I'm down to one last breath

And with it let me say

Let me say

Hold me now

I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking

That maybe six feet

Ain't so far down

In another one:

I feel forces all around me

Come on raise your head

Those who hide behind the shadows

Live with all that's dead

Look at melook at me

At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head

Through my head

Through my head

Through my head

In my lifetime when I'm disgraced

By jealousy and lies

I laugh aloud 'cause my life

Has gotten inside someone else's mind

Another one:

So many thoughts to share

All this energy to give

Unlike those who hide the truth

I tell it like it is

If the truth will set you free

I feel sorry for your soul

Can't you hear the ringing 'cause

for you the bell tolls

I'm just a freedom fighter

No remorse

Raging on in holy war

Soon there'll come a day

When you're face to face with me

Face to face with me

Another one:

Who's got my back now?

When all we have left is deceptive

So disconnected

So what is the truth now?

Tell me the truth now

Tell us the truth now

Who's got my back now?

When all we have left is deceptive

So disconnected

So what is the truth now?

Another one:

Simple living is my desperate cry

Been trading love with indifference

yeah it suits me just fine

I try to hold on but I'm calloused to the bone

Maybe that's why I feel alone

Maybe that's why I feel so alone

MeI'm rusted and weathered

Barely holding together

I'm covered with skin that peels and

it just won't heal

The sun shines and I can't avoid the light

I think I'm holding on to life too tight

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

The real danger in this CD is that this group is promoted as a Christian group and so many Christian young people will assume it's ok as will many parents even if it's not what they prefer. I believe this CD represents one of the most dangerous deceptions our kids face today. Everything labeled Christian is not ok and I believe some of it is tailor made by the enemy to destroy our kids' joy, life and soul as well as our families. Remain alert against the enemy that is the Deceiver.