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Big black
shape with eyes of fire
Telling people their desire
Satan’s sitting there, he’s smiling
Watches those flames get higher and higher
Oh, no, no, please, God, help me!
Hello and
welcome to the Building A Memory. Here we care about music and their memories.
Today I want to bring a song from a band that pretty much shaped what heavy
metal looks like. Also, I was inspired by a text I read in the blog “Cristianismo
e Underground” written by Edy Marques. You can find the link in the
description.
Black
Sabbath is a British band that started in the end of the 60s and, with their
sound, they’ve scared some people to the point of being considered Satanists. Today’s
song, in particular, uses the “diabolus in musica”, which is a musical
interval encompassed by three consecutive whole steps, and better known as
tritone, that was considered evil during the medieval times and its usage was
forbidden during that time. The tritone
was disliked because of its grating quality, which goes against the traditional
purpose of music: harmony and beauty.
As we shall
see, they do talk about the existence of a spiritual world but with a warning
of dealing with the evil.
What is this
that stands before me?
Figure in black which points at me
At some
point in their lives, everyone has got in contact with a religion. Every
religion, in some way, has something related to the spiritual world. The
spiritual world is, basically, divided in two antagonistic sides: good and
evil. I, as a professed Christian who attends the Presbyterian Church in Brazil,
believe from the bottom of my soul in this existence.
Satan is
real and he’s ready to tempt anyone who’s open-hearted to evil deeds. Although we
all are sinners and far from perfection (we’re always making mistakes), believing
and seeking for Jesus’s salvation and forgiveness, and pursuing a change of
ways, is what distinguishes good from evil. If we don’t seek a transformation
of life, we’ll be haunted.
Big black
shape with eyes of fire
Telling people their desire
Satan’s sitting there, he’s smiling
Watches those flames get higher and higher
Oh, no, no, please, God, help me!
If
we don’t want to be haunted by the evil, we must repent from our sins and keep
on asking God for help. He’s the only one able to alleviate our hearts and give
us strength to carry on even when everything is difficult and complicated.
That’s what Jesus said:
“I have told
you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many
trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome this world.” John
16.33
Satan’s coming ‘round the bend
People running ‘cause they’re scared
The people better go and beware
No, no please, no
It is never too late to seek God
and find redemption. Do it now before it’s too late.
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the lyrics via the links in the description.
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Read the lyrics here: https://genius.com/Black-sabbath-black-sabbath-lyrics
“A Oração
do Black Sabbath” (Black Sabbath’s prayer): https://cristianismounderground.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-oracao-do-black-sabbath.html
Listen to the song on:
Amazon
Music: https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B073JZ5BTY?trackAsin=B073T5W6DY
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/track/143110908
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1udmPvJoBnqitbeYKKc9mc?si=581f2c271e1442f3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKbi2Gfxgvc
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=BKbi2Gfxgvc
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