Okay, we're gonna play a lil game of "Justification" here. That's the game I used to play with my friends when I was trying to "justify" my listening to a secular band, claiming that they were Christian after all.
Okay, I may or may not have ever actually "played" this game, but I think you know what I'm talking about (if you ever "got rid of" your "secular" albums, then you should know exactly what I'm talking about!). So, getting past the flawed theology of this "game," let's play.
Okay, this new Scorpions album, Unbreakable, is quite a fun outing. Fortunately, the band has abandoned some of its more gratituitous profanity (the song "Rock You Like A Hurricane," for example) and there's this one song, which happens to be probably the best song on an album of standouts (but that's another blog entirely) -- the song "Can You Feel It."
"Something has come over me
I can't explain how full and free
I want you to feel it"
Okay, the lyricist here (newcomer drummer James Kottak and vocalist Klaus Meine) is talking about something that can be felt. It's obviously a good thing, something he wants to share... Let's go on.
"Suddenly deep inside I have peace on my mind
I want you to feel it."
Wow. What could this peace-giving thing be?
"...found the answer to the question that we all search"
Hmmm. What question might that be?
"Where do we go from here"
Oh, well that's an eternal question, isn't it? I mean, he's not talking about where to go after the gas station, as in a one-time event, is he? I think he's talking about the afterlife. Hmmm...
"Can you feel it, love is waiting there
When you feel it, I'll be waiting there"
Could it be Heaven? Could it be the kingdom of God?
Wow.
"Come inside, now you are cold
No colours block unopen doors
I want you to feel it...
It's the last chance to take a look inside
Its' up to you to change the world for a better life
Where do we go from here"
A friend of mine remarked at how much the song sounded like Stryper in their prime. I can hear that -- big, huge, solid chorus with great sounding vocals. Perhaps it's more like Stryper beyond just the sound...?
Now, wasn't that fun?
:?)