The Influence of Music

 

 

 

Music.

Music inspires many. Music moves people. Music creates diversity. Music is almost like an emotion.

In the Bible, satan was referred as the worship leader of the heavens. Pride overtook him which caused him to want more of it, he wanted more power. God didn’t allow it, so satan he decided that he would make his own kingdom and destroy Gods people. One of the most devious ways he would do that was with… Music! And indeed he has.

Before I started this blog, I was going to write about my passion for music. But for some reason, my spirit lead me to this. Satan is disturbed already by the fact that someone else is unveiling his tactics to destroy Gods people. For a moment, I was beginning to doubt the reason for this blog and began to get distracted
You see, satan is sneaky! Music is such a powerful source to this world. If you look around in your church during praise and worship you see people crying, dancing, and cheering to a happy beat. If the song has no happy beat to it, you don’t see many happy worshipers. It’s the truth, unfortunately. Music moves our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to praise! It’s just something that has become part of us. Many times we sing a song that praises and lifts the name of God but we don’t mean it! We just sing the song because it’s so natural. We rarely listen to the words of it and for some of us; we rarely sing it from our hearts. You see, we are so used to just following out first instinct, which in this case is to sing. The words from a song may move you but not move you enough to mean them, not move you enough to really mean when you say ”It’s all about You Jesus!” (Heart of Worship song).
Outside of the world, satan has used the music tremendously. We see youth uplifted by it, and then we see youth depressed because of it. It’s sad to see how much emotion music can cause. It’s even sadder to see people moved by it in such a way. That is satans way of destroying us. Music having such a powerful impact on todays world is amazing how it is used.

A simple song can define destruction or edification. Like the song from John Mayer named “Waiting on the World to Change” is a positive song that moves the world to change in a positive way.

This is how it goes:

me and all my friends
we’re all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there’s no way we ever could
now we see everything that’s going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don’t have the means
to rise above and beat it

so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it’s hard to beat the system
when we’re standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want

that’s why we’re waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

it’s not that we don’t care,
we just know that the fight ain’t fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

and we’re still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

Then we have songs like “Sample Dat Ass”(*) from an artist named Chingy, the song goes like this:

Ooo Ooo
Let me get a sample of that ass, Ooo Ooo
I ain’t +Mystikal+ but girl, +Shake it Fast+, (Don’t stop, get it, get it)
Ooo Ooo, You think I can come over and smash?
Ooo Ooo, Don’t stop, get it get it (Do what you do)

The club be packed, Hey, send me a bottle of that
It’s hella ass, some with glitter and exotic tats
You know my stats, superfly, MAC
I’m in the back getting worked by this girl named Cognac, matta fact
I want to take her home, the reefer got me in the zone
Intentions to bone, we all alone, by ourself
This ain’t a strip club, but she act like it
Ever seen her, bowling pins dawg, she stacked like it
Now I’m at the bar, chicks treating me like a star
In my face, asking questions, and can they ride in my car
I’m law, so authorities can’t pin me for shit
Hey baby, see me and you, we can pack it up and split
Let’s go, forget Motel 6, we can go to the Mariot
I see it in her eyes, man a girl getting very hot
I’m packing like a 357, so I keep magnums
Keep it real, cause you will never find out if you don’t ask em, Is we tagging?

If your ass is fat and you know it, clap your hands
Wearing those pants, I’ll be damned if I miss my chance to advance
I’m in a tan, what’s the name, I own some whatchamacallits
They keep spinning and spinning, hey man, What do you call it?
Got a 1-5 jersey, on the go with them wheels
Look at it wiggle wiggle, she say it’s all in the heels
You a damn lie girl, I think it’s all in the skills
And for real, I think you practicing on what pay the bills
You be confused man, I look picky as hell
Never trust a big butt, that smile like Ricky Bell
What the hell?, Murphy rather pay to get out of jail
Cause if she tell me to pay, somebody better pay my bail
Matta fact, I’ma pay myself, my own money
Mr. long money, even after I loan money
I own honey’s mentals man, I’m in they mouth so much
God damn, I pay for dental plans, man

Get it, get it girl, it’s your world, I’m a squirrel, (squirrel)
Searching for a nut, so more than scissors I cut, (cut)
You can be a slut (slut), hoochie lady, or housewife, (wife)
A real man gon’ want to hit it, it’s hanging out, right? (right)
Ladies don’t get offended, when he tell you that you’re thick, (you are)
And he wouldn’t mind coming over about six
If you like the smooth, let him, you don’t dig em? Don’t sweat ‘em
You want ‘em? Play like your panties and t-shirt and let ‘em wet ‘em

Hey yo, my ladies come in +Dueces+ like +Staley+ and +McAllister+
Came up with the ‘Tics, they help me not fall like banisters
Sammy Sosa’s got traded for Ken Griffey’s
And when we roll, the L’s stay lit, like Missy
Plus I stay busy, like kids, I call it biz
And if it is what it is, I’m on your head like wigs
I’m a rapping Taye Diggs, I give the women they groove back
When it comes to the wood, I’m the best man to use that

Chingy, Murph durph, uh uh
Let me get a sample of that ass
Murph durph and, Chingy, what they, say?, uh
Let me get a sample of that ass, S-T-L
St. Louis, north side

This is what todays society has accepted as normal! Your children listen to this music and are greatly influenced by it. Parents don’t realize what their kids listen too, then they wonder why they behave in such a way. Satan uses this against the people of God to destroy us!
May our world realize this…

 
*I have never heard of this song but I found it online and read the lyrics.