Not knowing this song, that line could be interpreted as a school shooting song. Does “Pumped Up Kicks” have some competition? And people say America has no identity.
They’re not explicitly a Christian rock group, and not self-proclained. Amy Lee and Ben Moody met as teens at a Christian youth camp, and Christian radio loved to play Bring Me to Life because they thought it referenced the resurrection.
CAN’T WAKE UP!
Wake me up inside!
Save me!
Call my name and save me from the dark!
Still blows my mind that they’re a Christian rock band.
Sure you’re not thinking of P.O.D?
You know, “Instead of a test, I took two to the chest” was definitely an eye-opening lyric for this Canadian to hear, Christian band or not.
Not knowing this song, that line could be interpreted as a school shooting song. Does “Pumped Up Kicks” have some competition? And people say America has no identity.
It was most definitely a ‘school shooting song’, though it does add other elements to it.
Look it up, Evanescence is a self-proclaimed Christian rock band.
They’re not explicitly a Christian rock group, and not self-proclained. Amy Lee and Ben Moody met as teens at a Christian youth camp, and Christian radio loved to play Bring Me to Life because they thought it referenced the resurrection.
Welp, my mistake. I remembered differently.