Battle of the Soul

“Do you believe in life after death, Without any pain or disease, Do you believe that faith is a test, The greatest truth can’t be seen, Do you believe those who suffer are blessed, They know the true meaning of life … “

Those are just some of C’s original words to “End of the World” that he removed before they made the album version. I could have sworn there were even more words, but I can’t for the life of me find the page where I originally found them a few months ago.

You get the idea, though. The man obviously had religious beliefs and a faith, but they were severely overshadowed by other subjects (trauma, trauma-induced “depression”, enterslavement industry career, side career, family life/relationships, drugs, etc.). You can hear it in many songs if you’re attuned to it, but it’s very faint. No pun intended.

Songs like “End of the World” (anti world system, big G God, redemption, hope) don’t produce high industry sales, but songs like “Crawling” (wounds that “will not heal”) do. Basically, any bondage-based or hopeless theme does well in the mainstream.

The enemy loves to hear songs that sing to the tune of “I’m permanently broken because of something the enemy did to me,” because it’s almost like praise. But a song like “Battle Symphony,” not so much. Sounds like you have strength and courage. “Walking in Circles”? Nope. Sounds like you’re too aware and might eventually wake other people up. “End of the World”? Sounds like you know too much truth.

Any actual healing or recovery — nope. unacceptable.

There are times we literally can’t tell a believer from an unbeliever because of the lifestyle they live, appearances, bondages, etc. More so if they are a celebrity. But we can usually tell that there’s something very different about the person, though — a certain kind of energy that just doesn’t match up with their appearance or environment.

You see, we are all on a journey, the journey of figuring out who we are, what life means, and what our actual purpose is. Along that journey, we fight battles we sometimes don’t even know exist until decades later — battles that actually started before we were even born but began to manifest during childhood.

Trauma, addictions, life struggles, entertainment, and worldly quests for fame, fortune, and status are just a few of the things that keep us from discovering the truth about the above. Those things can also keep us from serving our true purpose once our eyes do open.

I use C as an example of a person whose faith was mostly hidden and stifled, but there are many other people like him in the world — distracted by life’s troubles, silenced by an employment or industry obligation, too afraid to offend folks or lose fans/jobs/money, feeling ‘not good enough to preach’ because of some personal flaw or imperfection, etc.

All such distractions, fears, and lack of confidences exist by design. They are part of the “battle of the soul” we all go through. And those wars always ramp up when we’re about to figure ourselves out, get closer to the Heavenly Father, level up, or possibly influence other people.

Every person has specific gifts and a specific purpose the Almighty created them for. Every person. Singers and songwriters have talents that can influence the masses positively (or negatively). Thus, their voices and words can potentially lead people to the real “God”.  Such people are a threat to the dark kingdom, so they usually get attacked early in life, initiated if possible, attacked some more if not, and silenced by any means necessary.