Featuring Brandon Saller of "Atreyu", and Taylor Holland Armstrong of "The Confession".
All songs, music, and lyrics written by Joey Alarcon.
Produced by Matt Pauling (Hell Or Highwater/Engineer Escape The Fate), Mixed by Matt Pauling, Engineered by Matt Pauling and Joey Alarcon. I am so blessed to be able to share this music with you. Thank you!
Heavy Metal Preacher
Alarcon Lyrics
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In A Flash Of Holy Lightning Left Me Beggin For More
Ain′t Never Seen An Angel With A Guitar Oh
And He Looked Me In The Eye, Started Shreddin My Soul
We Jammin' For Eternity And I′d Like To Show You How
Form A Band And Turn Around
You're A Heavy Metal Preacher Now
And When The Sky Began To Clear
Raise Your Fist In The Air
There's Gonna Be A Revolution Everywhere
From The East To The West The Son Is Rising In The Skyline
Cause We′re Bullet Proof, Running Into The Fight
I′m Not Scared To Die
Cause Christ Is Coming For A Heavy Metal Revolution Everywhere
Late Night Sheppard Feedin His Flock
Comes An Angel Of The Lord With A Thunderous Roar
His Spirit Catching Fire As The Heavens Did Pour
And The Sheppard Grabbed A Six String
Played To The Lord
And When The Sky Began To Clear
The Melody Remained
Raise Your Fist In The Air
There's Gonna Be A Revolution Everywhere
From The East To The West The Son Is Rising In The Skyline
Cause We′re Bullet Proof, Running Into The Fight
I'm Not Scared To Die
Cause Christ Is Coming For A Heavy Metal Revolution Everywhere
I Sing The Lord′s Song When They Nailed Him To Bleed
I Sing A Love Song When They Nailed Him To Me
I Sing The Lord's Song When They Nailed Him To Bleed
I Sing A Love Song When I Fell To My Knees
I′ll Follow You To Eternity
And You Were There Me
Cause My Life Was Broken
But You Stood Next To Me
Still My Heart Sing Hallelujah
Cause Those Chains Were Broken
And On That Cross Your Love Has Set Me Free
Oh My Heart Sings Hallelujah
When The Sky Began To Clear
The Melody Remained
Raise Your Fist In The Air
There's Gonna Be A Revolution Everywhere
From The East To The West The Son Is Rising In The Skyline
Cause We're Bullet Proof, Running Into The Fight
I′m Not Scared To Die
Cause Christ Is Coming For A Heavy Metal Revolution Everywhere
The lyrics to Alarcon's song "Heavy Metal Preacher" narrate a journey of spiritual and musical discovery. The singer, presumably the Heavy Metal Preacher, is struck blind while traveling on the road and is visited by an angel who plays the guitar and shreds his soul. The angel challenges the singer to jam for eternity and form a band, and the Heavy Metal Preacher is born. The message of the song is to raise your fist in the air and start a revolution for Christ.
The second part of the song speaks of a shepherd playing a six-string guitar to the Lord as a thunderous roar of an angel of the Lord's spirit catches fire. The melody remains even as the sky clears, and the shepard proclaims a Heavy Metal Revolution that is coming everywhere. The singer sings about being broken but finds healing in the love of Christ. Finally, the message of the song is that the Heavy Metal Preacher is bulletproof and not scared to die because Christ is coming for a Heavy Metal Revolution everywhere.
Overall, the song tells a story of how music and spirituality can come together in a powerful way, transforming a person's life and inspiring them to create change in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Struck Blind Traveling Down The Road
I was suddenly blinded while on a journey
In A Flash Of Holy Lightning Left Me Beggin For More
The flash of light was divine and made me crave for more
Ain′t Never Seen An Angel With A Guitar Oh
I had never seen an angel playing a guitar before
And He Looked Me In The Eye, Started Shreddin My Soul
The angel met my gaze and began playing music that moved me to my core
We Jammin' For Eternity And I′d Like To Show You How
We are playing music together forever and I want to teach you how
Form A Band And Turn Around
Let's make a band and change direction
You're A Heavy Metal Preacher Now
You're now someone who preaches through heavy metal music
And When The Sky Began To Clear The Melody Remained
Even when the situation gets better, the music is still there
Raise Your Fist In The Air
Lift your hand and make a statement
There's Gonna Be A Revolution Everywhere
A change is coming everywhere
From The East To The West The Son Is Rising In The Skyline
The Son (Jesus) is appearing everywhere
Cause We′re Bullet Proof, Running Into The Fight
We can't be stopped and we're charging forward
I′m Not Scared To Die
I am not afraid to die
Cause Christ Is Coming For A Heavy Metal Revolution Everywhere
Jesus is bringing a heavy metal revolution everywhere
Late Night Sheppard Feedin His Flock
A shepherd was feeding his flock at night
Comes An Angel Of The Lord With A Thunderous Roar
An angel appeared with a loud roar
His Spirit Catching Fire As The Heavens Did Pour
The spirit of the angel was ignited as the heavens poured down
And The Sheppard Grabbed A Six String Played To The Lord
The shepherd picked up a guitar and played for the Lord
I Sing The Lord′s Song When They Nailed Him To Bleed
I sing a song of the Lord's even when he was nailed to the cross
I Sing A Love Song When They Nailed Him To Me
I sing a love song when his sacrifice was for me
Ill Follow You To Eternity
I am going to follow you through eternity
And You Were There Me Cause My Life Was Broken But You Stood Next To Me
You were there with me when my life was falling apart
Still My Heart Sing Hallelujah
My heart still sings praises
Cause Those Chains Were Broken
The chains that bound me were broken
And On That Cross Your Love Has Set Me Free
Your love has set me free on the cross
Writer(s): Joseph Alarcon
Contributed by Alaina O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.