Examples of Religion in Music

Religion and Music With religion being a social institution that classifies and categorizes specific groups of people, we can see how songs incorporating religious messages or themes can be considered mainstream to a vast majority of the population. As time passes, more and more artists are conforming to this popular trend as they include lyrics that quote different scriptures or symbolism pertaining to whichever God they follow. Breaking Benjamin follow the movement of Heavy Christian rock bands with their deep lyrics favoring Christianity portrayed in their songs “Evil Angel”, “Dance With The Devil”, “Anthem Of The Angels”, and many more which could potentially make Breaking Benjamin considered the flagship artist of the Heavy Christian rock society. Despite being a depressing song about what seems like someone dying; the group describes the awe and might of this “Evil Angel” sent from above to take them to heaven. Hold it together, birds of a feather/ Nothing but lies and crooked wings/ I have the answer, spreading the cancer/ You are the faith inside me/ No, don't/ Leave me to die here/ Help me survive here/ Alone, don't remember, remember/ Put me to sleep evil angel/ Open your wings evil angel/ A-ah/ I'm a believer/ Nothing could be worse/ All these imaginary friends/ Hiding betrayal/ Driving the nail/ Hoping to find a savior/ No,

don't/ Leave me to die here/ Help me survive here/ Alone, don't/ Surrender, surrender/ Put me to sleep evil angel/ Open your wings evil angel/ Oh/ Fly over me evil angel/ Why can't I breathe evil angel/ Put me to sleep evil angel/ Open your wings evil angel/ Oh/ Fly over me evil angel/ Why can't I breathe evil angel (Evil Angel, Phobia). The person described in the lyrics is asking from the Angel to end the suffering in their life and take them away to God. Knowing the power of the angels is a symbol of religion and shows that this group’s music values the divine power. Another way Breaking Benjamin establishes