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Message to Belial: A Finger on the Apocalyptic Pulse

2/27/2022

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A few days ago I reported on the death of Sadies guitarist and singer, Dallas Good, who was also the band's chief lyricist. The lyrics Dallas wrote tended to be bleak, and he often wove all sorts of religious and apocalyptic imagery into his songs. I'm not sure if Dallas was a Christian, but his lyrics often features Christian themes and concepts. For example, Tell Her What I Said -- which happens to be among my favorite Sadies tracks -- includes the following lines:

We all thought we'd be someone
When a man's promise means nothing
Against the will of his god
You can't serve two masters
No matter the cost

We all thought we were someone
Will you take redemption
Or watch me fall down from grace
I've seen all seven devils
And I am not afraid


Granted, the inclusion of Christian terms and ideas in song lyrics does not immediately make one a Christian. On the contrary, non-Christians and anti-Christians often infuse all sorts of religious imagery into songs purely for the purpose of inversion. I don't know if this was the case with Dallas Good. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I didn't really "know" the man. 

Regardless, Dallas had a knack for including Christian themes in his lyrics. He also seemed to have his finger on the pulse of the End Times unfolding before our eyes, as revealed by the very last single the Sadies released -- an apocalyptic/demonic vision called Message to Belial: 

Rise! Rise! The dawn of creation.
Lucifer, Lucifer, what have you done?
Fall! Fall! Last chance for salvation.
End of all nations, the darkest of ages has come
from one too many ways to go wrong. 
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Todd
2/28/2022 15:57:37

Listening to "Tell Her What I Said" now.
Good stuff. Beautiful and haunting.
Sorry he died.
A man about our age, a rich entrepreneur I worked for, recently died suddenly in his sleep. Left kids and wife behind.
He was definitely jabbed, as I saw on his Twitter feed he had been.
Sad.
I'm going to explore their music.
Hope all in this circle of readers and writers are well. Blessings.

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Francis Berger
2/28/2022 16:26:57

@ Todd - The Sadies were a very eclectic band. Their "style" was a strange mix of country, surf, rock, punk, and folk. I can't say I'm fond of all of their stuff, but I admire their versatility and overall sound -- and some of their tunes are pure gold. They were an excellent live band as well and their shows were always a lot of fun. I'm going to miss them.

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