August Burns Red- Salt & Light
Show our eyes true color. We want to hear the trumpet roar...
We want to hear the trumpet roar... with words that trample the pagan’s cavalry.
Pummel the darkness with the light.

Hand in hand, side by side, we will march with full force.
With your words from our throats we will march with full force.

Words that will shake the earth and boil the seas,
trample the bones of the living dead as they roam the streets alone.
We go marching on. Let the trumpets roar. (Go...)

I’m the harbinger, not the author of these timeless words.
Led by the Comforter I sing to you.
And if my throat were to be cut from ear to ear, I hope that these words
would carry on in these songs that I pray you sing one day.
We sing for you. We sing for you. We sing for you. We sing for you.
We sing for you. We sing for you. We sing for you. We sing for you. 


I believe the song's meaning is about carrying out the word of God, words that could shake the earth, and trample pagan's cavalry. The point that it is pagan's cavalry suggest the opposite of light, darkness. As a harbinger, the singer (and those he encourages to do the same) should relay the words of the comforter, the holy spirit.  The title alludes to parable of salt and light in Matthew 5:13-16. Jesus instructs that his followers be the salt of the earth - that which makes the earth palatable to God and others.  He also instructs them to be light meaning they are that which may illuminate word to non-believers.  August Burns Red wants to make sure the message is carried out - through music, to spread the word. They sing for you - the listener a different through screamo on how to be the salt and light to the world.  

Just the other night a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced them the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be 

She was the one that I'd wanted for all times
And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine
And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then
I'd never ask for anything again

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time had changed me 
In her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk about the old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all 

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers

Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered

Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers


    The song “Unanswered Prayers” by Garth Brooks is one of my many favorites. It portrays a specific image of Jesus as God, but also as a friend that you can talk to. The song represents the idea that God has a different path for each person and that what you may want at a particular time may not be what God has in store for you. However, the song holds a positive message in that it says that everything happens for a reason and it will all work out in the end as long as you have faith. I thought of this song during the movie that we watched because it is often listened to during times of crisis. Not everything may go the way you want it to in life, but that doesn’t mean that God isn’t “there”. I think this is a pretty important lesson, especially for people who associate wealth and good fortune with the love of God.

If god had a name, what would it be?
And would you call it to his face
if you were faced with Him in all His glory?
What would you ask if you had just
one question?
And yeah, yeah, God is great.
Yeah, yeah, God is good. 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
What if god was one of us,
just a slob
like one of us,
just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home?
If God had a face, what would it look like?
And would you want to see
if seeing meant that you would have to believe
in things like heaven and
in Jesus and the saints
and all the prophets?
And yeah, yeah, God is great.
Yeah, yeah, God is good.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
What if god was one of us,
just a slob like one of us,
just a stranger on the
bus trying to make his way home?
Just trying to make his way home, back
up to heaven all alone.
Nobody calling on the phone,
'cept for the Pope
maybe in Rome.
Yeah, yeah, God is great.
Yeah, yeah, God is good. 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
What if god was one of us,
just a slob
like one of us,
just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home, 
just trying to make his way home, just like a holy rolling stone?
Back up to
heaven all alone, just trying to make his way home.
Nobody calling on
the phone,
'cept for the Pope maybe in Rome.

This song doesn’t necessarily reflect construct God or Jesus but it describes to me how a Christian should act.  If God was one of us would we treat him like a king or like a random person on the street? It exemplifies the idea of the “Golden Rule” and the idea that we should treat everyone the same.  I believe the idea of this song came from a bible passage. I couldn’t find the passage but it was something like Jesus was supposed to stay with this man.  While waiting for Jesus to come this man turned down three people in need of a place to stay.  After three days the man asked Jesus why he did not come and Jesus replied, I came three times and you denied me.  It just goes to show that Jesus can be in anyone and everyone.  There is no definite answer of who the Holy Trinity is; we need to make that assumption ourselves.   

I Just Want to See His Face
That's all right, that's all right, that's all right.
Sometimes you feel like trouble, sometimes you feel down.
Let this music relax your mind, let this music relax your mind.
Stand up and be counted, can I get a witness.
Sometimes you need somebody, if you have somebody to love.
Sometimes you ain't got nobody and you want somebody to love.
Then you don't want to walk and talk about Jesus,
You just want to see his face.
You don't want to walk and talk about Jesus,
You just want to see his face.