analysis of the song Scarecrow
The Christian music industry is renowned for its many deep, thought provoking songs, but there is none whose lyrics capture my mind like the song “Scarecrow”, written and composed by the band Skillet. This song is a reflection of the writer’s perspective of his life as a scarecrow. The artist proposes that we as Christians need to surrender everything to Christ in order to gain a meaningful relationship with Him. The chorus is divided into three different sections, each showing the three essential elements pertaining to our walk with God. The first concentrates on the knowledge part of a person’s relationship with God. The second entails the love and emotion that is involved. The last focuses on the servant aspect in our attempt to please God. The comparison of a scarecrow to the life of a human being seeking Christ may seem far-fetched to begin with, but careful evaluation of the wording in this song has shown many parallels. The first part of the verse refers the guilt and shame the scarecrow is dealing with. He feels alone in the world and is shameful of his “dirty clothes” which represent the sin in his unworthy life. This seems like the ideal analogy for the aimless, consumer driven lives of many “lukewarm” Chris
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Some common words found in the essay are:
, Christ Christian, Holy Spirit, holy spirit, scarecrow god, song scarecrow, walk god, dirty clothes, relationship god,
Approximate Word count = 939
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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