I'm sick of it.

Follow The Wolves-Demon Hunter

Run
Every second is a pure affliction
But I can feel your pain
Choke back the burn of wrath as they violate your name
No sign of innocence in this godforsaken place
When the truth is in your hands, they'll spit upon your face
Dismantle the ground they stand on
Give power a name
You've traveled the path of slander
Now bury the shame
Shed rejection
Learn to follow the wolves
Run away to the blackened sky, through the fear of disbelief
Run away from the hollow cries, to the shelter of release
Run away to the blackened sky, through the fear of disbelief
Run away from the hollow cries, to immunity
See the struggle of the faithless lot as they negate their time
How low to sink to the depths of their frame of mind
Dismantle the ground they stand on
Give power a name
You've traveled the path of slander
Now bury the shame
Shed rejection
Learn to follow the wolves
No tear for desolation
Nearing the end of our misery

[The idea behind Follow The Wolves comes from a thought I had about being "wolves in sheep's clothing," and how you could very well refer to us (a Christian heavy metal band) as "sheep in wolves clothing." And in conjunction with that thought, I thought of how the term "sheep" was often used to deem someone a mindless follower. And if someone were being a "sheep" by mindlessly following the flock of worldly desires, then again, we must be the wolves. This idea got me thinking about some of the fans that have written us that feel like outsiders in their schools or churches. There are a lot of Demon Hunter that feel very alone in their principles and convictions within their environment, and they've written to thank us for being a source of inspiration and stability for them. This song is for all of the fans out there, pressured to follow the rest of the world and fit in with the crowd. The pre-chorus says "Shed rejection, learn to follow the wolves," which means to forget about the ridicule from your peers. Follow us, the outcasts. We understand your struggles and we will overcome this world.

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
-Matthew 7: 13, 14]

This song was written by Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter. If you just skipped over it because you didn't feel like reading it, then go back to the top and read it. Don't go any further until you have read the lyrics AND the explanation.

I'm done talking about reform in the Church. We (the Christ-Followers) have the truth. We see how perverted the modern day church is. We know there has to be change, and every day that we do nothing we are no better than the millions of lukewarm "Christians" that come "do church" every Sunday morning and say "amen" to every thing the pastor says but then go out and do NOTHING! We talk and talk and talk about how the church needs change but we're too afraid to act - albeit, some of us have "understandable" reasons (job security, financial needs, etc). I will admit, those are understandable, but still not acceptable. We have the truth about what the church was REALLY meant to be, but we sit.....and wait....but for what? Every day we don't do something about it, we're sending people to hell. We're saying to them "I hate you too much to tell you about Christ and who he REALLY wants you to be! I'm going to set here and live my life and let you burn for eternity in hell. Did I mention I hate you?"

Hebrews 4:12-"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart."

When we start doing what Christ said and start going against what the establish, American church says, we're going to be met with opposition. No question about it. People don't WANT give up their comfortable lifestyle. They don't WANT to truly seek after Christ because it requires them to change for real. I hung out with a guy tonight who is absolutely, 100% sold out for Christ. He's going to live with the homeless people in Tent City because God has called him to do it. AMAZING! He told me a quote by an unknown author. It goes something like this, "Lukewarm Christians want to be saved from the punishment of sin, but they don't want to be saved from their sins."

Notice: As of January 26, 2009, Jacob Woods has officially stopped caring about what is deemed "acceptable" by the American "church". The only opinion that matters to him is Christ's. He isn't setting out to tick people off out of rebellion, but out of love for their souls.