Eminem “Somebody Save Me” – A Spiritual Journey In the Making

If Eminem isn’t the most talented rapper to ever exist, he’s at least in the top 3 (1. Me, 2. My brother, 3. Eminem) because his rhyming, cadence, and lyrics are usually breathtakingly beautiful. Obviously, he’s been known for his more light-hearted rap songs but I think I’m a fan of his slower tempo, deeply introspective stuff more. I’m thinking of “Headlights” by Eminem & Nate Ruess and “Like Toy Soldiers.”

He’s now released another slower tempo song featuring the vocals of Jelly Roll. It’s called “Somebody Save Me,” and it’s very good. I can’t speak about Eminem’s personal life but it appears as though he’s on a human journey, sure, but also a spiritual one. As I listened to this song, I couldn’t help but yearn that he keeps going with his thoughts. The guilt, regret, the epiphanies he’s having might in fact lead him to Christianity. From what I know, it’s the only religion that has a solution for the black hole a lot of us feel in our hearts. It’s like if life were just a series of problems without solutions, God (through Jesus alone), offers a reconciliation no other religion can. I think every other religion (the helpful ones, at least) is designed to make life better and that’s its main purpose. Christianity, on the other hand, is not that way. It’s about making things right between us and God. A byproduct might be that life gets better, so that’s a nice touch… but not the main purpose of the faith.

Jesus is the reason I’m a non-atheist.

Eminem might be on the right track with the feelings revealed in this song. Certainly it should help in reconciling his relationships with his kids and those close to him. I hope he keeps pushing and maybe one day he’ll knock and the door will be opened.

-Out of the Wilderness

Donald Trump Tries To Take Home From Black Family

If he’s not busy taking women back to the 19th century*, he’s out there putting black people back in chains**. I can’t believe he was ever elected President of the United States, especially after he almost moved into a California home owned by a black man, where this black man lived with his family and his nephew from Philly.

Have you ever seen such an arrogant, racist person? In fact, he’s so cocky that he once said to a black man that if black people aren’t voting for him, they aren’t really black***. And now we, the American people, are supposed to just fall in line and vote for the party he represents… AGAIN?

*The time he told a woman to shush, as if it’s 1856 and women are only to be seen, not heard.

**When he said to black folks: “…put y’all back in chains.”

***in his appearance on The Breakfast Club.

-Out of the Wilderness

Sabrina Carpenter “Taste” and 5 Other Morbid Love Songs

Sabrina Carpenter has a new video to accompany her song “Taste.” It’s not for the faint of heart; lots of blood and peculiar ways to hurt someone… so watch if you dare. The video stars Jenna Ortega as Sabrina’s arch nemesis. Take a look, then scroll down for a list of other pop, non-metal songs that fit into a morbid theme…

Quite graphic, huh? If you skipped it, good for you. I’m not typically a fan of blood and gore, I don’t think it’s healthy to watch that kind of stuff regularly. But I suffered through it! This isn’t the first song where a main character has these dark and dreadful desires. Check out a short list of other songs where someone ends up on the receiving of a jealous lover…

Elvis “Dirty, Dirty Feeling” – This line would never work in today’s culture: I hear you’re pretty good at runnin’… But pretty soon you’ll slip and fall. That’s when I’ll drag you home with me, girl… I’m gonna chain you to the wall.

A little less morbid but just as jealous is Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush”. At your next trivia night, you can wow everyone by sharing that this country song was written by Taylor Swift.

Back to the killing spree Sabrina started… here’s Beck sarcastically saying that if the woman thinks he’s such a loser, why don’t you kill me?

You can’t have a list like this without Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie.” I can’t remember any other love song being so well-accepted with a line about tying someone to a bed then setting the house on fire. Ahh, love is sweet isn’t it?

I have no shame admitting I love the percussion in this song. Like, I really love it. The drums are highlighted with a striking electric guitar riff peppered in through out. Great song, even if it’s quite bitter towards an ex. Here’s The All-American Rejects, “Gives You Hell.”

There are plenty of other songs that could make this list. Which ones would you add? Comment below!

-Out of the Wilderness

Everything is finally fully backwards

I believe the first time I heard the concept prompting the post today was from radio talk show host Michael DelGiorno (Twitter: @DelgiornoMDG) when I lived in Nashville, Tennessee. Besides the treasure trove of spiritual wisdom he brought to radio for 3 hours every single week day– except when Nashville traffic on I-65 made him late– he spoke in depth about politics and the wide angle view of the direction of the country, along with specifics too, of course. The idea is this: Culture is so radical now, the only radical thing left to do is be conservative. Or if you really want to be countercultural, become a Christian.

It made sense back then, years ago when I first heard the insight. It’s even more applicable in 2024 and all the stuff about JD Vance being “weird” is a great example. He has a wife. He has kids. As far as I know he doesn’t have tattoos. A run of the mill white guy. This is weird to the Democrats. Why? In their world: men can be women, women can be men, there are thousands of genders, truth is subjective. There’s his truth, her truth, their truth, our truth. All that’s left for them is to call weird normal and normal weird.

Just look at tattoos. Not that long ago it was pretty rebellious to have visible tattoos. Go way back and it was something only associated with prisoners and street gangs. Now my sister who doesn’t even know what OnlyFans is has one on her ankle. Today when you’re out, count how many adults DON’T have tattoos. In this modern era, those people are the rebels. They’re the ones going against the grain. They’re the “weird” ones.

All that to say, Democrats as a whole have become so radical, all that’s left for them to do to be radical is to return to old-fashioned concepts. It’s why something as traditional as “joy” is their theme for the 2024 election cycle. More on that thinly veiled lie here. They’re jumping up and down for hope and joy and the American flag and the military because they’ve pretty much reached the boundary of radical thinking. Now they’re swinging back because that’s all they can do. What’s bad is now good. What’s good is bad. Up is down. Down is up.

Normal is weird.

-Out of the Wilderness

Joy is making a comeback!

If you caught any of the Democrat National Convention, you might have caught on that joy is making a comeback all over the nation. The party of inclusion has latched on to a few key words and phrases — “When we fight, we win” and “We’re not going back” — and they’re incorporating these things into all of their speeches and commercials.

They already commandeered “pride” so I guess joy was the next thing on the list! The only thing is, it feels flimsy. Like a house of cards. They only gained all this joy when Joe Biden announced he was no longer seeking reelection. What they’re feeling might be closer to short-term happiness than long-term joy, but I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. I mean, joy is a great thing to have. In the Bible, it’s part of the fruit of the spirit so whenever there’s a chance to get it, get it!

Who wants to make a bet that if Donald Trump gets more votes for the election, all this joy will suddenly disappear? We’ll see a lot more of stuff like crying, anger, people pledging to tear everything down. You know, joyful stuff. Mostly peaceful, I’m sure.

-Out of the Wilderness