Oh, Sleeper - Claws Of A God Lyrics

This might be my favorite song on the record. But the whole thing is flippin awesome

aaaaaaaaaUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHHH THIS BAND IS SO GOOOOOD!!!! \m/

I saw them for the first time in Reno in March 2012, and they ROCKED!! UGH I JUST WANT TO SCREAM!

yes, strong band

You may judge the Anti-Christ. But you Holy Warriors apparently like to burn things you don't like. Live by the fire, die by the fire. Just be careful not to make a mistake, or you all may be the ones choking on your smoke.

sorry guys its not all about religion its what we believe I am a Christian I believe there is a God I like oh sleeper a lot

this intro is amazing

This whole album is pretty savage for a christian group, I'm liking it.

this is supposed to be a Christian band?

+Jacob Lopez Supposed to be. Most of the lyrics arent all gospelly bullshit

would you say it's their best album?

+Jacob Lopez Maybe. I personally think they arent too great, some of their songs are pretty good, but a lot of their work is very general in the medal styles
Not much deviation
Not much experimental technique

In the wake of pigs
Is probably my favourite work by them.

+Shadowy Horizons ohh.
yea that song is pretty good.
what bands in particular do like better?

I can't stand religion what so ever but fuck, this band & their lyrics are incredible.

Same boat here. 

@JesusCrust Your name.

I just cant stand religion and music, its my opinion, Im agnostic and I dont like to be punched in the face with religions. Despite of that, musically, this is awesome!

Sorry If I offended you, but I just love this kind of music but not this kind of lyrics.

Well you just got punched in the face listening to this

Believing in a higher power does not make you a religious person. I just so happen to believe in the book of Revelations, the prophesies are coming true, it ain't that hard to see.

Ah. The ol "I want to be offended"

JuanpaZ They're not gonna stop doing what they love just because you don't like it.

you're a bunch of fagbagss. for real. quit hating on people for loving god. ipray for all of you

I don't know. I have a relationship with God as i would with my parents or friends. i dont go into my room to talk to my friends. If I want to pray in public, its because i want to speak to my God. Now, going around shouting that you are praying just for the attention... yea.. that's just not cool. If I'm going to pray its not for the attention, its for a connection.

Amen dude!! I'm also a UPCI Christian myself and place Christ first in all things. i let other's see Christ in me instead of saying I'm a Christian :).

Hi everyone! We are The Death In Me, a Christian Metal/Hardcore band from Raleigh, NC. We are trying to get the word out about us, and if you could take a minute to check out our channel and take a listen to our songs, it would be greatly appreciated! Also, Let us know what you think! Thanks!

Yo much love from asheville Nc

Then go right ahead and do it. All I'm saying is that, if you do, you aren't going to change anyone's mind and you're probably going to irritate, making them even less likely to believe what your saying than before.

And by the way, I think the word you wanted was "condemn" not "command". Either way, I'm not doing either.

Oh, Sleeper is really good. Whether you're Christian or not. Who gives a fuck.

+listening to this in school.* Kid: don't listen to them they demonic. Me: they christan...

ok, good try but that is not what that scripture is talking about. What it IS talking about is not to do good deeds out in public expecting a reward because having recognition is it's own reward. Now if you do something good and don't expect a reward God will reward you. that's what that scripture means

If a comment on a youtube video isn't going to change anyone's mind, then why are you commenting? Do you just like reading your own comments?

I think you completely misinterpreted that passage. It's not saying to keep your faith secret, it's saying to act in secret as you do when you're in public.

Why should people stop commenting on their beliefs? The way I see it, it's not a problem unless the person is condemning another's beliefs.

Keep close things you learn from the fall and cast your wounds to heal without flaw.
Cast your wounds...cast your wounds OR YOU'LL CHOKE ON THE SMOKE.
Chuguchugachug Chugachug Chugachugachug Chugachug Chuguchugachug.
Zomgsh guys so BRUTAL.

All i'm saying is that seeing a comment on a youtube video isn't going to change the mind of an Athiest or Christan, if any thing it will probobly do the opposite. But seeing an famous band might change someone's mind. And if people could preach the belief that the reason humans exist is to eat a lot of cookies and it sounded as good as this record, i'd still listen to it.

Honestly, I see it as 50/50. People will do what they do no matter what religion they fall under. The main problem is that they tend to turn a blind eye to their own kind, yet blame the other for doing the same thing. Nothing gets solved that way.

love this band

You take that passage out of context. He is speaking about those who seek the praise of men and not those who seek to praise God. The pharisees would very often pray in public or hand out money only when there were multitudes of people around to show off to. Speaking your beliefs has nothing to do with the passage. In fact the bible urges Christians to "make disciples of all nations" Matt 28:19, and can only be done when you talk to others about the one true God.

"A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house"
NEVER stop commenting about your beliefs. but at the same time do not Lord over others or consider yourself better than anyone else. God did not create us so that we might be silent about him

i grew up Roman Catholic but I'm like basing this on actual obersvation I'm not trying to sound like I'm just saying it. I'm just commenting on what I see.

That's like me saying atheists are most ignorant. Although Catholics are probably the most feel-good christians who don't really care about the actual word of their bible.(I'm atheist by the way but I grew up Pentecostal).

You do realize that Christians/Catholics do this the most.....right?

I love how you can practically use their own material of "faith" to teach them they are doing it wrong. Just believe in whatever you believe in, we were given free thought for that reason.

You don't need intelligence for that. and How does that, give you any right to act like Douche??

I just have enough intelligence to realise some big floating guy in the sky with mighty powers that loves everyone and changes his teachings all the time which are all in a book made of several different bullshit stories that contradict each other every other page is clearly fake.

This is the reason why most people hate people like you. You can't just leave it alone. Seriously, people are going to believe what they want, you can't do anything about it and complaining isn't going to do anything so just drop it like a civilized person.

What evidence? Oh some bullshit bible that contradicts itself and its teachings at every turn? Oh yeah great :)

1:30 JAMES ERWIN SOLO!

He believes all that shit about Jesus and god :')

No, figuratively...

Wow, stupid? Really?

Dude, what the hell.

You gullible little shit...

I really believe that oh sleeper is not trying to be religious.Their songs are crushing religious perspectives and their songs are for people who are looking for hope who are hungry to know if the life they live can get better and for protection and security to indulge in love and peace with a justice that testifies with God.They bring Him to their concerts for a point.its not for a religious belief.who cares who believes in God.everyone wants to find if he exists or not.their songs answer it.

I love Oh Sleeper so much that I'll even forgive them for being stupid enough to be religious :)

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This was meant as a reply to @WrestlingGenius777

I am not arguing about the source at all, but thought I might add some light to the quote. It is not originally from DC Talk. The quote is from an American author/speaker Brennan Manning. Here is a clipping from his Wikipedia page.

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle," Manning has said. "That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."

You can't separate "Jesus the man" and "Jesus the Christ." Jesus is Jesus and He was and is God. Excuse my bluntness, but your statement just sounds like plain weird and unbiblical theology to me.

everybody would

ohhh...well thats good:] praise the Lordx3

I love you so much Oh, Sleeper! Your songs always lift me up and make me feel stronger. :) Don't ever stop making such wonderful music.

well, Jesus is God. sits right up on the right side of the throne by God. and Jesus is His son. and everytime we pray, they conversate. Jesus is God. I praise Him!~

better question
what doesn't it have to do with this converstation ? XD

Amen!

What does that have to do with the present conversation?

simple answer
it was an author named Paul Claudel

0:26 beware of head lice!

Who's last words was it? :o

I thought of it good >.>
Zamorak Claws....

When I think of the Claws of God, I think of Runescape and dragon claws. What if there were the claws of God on runescape? I think they'd own alot more noobs than them dragon claws.

Wow, thanks for that. I realise that I have been the biggest hypocrite, thank you.

either way
it's wicked!!!
trick question : who's last words are these : "doctor, do you think it was the sausage"
reply to this comment to find out! :D

That is a lie. Yes Mayans had no leap year but the Mayans did not use a Gregorian calendar system, they used an astronomical calendar, u know, the stars. the December 2012 thing is in reference to when the planets will all be aligned, not the actual date, so yes, it is still possible. Don't just re-hash what people tell you without doing research, that's what this song is partly saying haha. like this so people will know that the reaping is coming.

Actually that's a quote by Alexander Hamilton.

"If You don't STAND FOR SOMETHING, YOU MAY FALL FOR ANYTHING"
~ Thousand Foot Krutch
kind of what this song is saying...beware of the lies that this world will tell,
live for Jesus and it will be harder to be deceived by the devils' lies

if august burns red, oh sleeper, and parkway drive toured together id shit.

"Choke on the smoke that you breathe from your own code." Very interesting, if the cross hasn't radically changed the way you look at things then you haven't accepted Jesus. I love this band.

This is a warning by a group of Christians, from the previous song (the "legacy"). They are speaking to the daughter, and the zealot is her father. They instruct her to remember what she learned from the battle, and heal her wounds properly, unlike her father, who did not.

I can't help but also interpret a nod to Catholicism. The smoke being reference to the signal used to indicate the assignment of a Pope. Also, Catholicism is known for having specific doctrines and rules, or "Codes."

i have an idea. everyone stops commenting about there beleifs and keep them to themself.
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. " (Matthew 6:5-7).
not just my idea

@MrWhocares747 Probably me someday.

posting a special olypics joke is like posting an arrow to the knee joke it will get top comment but its still just reposted

@pheroes
im disabled

@VulgarIniquities unfortunately the mayans didn't have leap year...so the 2012 "event" would have occurred 7 months ago.

@easilyamused19 cool story bro, but i doubt your an actual satanist if you are tell me who is second in comand in the lucifers hiearchy :P

I like music!!! Should it matter what there religion is? Also all you pricks that say hail Satan and Oh screw christian music probably were like myself at a time and only liked reading about Hitler and shit...... Grow up... and if you don't turn yourself into D.O.C or something.

Satan feeds my will and Jesus fuels my Hate.

Oh, Sleeper is great, but I'm always turned off by each song's chorus. They just sound lame and weak compared to the rest, which is proggy and heavy and meaningful and awesome... feels bad, man.

@VulgarIniquities
I wouldn't doubt if something really significant happens that day, but I know it's not the destruction of the world like so many say... just will be something that changes life as we know it. With how this year's weather patterns have gone so far, I'd say that we're probably not going to have the regularity of the seasons like how it had been. What's next to come? Who knows. My guess is things are going to get worse before getting better. Prepare for battle.

@RageFueled Great point, however you obviously do not have any siblings who are mentally retarded. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to make this exact same point without ridiculing people with disabilities beyond their control. Just something to think about and encouragement to not be ignorant in your statements, even when you are making a good point.

@dinozsayRAWR
well, the Mayans already knew that 12/21/12 would be the start of a new era, maybe they were onto something. hopefully the new era isnt like this Godless one

@VulgarIniquities
Amen to that! I see too much of it in this world. I pray that in 2012 a big change comes into the lives of all who believe, but live unjustly... for if I can go from hating church and listening to others speak of God for all of 2011 (& I grew up in church, the irony) to not being able to get enough of God in 1 mo, then anyone can change. Just gotta get serious, let go of their pride, self-hatred, false idols, lust for men/women-whatever is distracting them.

did i just heard Chad Ackerman(ex-destroy the runner)? ♥

@RageFueled Awh thats terrible!

Keep close things you learned from the fall cast your wounds to heal without flaw

@TH3B3A57 thats exactly how its supposed to be everyone! :)

LOL God this GOD that. STFU and enjoy the MUSIC.

OH MOTHER-FUCKING SLEEPER!!! <3

Very nice! I like! How much!

@BloodandWater212 so? you cant be offended at me for proving a point. if you wanna cry about it, find someone who cares

@TeeTownVideos is this supposed to be an insult? people here dont know wtf theyre talking about, and you dare to claim i dont either because i dont understand them? lol i could "understand" them if they understood themselves and didnt contradict themselves every chance they get

He really sounds like Dustin Kensrue from Thrice. And that is a good thing

@TheBTBproduction It's karma, btw. It's also bite. ;P

@RageFueled The only reasong you say that is because you don't understand what they're talking about.

@RageFueled have some respect bub. carma will bight you back in the end.

holly poo

@RageFueled Well, I was right.

2:35
Thought it was telling me to choke on a slug. :P

@VulgarIniquities The singer for Disturbed is Jewish...

@Britton529 not sure if thats a compliment or not lol

@WrestlingGenius777
ya and thats what i was talking about when i was calling the singer for Disturbed a Pseudo-Christian(False Christian)

@VulgarIniquities way true

@WrestlingGenius777
theres True Christian and False Christian, kinda like how Jesus and His disciples were True Jews but the Pharisees were False Jews
"The biggest cause of atheism today are Christians who praise Him with their lips but deny Him with their lifestyles" -DC Talk

@VulgarIniquities no such thing. you either are or arent a Christian

@RageFueled You're right. You win.