{"id":307,"date":"2008-10-24T08:58:30","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T08:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/blessid-union-of-souls-new-son.html"},"modified":"2008-10-24T08:58:30","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T08:58:30","slug":"blessid-union-of-souls-new-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/blessid-union-of-souls-new-son.html","title":{"rendered":"Blessid Union of Souls’ new song gives unique perspective on abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BlessidUnionofSouls.jpg\"<\/span>Platinum-selling pop\/rock band Blessid Union of Souls (yes, that’s how you spell it!) released their seventh album, Close to the Edge<\/em>, this past September. The band has never shied away from topics like faith and salvation, but with this latest offering they further embrace their Christian faith without apology, and one song in particular really takes that to a new height.
\nThe song “Let’s Get Out Of Here” is penned from the viewpoint of a baby in the womb, talking to the mother who is preparing for an abortion.
\nI know, it sounds freaky, but the lyrics are really very thought-provoking (I’m looking for a link so you can actually hear the song, too):<\/p>\n


\nWe walked in sat alone in a corner and faced the wall
\nHiding behind the fear and shame
\nWe talked but I just listened she was sorry for it all
\nAnd that’s how I found out my name
\nSo I said
\nWhy can’t we talk it over
\nWhy does it have to end this way
\nIt just seems I should have a say
\nWhy can’t we talk things over
\nDon’t make me pay for your mistakes
\nLet’s get our things and leave this place
\nLet’s get out of here
\nIts not that I blame you for the human that you are
\nJust for the faith that you don’t have
\nAnd I know you’ve told me a thousand times before
\nThat it’s the best thing for the both of us right now
\nBut I say
\nCan we just talk it over
\nIt doesn’t have to end this way
\nDon’t you think I should have a say
\nWhy can’t we talk this over
\nWhy must I pay for your mistakes
\nLet’s grab our things and leave this place
\nLet’s get out of here, let’s get out of here
\nWhat are we doing here
\nCause I just question your intentions and your reasons for it all
\nAnd shouldn’t someone else be here with us or have you done this before
\nAnd pardon me for sounding so insensitive to your feelings but I
\nI got feelings of my own and you’re about to hurt them
\nSo why can’t we talk this over
\nThere must be something I can say
\nThat just might make you change your mind
\nAnd after we talk things over you’ll see that we are not alone
\nLet’s pack our things and blow this place
\nLet’s get out of here
\nTo learn more about Blessid Union of Souls, visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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