Pastor Reacts to Five Finger Death Punch // Wrong side of heaven

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Song 1:36 Discussion 6:30

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[holydwizz]

"That's one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85000 people and they'll sing it back for 85000 different reasons." - Dave Grohl

[PigPenOp]

As active duty military and having 6 combat deployments under my belt, I would argue that "the wrong side of heaven and the righteous side of hell" is a statement toward the moral dilemma we face when having to take a life. Regardless of your background, humankind is not born with the innate need to kill. It has to be taught, and eventually humanity comes back and we have to face what we have done. That's not a task one deals with easily.

[kilmcm]

The last scene where the buisnessman sees the bum in the street and realizes it's his former brother in arms....one that took a bullet for him....like he can't let him spend one more night on the street....Soo impactful...it cut straight to my heart.

[jacobbiancardi]

“You save my life, brother.” Gets me every time.

[KMA-smoh]

A southern pastor that looks like a Viking reviewing a metal song about war.

I don't know how else anyone could effectively cover so many bases. Awesome.

[bigokao]

The statement of "wrong side of heaven" is about realizing he's done some things that are unforgivable, but he did it for reasons he believed were right (fighting for freedom home and abroad) putting him on the "righteous side of hell". That living purgatory may be why so many veterans have trouble re-aclimating into society.

[joeblue]

One of the parts that hits the hardest is near the end if you pay attention to what the guy in the suit is saying. "You know me, you saved my life brother."

[behindthenonscents]

I am a vet and also a Preacher who has PTSD and it's hard but I make it through GOD keeps me and I'm thankful for my faith and church

[deadpool]

No greater love than a man who lays his life down for his brother

[TheCrazycatfisher]

Wrong side of heaven - Thou shall not Kill
Righteous side of hell - Kill one to save potentially millions.

[huds]

As a vet I want to thank you for doing this video and bringing awareness to the struggle and strife many vets are going through. God Bless and Semper Fi.

[wednesdaygeckok.]

I cried like crazy when I first watched this and I'm unashamed

[velmersglue]

Thanks for covering this song and video, and thank you for putting it up. I have trouble watching this video because it brings home all the things I try to live through. Going on 20 years in the Army and 52 months in combat.
This song describes how I feel personally and spiritually. The chorus is true: I’m no hero and I’m not made of stone. (We all look tough and have to be tough while we are in it but on the inside, we’re not so tough. No one asks to be a hero and most of us never feel that way. Personally, my heroes are buried: my friends who died so we could live. While good, it also brings about survivors guilt. The wrong side of heaven and the righteous side of hell: taking a life puts us on the wrong side of heaven but our reason for doing it puts us on the righteous side of hell.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading and thanks for your support.

[JohnDoe-srhl]

I see all these comments about the meaning of the lyrics but what I'm tripin' on is how come the government don't care about all these homeless veterans

[tammyl.faulkner]

The guy at the end was suposed to be the guy he took a bulet for in the military.

Oh man... Every time i see this video I cry.

[thegolem]

I work in mental health and a fair amount of my work was with disabled and homeless veterans. The first time I watched the video I actually started crying thinking about what I see and how important it is to get this message out there.


They put their lives on the line for us and they need our help and there's nowhere near enough of us out there helping.

[aarronshepherd]

He's saying he did terrible things for the right reasons.

[charlessisk]

I cry everytime I hear this song. I'm a retired vet. And it hurts my heart because I have lost to close friends to suicide because of PTSD. Vet's are always seem to be the forgotten. I always hear the phrase "we are there for the oil" . That might be the reason for our government but for a soldier its help those who cant help themselves. It's hard to get help trust me I know. The next time you see a veteran just say thanks trust me it means alot.

[amandawright]

My mom is a Navy veteran. We were homeless for a while. This video has always been one that gets me. It's hell for them. PTSD is real. If you know a vet, please, keep in touch with them. They won't ask for help, but God knows they need it!!!!

[franksmedley]

Hello guys.

I think you missed the point here.

Being a veteran myself, I totally 'get' the lyrics. The choice of God as 'female' is intended both to make you sit up and listen simply because it's not what you are used to hearing, AND it points to the fact that in most of the most ancient religions, the primary God was, indeed, female.

The lyric of 'wrong side of heaven, and the righteous side of hell' is about being wrong in the eyes of God, because what you do may mean taking another person's life, while the righteous side of hell is that you did so for all the 'right' reasons... Even though you have 'sinned', you did so protecting others. Every veteran understands this.

I served in the USMC straight out of High School. And although I never saw combat, I did see some of my fellow Marines die in accidents during 'mock' war maneuvers. When I think back to that period of my life, I still see their faces, hear their voices, and still feel the pain of losing them. Just like any other veteran that has lost a 'brother' or 'sister' in arms.

The lines about 'I'm no hero, and I'm not made of stone'... NO veteran has ever said they were a hero. In fact, those awarded medals and honors for being 'heroic' always say that it was those that didn't come back that were the heroes. And as for the 'I'm not made of stone' line... It is said that a hard man does not cry. I say bullshit. 'Hard Men' cry because they feel it more intensely.

Later in the song, there is a lyric of 'Right or wrong, I can hardly care...' That statement most veterans will understand immediately because during combat, during your time of service, you will be called upon to do things that you are not sure if they are 'right' or 'wrong' but you do your Duty and perform as you were trained... Because if you fail, your brothers may pay for you not doing so.

I took an Oath to stand between any Enemy and my Nation, and the innocent civilians within it. So far as I know, I have never been absolved of that Oath, and I will continue to honor it until my dying day. But having said that, I must admit that when I exited the Corps in 1980, there was still a strong sentiment against the Military in this country. So, I just didn't speak of my Service. I would admit to having served if asked directly, but I avoided speaking of it mostly. Every time I did admit to having Served, I internally braced myself for the hate, anger, and blind blame for things for which I didn't do. Things that my Government had done. I was called everything BUT a 'good man' for having stood up to protect those that could not, or would not, protect themselves.

Thus my life went for pretty much 30 years or more, until after I retired from my job. I bought a condo, and live pretty much alone, although most would say I am a personable man and always willing to help others, they do not know how I feel deep inside. And this went on for several years until I made the 'mistake' of wearing a ball cap to the grocery store that had both the US Flag and the USMC Flag as pins upon it.

A woman came up to me and asked if I had Served. I admitted that I had and even showed her my Dog Tags and a P-38 can opener on my key ring, that I had gotten from a case of C-Rations (MREs have not yet been invented when I served). She thanked me for my service and we shook hands. I responded that it had been my Honor to have done so.

I thought that was the end of the matter, but she surprised me. She gave me a big hug, and overcoming my shock, I hugged back. She then whispered into my ear... "I am proud of you" and went about her shopping. I just stood there in total shock and nearly in tears. In all the time since my Service, no one had EVER said they were proud of me. That they were proud of what I had done, experienced, and lived through.

That day changed my life. I joined several Veteran's organizations like the Marine Corps League, the Devil Dogs, and others, and I can honestly say that today, I am Proud to have Served my Country to the best of my ability and as my Honor demanded.

I know this is a long post, and I am sorry for that, but I felt you should know these things and perhaps gain a better appreciation of just what this song means to Veterans.

Oh, in closing... a factoid for you... NONE of the band members, who depicted soldiers in the video, are Veterans. Although the band is highly pro-Veteran.

Speaking, Frank-ly
P.S. If you want to see Veterans doing rock. I highly suggest the band: Madison Rising. And if you do so, I would like you to do a blind Reaction to their version of the Marine Corps Hymn. URL included below.