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The Serpent's Whisper
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The Serpent's Whisper is a dark americana ballad sung almost entirely in a whisper — a confrontation with the double life. A churchgoer raises his hands on Sunday while something cold coils behind the door of his house at night. Verse by verse the song drags the secret toward the light: the Sunday face, the fruitless claim of grace, John the Baptist's ax at the root, Paul's wake-up call to the sleeper, the command to examine yourself, and Jesus' warning about the swept-but-empty house. In the final chorus the music resolves from minor to major as the answer arrives: the blood of the Lamb can strike that serpent dead. The song ends as a prayer — 'Lord, come fill this house for good.'
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
A song for the road you're on.
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The Serpent's Whisper Dirt Road Gospel Music DirtRoadGospelMusic.com [Verse 1] You say you love the Lord with all your heart You raise your hands and play the holy part But late at night when no one else can see Something cold is coiled where peace should be You swept it clean, you put it all in place You hung a smile upon your Sunday face But something slides across your polished floor A serpent's whispering behind the door [Chorus] Who's been living in your house? Who's been lying in your head? He slipped in through the silence of the words you left unsaid He's been feeding on the secrets that you never brought to light Who's been lying to you tonight? [Verse 2] You quote the verses, wear the Christian name But the fruit of true repentance never came You claim the blood, you claim the empty tomb While vipers hatch inside your living room John cried out, "You brood of vipers, flee!" The ax is laid at the root of every tree But you just smile and say, "I'm under grace" While poison slowly fills the secret place [Chorus] Who's been living in your house? Who's been lying in your head? He slipped in through the silence of the words you left unsaid He's been feeding on the secrets that you never brought to light Who's been lying to you tonight? [Bridge 1] Oh, your house was meant to be a home of prayer A dwelling place the Lord Himself would share But you've been hosting what His holiness hates How long until the venom seals your fate? Get up! Throw back the curtains of the night Drag that serpent out into the light Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead And Christ Himself will shine on you instead Repent, and let the blood of Jesus clean The things you've hidden where they can't be seen [Bridge 2] Examine yourself — are you in the faith? Or have you made your peace beside the snake? Look past the songs and the Christian name Is Jesus alive in you… or just a claim? Search your heart in the quiet of the night Ask the Spirit for His searching light Don't hide behind the curtains of "I'm fine" Bring every secret to the light of Christ If He's truly in you, the fruit will show The old man dying so the new can grow But an empty house, swept clean and dressed in white Will host him back with seven worse tonight So if the serpent sleeps where peace should be Fall on your knees and cry out, "Lord, rescue me!" [Final Chorus] Who's been living in your house? Who's been lying in your head? But the blood of the Lamb can strike that serpent dead Throw open every door, let in the light Every lie will die tonight [Tag] Lord, come fill this house for good… No more lies… not tonight… not ever