Today I will be analyzing the song “The Lord is Coming,” by H.E.R.

Lord Is Coming (Lyrics) – H E R (youtube.com) (Song with lyrics)

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In the introduction to this song, H.E.R, gives a profound speech. In this she voices her strong opinion on how the country is allowing its people to live. When speaking this she sounds frustrated and disappointed. Her voice radiates power as she is speaking words that are unspoken by fellow Americans.

She wrote this song in 2018. Around this time there was action being advocated against gun control. In that year there were about 300 mass shootings in America.

“I never read the news anymore, it’s hard not to feel hopeless.
When no one noticed the explosion came from
A man whose legal gun was loaded.
It’s all watered down and sugarcoated.
We voted, but did we really get to choose?”

In this part she talks about how she has lost hope in society. There is never good news, and it doesn’t even tell it how it is; it’s all watered down and sugarcoated. This is because the people of the United States may not want to look bad by really telling it how it is. But H.E.R. is calling out attention to the problem, which, is the people whose legal guns are loaded.

In the last line she says, “We voted, but did we really get to choose?” She is questioning the fact that our opinion matters. Freedom of opinion and speech but to what extent?

The audience that H.E.R attracts is mostly young people. She was 20 years old when she made this. This could have been the start of her questioning the world we live in today; the country we live in today.

“We don’t need proof that they separate us from the truth.
Mothers and fathers are being separated from their youth.
And they’re selling the American Dream and what it appears to be.
But they don’t teach us that wealth is unattainable with their currency.”

There is always going to be this idea that the government is telling us only half the truth or even some modified version of it. They are separating us from the truth in front of our eyes, she suggests.

Then she mentions the American Dream. Money has a lot of control over how we live our lives. America realizes this and they try to make its country appear worth dreaming about. The more people dream to be part of America, the more money it will make as people climb their way to succeed here.

Wealth in America may be the American Dream of many people; however, they are unaware of its attainability. Inflation has been a big problem in the country that Americans hate as it lessens the worth of people’s wealth. However, people remain money hungry, as it is a big part of the American Dream.

She ends the speech with this:

But do we ever think of the need for inner peace?
They can’t put a price on your soul.
Don’t matter your religion, right and wrong is something everybody knows.
They pick and choose what’s equal.
Who’s good and who’s evil.
And this is the devil’s world, but the Lord is coming for his people.

Being caught up in worldly desires can cause people to feel unsatisfied and hopeless. She questions if we ever think of inner peace. In a world full of chaos, why do we not dream of having peace within ourselves? They seem to have control over how we live our lives based on our financial stances. However, they cannot put a price on our souls, as they are separated from this world. It is something that only we can control.

In the fourth line she says “they” referring to the government. Equality has always been tied to the American Dream. This was clearly never the case as history shows us the major divide between races. Today we see still face inequality in society. Although it is preached that we are equal, only so much change happens.

Lastly, she ends the song saying that this is the devil’s world. The world being the devils has always been expressed. This is because there is no good in this world. No matter what is preached and no matter what is done. There is always something beneath the surface. In the end though all that matters is that the Lord comes for His people.