Battle Cry by Reed Deming
A sense of greatness inside us all
I feel a fire, I feel the rush
I got my angels watching from above"
Pop is known for producing the greatest hits of all time and they are loved by most people. “Battle Cry" by Reed Deming is a pop song about the battles people fight in their daily lives. Battles that others might not even notice or care about.
Reed Deming is a singer-songwriter who gained fame at the very young age of 13 when he competed in the reality show “The X Factor” USA in 2012. Between 2012 and 2015 Deming released 3 EP's – “Ridiculous”, “Satellites” and “Sunny”.
“Battle Cry” was released as a part of his EP “Sunny”. The lyrics of this song display the never-ending battles of life and how everyone must fight with courage. In the first verse of the song, Deming is thinking in two ways, he sees the negative and positive simultaneously.
I see my future, I hit a wall"
This makes the song relevant and relatable because that is how we perceive things in day to day life. We can see both sides of the coin. He visualizes a storm coming which is a metaphor for the daily struggles everyone faces.
The beauty of this song lies in how it recognizes broken people with broken souls who cry in the darkness of night. These people pray for better days. The kind of days where the darkness is overcome by the light. They are fighting battles that are really hard to win. The verse has some hard-hitting lyrics and almost everyone experiences the kind of thoughts Deming is singing about.
The hook is simple yet addictive. The words “Battle Cry" in the song signifies that people are at war and they have no other option than to fight. The war we all are fighting over and over again every day; is with ourselves.
through the night, through the night...”
Deming sings about how he cannot bear the battle cries all through the night and he is by the side of the person fighting the war. He offers companionship to the one fighting these battles each day and night. Anyone who’s dealing with hard days needs someone by their side. The support of even one person in our lives makes us stronger to deal with anything.
I’ll be by your side"
The second verse of the song talks about change and a new beginning. This verse brings a strong contrast to the first. While the first verse talks about battles, the second has a sense of greatness and change.
The much-required positivity in the song is created by the second verse.
A sense of greatness inside us all...”
This is a song that brings together two parallels. While in the beginning of the song you enjoy the melancholy, later in the second verse it steers you towards hope and optimism. The song makes you realize that none of us are perfect and no one can be. But we are making life work and that’s what others will see in us.
Reed's tone of voice makes the song soothing. The pop beats in the background are catchy but you should hear the song more than once to really understand the lyrics. The lyrics have meaning here and if you find them relatable you can really feel the emotion of the song.
But we are not perfect or free”
In today’s world, we must attain the freedom to live our own lives but still we are not free. All of us live with some kind of boundaries. But all the imperfections and boundaries are overshadowed by the mere thought of someone watching out for us.
All of us have heard songs that boost us up and makes us see the good in us. Towards the end of the second verse, that is where “Battle Cry" takes us on a journey of self-love and awareness. Here, Deming says that in the darkness of the night we all have a fire inside of us that others have not witnessed.
Ever seen
In the darkness of the night...”
Following this smooth verse is again the very catchy hook of “Battle Cry”. I feel this song is greatly underrated. Although there are people who compare Deming's voice and songs to Justin Bieber’s, there's a different freshness in his music. Reed, from the very beginning of his career, has always said that he doesn’t want to be Justin Bieber.
The song “Crash Test Dummy (Broken)” from his album “Satellites” was very well received and he was nominated for the “Shorty Award for Best Singer". His latest single is “Corporate America”.
All music fans should check out Deming's music. “Battle Cry” is a musical journey of two parallel worlds. In one world, you travel through the hardships. And in the other, you make your way through the battles armed with the light within you.