That latter label especially was instrumental during the early part of DMX’s 30-year career, as made evident by “ Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” (1998), one of his most-recognizable singles. This track is a collaborative product of Columbia Records, Sony Urban and Ruff Ryders Entertainment which came out on 1 August 2006. So he is leaning on the Lord for “a sign”, presumably some type of divine guidepost which directly speaks to his spirit saying ‘do this’ or ‘don’t do that’. Or put differently, he knows he wants to meet God but evidently doesn’t know the next step he has to take towards actually achieving that goal.
Nor is there seemingly any type of earthly power that can properly lead him in the right direction. But that noted, he’s never going to give up trying to do what he feels is right. But actually defeating “death” is obviously not something he believes he can do on his own. Indeed if there is one underlying theme throughout this song, it is that DMX is faced with some type of dichotomy. Before him is “life or death”, or let’s say for the sake of simplicity good and evil.Īnd being who he is, regardless of which path he takes, X is gonna keep it real regardless. Instead X really sees power in the Lord via Jesus. Moreover he knows that the ‘devil is trying to find him’, as in whatever temptations or inner turmoil are plaguing him are not going to let up.īut most-uniquely, X actually perceives himself as an evangelist. Going back to the first paragraph of this post, more than just being an adherent to Christ, DMX believes that he is also one of his emissaries in spirit. But before taking on that role on a practical level, he will need the Lord to teach him the proper way to go about doing so. the token religious track which many artists tend to include on their otherwise secular albums. But even more to the point is his desire for divine guidance in general. And in this case it doesn’t sound like the artist is just paying lip service, i.e. So DMX wants to know that God still cares, so to speak.
save him when no one else would or could. Or viewed differently, the vocalist is at the end of his rope as far as his personal outlook is concerned. But he has faith that “the Lord”, if only He responds to his cries, can lead him out of this situation.Īnd the reason X is under such an impression in the first place is because he has been in similar predicaments in the past where he felt a Higher Power would “hold (him) down”, i.e. Lyrics of “Lord Give Me a Sign”Īs revealed in the first verse, the vocalist acknowledges that the “pain and… hurt” which have been a part and parcel of his existence are still present, with no signs of dissipating. And on top of that he doesn’t really feel he has anyone to talk to, which would be one of the reasons why he is resorting to prayer.īut other rappers, such as Tupac for example, have expressed similar sentiments in song. Yet what makes this track really unique is its overt-Christian tone – more so than most of the songs even dropped by actual Christian artists.ĭMX refers to “ the name of Jesus” in a manner in which it is used throughout the New Testament, as a miraculous appellation which has the power to ‘rebuke the Devil’ for instance. And the reason he’s calling upon Jesus is to intervene in his own life. prayer) with God.Īnother subtheme throughout his career has been his inner struggles. Thus when X does converse with a Higher Power, it’s usually along the lines of the rapper looking for some type of relief from the conflicts within. And such is the case with “Lord Give Me a Sign”. And such was apparently the case with the late DMX. That would apparently be why in-between tracks about blowing opps to smithereens and bonking females he would drop songs like this (“Lord Give Me a Sign”) which, as noted in a later section of this article, he’s actually been doing since day one.Īnd when we say “like this” we mean tunes whose lyrics are themed on him having a humbling conversation (i.e.
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