“Antichrist” by Holly Humberstone, Saturday, November 23, 2024
Hailing from a place she claimed had “no music scene,” Holly Humberstone has taken her music to the global stage. Raised in Lincolnshire, England, Humberstone nurtured a passion for music from a young age. She played the violin in the Lincolnshire Youth Symphony before pursuing her studies at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. Humberstone’s career as a singer-songwriter took off after her performance at the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2019. Since then, she has graced the stages with notable artists like girl in red, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift. In October of last year, she released her debut studio album, “Paint My Bedroom Black,” which received widespread acclaim from music publications, earning a commendable score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic.
DID I USE YOUR BODY? The first single from Holly Humberstone’s debut album, Paint My Bedroom Black, delves into the dark themes explored throughout the record. “Antichrist” is not a reference to the biblical figure but rather a metaphor for the speaker’s imagined ex-partner. The term “Antichrist” is used to describe someone who embodies characteristics that are diametrically opposed to the moral qualities of Jesus. While the song is not explicitly religious, it incorporates cultural references from religion and horror films, adding depth and weight to Humberstone’s lead single. To enhance the visual impact of the song, Humberstone filmed a music video in an abandoned hospital in the Czech Republic, which she claimed was haunted.
GIVE ME HELL, because heaven knows I deserve it. Theologians have differing opinions on who or what the antichrist is. Throughout history, numerous individuals and institutions have been accused of being the antichrist. From Emperor Nero to Adolf Hitler, names have been thrown around. Conspiracy theories have circulated, with as many as 1 in 4 people believingthat Barack Obama might be the antichrist, or as a bumper sticker suggests, “the ant-Christ.” Seventh-day Adventists and some other Protestant denominations refer to it as the papacy or specific popes in history. Some Christians even call it secular humanism or even communism. Many Evangelicals, however, are not concerned with the antichrist because they believe they will be raptured before his appearance on Earth. Although the concept of the rapture, not even mentioned in the Bible, is as uncertain as the antichrist, theological beliefs regarding it are even more divided. Ironically, in 2013, 26% of polled Americans either believed that Obama was the antichrist or that he might be. Eleven years later, in the age plagued by climate change disasters and documents circulated about creating a new world order under the guise of Christian nationalism, the same Christians who criticized the so-called “radical left” stop comparing conservative world leaders to the same Biblical measuring stick they used to explain why they shouldn’t vote for the progressive candidate. However, let’s refrain from calling names.
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