Billy Talent - Devil In A Midnight Mass

Song: Devil In A Midnight Mass

Artist: Billy Talent

Album: Billy Talent II

Billy Talent is a Canadian rock band from Ontario.

I first got into Billy Talent while on a road trip with my family. Their song Fallen Leaves came on the radio, I liked it so I downloaded it and a few other songs. Some time later I saw the music video for Devil In A Midnight Mass on tv. I was impressed with the video. The song is about a priest who molested a bunch of kids and was later murdered in prison. The music video shows a young boy in a church being chased by black smoke, which represents the priest, alternately showing the band performing the song in the same church. The boy runs into the part of the church where the band was playing, but instead of the band its filled with altar boys who have no mouths, the original boys mouth is now also gone. This represents that they have been silenced by the priest, this goes with the line "silent night for the rest of my life". In a demo of the song instead of "silent night for the rest of my life" the lyric was "I was told that the world wouldn't believe me". The song speaks out about and against abuse towards children especially by people in positions of authority. It`s about something very evil that happens and definitely should not.

"Devil In A Midnight Mass"

A devil in a midnight mass,
He prayed behind stained glass
A memory of Sunday class
Resurrected from the past

Hold your breath and count to four
Pinky swears don't work no more
Footsteps down the hallway floor
Getting closer to my door
I was alive but now I'm singing

Silent night for the rest of my life
Silent night for the rest of my life
Violent knight at the edge of your knife
Forgive me Father... won't make it right
Silent night for the rest of my life
Silent night at the edge of your knife
(You're guilty!)

A devil in a midnight mass,
killed the boy inside the man.
The holy water in his hands
Can never wash away his sins

Hold your breath and count to four
Pinky swears don't work no more
Put my trust in God that day
Not the man that taught his way
I was alive but now I'm singing
Silent night for the rest of my life
Silent night for the rest of my life
Violent knight at the edge of your knife
Forgive me Father... won't make it right
Silent night for the rest of my life
Silent night at the edge of your knife
(You're guilty!)

[Whispered]
Whisper, whisper, don't make a sound.
Your bed is made and it's in the ground [x2]

[Screamed]
Whisper, whisper, don't make a sound.
Your bed is made and it's in the ground [x4]

Billy Talent - Devil In A Midnight Mass - Youtube (Music Video)