Lost Soul’s Prayer Commentary

If you've been listening from the beginning of the Fire & Brimstone album release special, you've Already heard a wide variety of songs off Brantley Gilbert's brand new album. He's showing all sides of himself, and this next Song, it is powerful. It's called Lost Soul's Prayer. And Brantley, I wonder, This is such a personal song that shares so Many intimate thoughts. I mean, it's almost like we are listening to Your conversation with God. You also own up to your imperfections and your Shortcomings. Was this song something that was on Your heart to share, or what inspired you to Write Lost Soul's Prayer? This record, we talked about it being this chapter, But also being reminiscent and talking about things That got us here. And this one kind of Goes from there to Fire and Brimstone. You'll see kind of growth in my spiritual life As well. And this was kind of picked up In a hectic time in my faith. I guess the chapter of my life I'm talking About when I sing this song and when I Wrote this song was, you know, I wasn't even Praying right. I was doing everything wrong. And this song kind of spells it out. It's not language that you would normally hear in A prayer. It's not a prayer I would pray Now. But that was kind of setting the stage For how my faith has grown. And I feel like my wife has a lot To do with that, and my son has a Lot to do with that. But just taking steps Forward, it's about the journey, it's about the Story, and that's the beginning place, I guess. You know, it's a repetitive theme in My life. It had been for a long time. You know, it was like the further I got Away from that, the worse my decisions were. And the song kind of captures that moment. And it was like, you know, being frustrated with Faith and being frustrated, you know, with life. And it was kind of a looking over your Shoulder type time in my life. So it's an aggressive thing. There's a little angst there. And I feel like we captured it really well. You really did. It is a gorgeous song. I did want to ask, I mean, not that You ever claim to be the poster child for Anything when it comes to faith and religion, But I mean, it seems to me that you're A perfect example of God's grace is limitless, And even as far away as you get from Him, He'll always be there, always have your back, And, you know, always take you back when you Decide to find your way back to Him. So I almost have to imagine that maybe you Have been instrumental in helping other people Rediscover their relationship with God. And I, I just can't imagine what that must Feel like to know that you have helped somebody In that way. I mean, it must be truly Humbling. What I've found is that songs that, You know, are closer to the heart for me, When you write a song that's more than skin Deep, you tend to get under the skin of People that could somewhat relate to it. And people are drawn, when it comes to my Songs anyway, I feel like people are drawn more To songs that are closer to my heart and No matter how imperfect they are. The realness of it is, you know, I feel Like the majority of the folks that come to These shows and, and listen to my stuff, They're as imperfect as I am, and, And lost, I guess, so to speak. And a lot of them may be in a Place where they're not close with their faith. And I don't know. I, I grew up in some churches where it Was a pretty strict idea of by the book, You gotta do this, you gotta be this. And for me, I don't know, I feel like I have my relationship with God, And I understand it, and I feel like living A conscious-based life, kind of asking Him to be The steering wheel, but just trying to, man, be The best person you know how to be. Treat people the best way you know how, unless They give you a reason not to. If I go to bed at night and I'm The best husband and the best dad I know How to be, and I, I've at least tried, And I've tried to treat people the best way I know how, I feel like if I go To bed that way, that's a win. And I think, you know, that song's, the idea Is to encourage people to just have a relationship With God, in my case. But, you know, a lot of people are just Completely turned off to that idea. Just believe in something bigger than you. I could not agree more. Well, it is, like I said, a very deeply Personal song, and I feel like we're just getting An inside perspective of Brantley at that point his Life talking to God. This is Lost Soul's Prayer. You'll find it on his brand new album, Fire & Brimstone, which we are celebrating with this Album release special.