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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Gods Not Dead (Like A Lion) |
| Artist | Newsboys |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Australia |
| Album | God's not dead |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:18 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Christian |
| BPM | 129 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 125-129 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | B |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Break |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Common Time > Half Time |
| Rec Tag 4 | Half Time > Common Time |
| Rec Tag 5 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 6 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 7 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Octave down (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Octave up (male) |
| Voc Info 4 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | WOW Hits 2016 |
| Nominations 1 | BMA - Top Christian Song |
| Chart Type | Christian Hit Radio |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/newsboys/godsnotdeadlikealion.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Daniel John Bashta |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A roaring predator |
| Explanation | ✱ Faith is portrayed as a powerful animal that is no longer in a cage (history) but is loudly present in the now. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Life:Animal |
| MTag 2 | Power |
| MTag 3 | Awakening |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-V-I-I, ii-vi-IV-IV, V-V-vi-vi-V-V-IV-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | vi-vi-V-V-vi-IV, vi-V-I-I, iii/V-vi-iii/V-vi |
| Ch Prog B | I-V/VII-vi-ii |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 52 |
| Spot-Energy | 91 |
| Spot-Valance | 61 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | CCM |



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