Dominion

Skillet frames faith as resistance in "Dominion." The narrator describes life as a war under overlords, then looks them in the eye and keeps crossing the battle line, refusing to be hypnotized by lies. The pounding "Do-do-do-dominion" chant gives the song the feel of a march.

The second verse sharpens the target: pre-programmed robots, a forty-foot golden idol, and a power state that demands bowing. "I'll never bow down" echoes the stand of Daniel's friends before Nebuchadnezzar's statue, and the claim that death will not dominate points past earthly empires. The fighters who finally rise are those who decline to believe the lie.

The chorus turns the fight inward and upward with "Revolution from within / Let the kingdom reign begin." Freedom here is not only political. It is the reign of God taking hold in the heart first, which is why Paul speaks of struggling against spiritual forces rather than flesh and blood. The song is a call to stand firm and not be put under a yoke of slavery again.