Petra - Jekyll & Hyde Lyrics






[Based on Rom. 7:15]

I have a secret that I let nobody see
An evil shadow that's been hanging over me
My alter ego that I try to hold at bay
But despite my good intentions he can always get away

He does the things that I don't want to do

Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
Two men are fighting a war inside

I have this secret that I let nobody see
It's like a split personality
And the one I feed is the one who lives
The one I starve will be the one who gives

He won't do things that I know I should do

Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
Two men are fighting a war inside
One gives, one takes, I have to decide
Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde

I need somebody to rescue me
When personalities clash
I know which person I want to be
With no defiance
Just God-reliance





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  1. P.... ....

    Petra puts my daily struggle into rock n roll.

  2. T.... C....

    "Sometimes I feel like juggling high" is what I always heard when I was younger. I didn't know about drugs back then, so I envisioned the singer John juggling on a unicycle on a tightrope.

  3. Z.... H....

    OK guys, i'm an atheist, but this song is freakin' heavy, especially the lyrics.
    Rock n' roll!

  4. T.... M....

    Please check out and share my song. Thanks, hope the lyrics encourage you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgReQ0TrgjM

  5. S.... B....

    Love the song.
    However, the lyrics are rather amusing in light of the fact that in the original novel, Stevenson strongly implies that the "sin" Jekyll is trying to hide is homosexuality. xD

  6. 0.... ....

    Anyone else here from that famous Runescape pking video?

  7. A.... P....

    As a person who loves hard rock and heavy metal, I love this heavy song of Petra..

    A.... P....

    You know Petra is a Christian band

  8. C.... L....

    Came from Dan Vasc. Amazing song😍😍😍

  9. M.... M....

    Petra means R O C K !

  10. D.... K....

    I love Petra cause they love the Lord and his Word but They are alive!! With their music and full of energy THEY WAKE UP THE SPIRITUAL SLEEPERS!!

  11. M.... M....

    Pablo Olivares colabora en esta canción.

  12. S.... H....

    There is no rebellion in skillet or Petra these are both Christian bands I've been listening to both sense I was a kid and both are awesome some of you ppl are just takeing there words and swisting them to match your sins and that's not right.

    S.... H....

    Skillet is okay, but they are kind of watered down compared to PETRA. There's just no comparison.

  13. Q.... K....

    Great song even though not Christian I like the band

    Q.... K....

    Quetzalcoatl's Knowledge Seek Jesus, not religion.

  14. J.... B....

    Christian rock, something out of this world! God bless Petra for his music who worships the Rock of Ages.

  15. S.... J....

    ROCK LIVES FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. W.... S....

    Me lembrou o vocal do Helloween

  17. J.... v....

    christian hardrock

  18. J.... ....

    This is like the Good counterpart of Skillet's Monster.

    J.... ....

    no man , this is the Good counterpart of Judas priest JEKYLL AND HYDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCF_O995Lr0

  19. D.... G....

    awesome music I've ever heard

  20. C.... d....

    olha o doutor Jekyll na area

  21. L.... I....

    awesome song

  22. C.... F....

    Yo tengo el DVD original

  23. G.... B....

    excellent

  24. A.... R....

    I am gay

    A.... R....

    the best troll

    A.... R....

    when it comes to Christians dealing with gays, Christians should follow two verses from the bible
    1 Corinthians 6:9, and Matthew 7:1
    if we follow Leviticus 20:13 we would be hated even more than people already do....

    A.... R....

    yip, look to jesus

    A.... R....

    Jesus loves you any ways but not your sins repent and walk away from your sins and don't look back and you may enter the kingdom of God.

    A.... R....

    Adrian Rodrigues Seek Jesus my friend not religion. We all have sinned and are guilty. We all need the Lord, all of us. Im 59 and I gave my life to Jesus and was born again at the age of 24 on 12-26-83. This Dec.26th will be my 35th anniversary walking down the narrow road with Jesus. God be with you! May his love, joy and peace lead you to the wonderfull and awesome Lord.

  25. s.... j....

    very good also a christian
    keep making music

  26. M.... A....

    my dad got me in2 Petra

  27. 0.... ....

    Who else knows this song because of that famous Runescape clan war video???

    0.... ....

    06hurdwp That's interesting. Could you give me the link? I'd like to see it!

  28. T.... M....

    Please check out Sin Nature by MaVeety

  29. M.... J....

    I listened to Petra my whole childhood, always loved this song, because its so dead on... existing in this world is a constant war, between your old self, and the holy spirit.... and it all comes down to ''who are you going to serve"

    M.... J....

    I also grew up listening to Petra. when I was jumping around in my mom's stomach my dad would play Jekyll and Hyde

  30. a.... z....

    de lo mejor 

  31. B.... J....

    They sound like a Nu Metal version of Mötley Crüe. It's a cool mix!

  32. L.... H....

    Wow!! flash from the past!!!!!!! I don't really dig this music but it is always fun to listen to your parants favorites.

    L.... H....

    This is so wacked..... but then so is today's pop music :)

    L.... H....

    It's amazing  you have to respect the classics man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    L.... H....

    Was that a quote from Cars?

    L.... H....

    hurts my tender ears and their delicate tastes for music. ;P
    - Rochelle

  33. F.... T....

    I LOVE THIS SONG!!

  34. M.... E....

    petra rocks 

    M.... E....

    it's even in the name!

  35. M.... E....

    dang!!!!!!!!!

  36. K.... S....

    the war has been won  mr hyde is dead he's been crucified don't believe he is still around theres no war going on jesus won the war we just have to believe 

    K.... S....

    i am really sorry you feel the way you do Brian , you sound quite angry  not impressed by your attitude  especially  as you claim to be   christian i would have expected more gentleness and love from you the accusations that make towards me are really demeaning saying i have an addiction  and  your use of vulgarity is offensive !
      before i became a christian i was addicted to pornography and drugs i came to the end of myself went into a church sobbing as i was literally going insane i had travelled like a hippy couldn't make sense of anything . i knocked on the door of a vicarage and asked to become a christian .it was almost instantaneous i experienced the presence and the glory of God the peace and sanity of his love i knew the bible was true and jesus was real and i have known God ever since living a joy filled life  .Jesus can heal instantaneous and CAN DELIVER YOU FROM ALL YOUR ADDICTIONS NOW ! 
      
        
       

    K.... S....

    no i am not a pharisee i am a Christian so stop trying to be hell bent on accusing everyone of having an addiction and being a christian is being super in our Fathers sight and i love Gods people His church . Hope you get better soon .love in Jesus your brother kevin 

    K.... S....

    Dear Brian all the best to you !  keep going as a christian work out your salvation with fear and trembling for it is God at work in you to will and to work for His good pleasure, God is love and He loves you as you are but doesn't want to leave you there ,theres a book by jonathan welton thats really good called eyes of honor i really would recommend that to you . i am sorry you have a low opinion of me  i am glad God thinks more of me than you do ,thats where my real strength lies ,knowing his love  for me thats what keeps me seeking Him thats what keeps me from getting drunk or turning to pornography or worshipping my own self image , mAYBE YOU CAN SURROUND YOURSELF WITH ALL THE MEN IN THE WORLD to help you but it wouldn't do much good really we all need the power of God the holy spirit ,His presence and reality and passion for Him 
         Godbless you Brian in the name of Jesus 

     

    K.... S....

    @Kevin Scholes "hey Jace  i know it happens but a Christian should never struggle with an addiction ?that is not normal christianity!"

    So, according to you, all *true* Christians are perfect, and anyone who struggles with an addiction is *not* a Christian? No, sir, that's not the case. As someone who has struggled with an addiction, I can tell you that it *can* be hard to hold on to your faith, but God has helped me through this, and now I am almost completely free from said addiction. I was a Christian before and throughout the ordeal, but I allowed temptations of the flesh into my life. I was still saved, but I had walked away from God.

    K.... S....

    @Brian C. Sharp Thanks man! I appreciate the prayer.

  37. Q.... K....

    Love the drum beat

  38. J.... L....

    SLAYER RULES!! \m/

    J.... L....

    Jason Layman \m/

    J.... L....

    Vengeance Rising is bettet

  39. T.... ....

    There's a song that has the lyrics "and I'm turning into the monster I swore I'll never be..." It's a Christian band that broke up but I can't remember who they are, who are they?

  40. I.... J....

    Insane voice. Great performance. Just brilliant.

    I.... J....

    Inge J. Grønås John Slitz use to be lead vocalist of the group Head East. You should hear their fairwell tour live on dvd, i went to it. Its awesome!

  41. R.... c....

    Que elegancia de cancion

  42. j.... m....

    wish I coulda seen 'em in concert, them and Michael W.Smith, Amy Grant, dcTalk, Larry Norman,....man,.. there are alot

    j.... m....

    joe mcarther, DCTalk was on a different level. Their concerts (I saw them 3 times) were unreal experiences.

  43. j.... m....

    this is one of their newer ones, 2003

  44. W.... ....

    I'm 15 and I like it XD

  45. E.... M....

    In other words, it's rebellion against the world, the flesh and the devil, rather than against God.

  46. H.... j....

    the fight of Good over Evil where it is determined by us on which force we allow to take control over Us.but as the word of God says we should choose Him(Jesus)

  47. H.... K....

    sometimes i feel like jekyll and Hyde.... i wonder where he got "i feel like a monster" from lol

  48. p.... f....

    Always Dead on with the WORD

  49. M.... D....

    glad my dad raised me with good music like this! im 16 and love this! u wont find many like me! haha this is a classic! love it!

  50. D.... L....

    AWESOME SONG <3

  51. F.... ....

    In the song awake an alive the first two lines are "I'm at war with the world And they try to pull me into the dark" When they say "I'll do what I want, cause this is my life!" They are saying that to the world that tries to tear them away from God. They want to worship God.

  52. S.... F....

    In my opinion, Petra kicks the butt out of Skillet. Why? I've seen no inconsistency between their lyrics and what the Bible teaches. Such as Skillets lyrics "I'll do what I want, because this is my life!" Um... -.- Does anyone see just a TINGE of rebellion there? Not exactally what God wants...

  53. v.... A....

    control is an illusion
    what man by worrying can add one hair to his head or breadth to his stature?

  54. F.... ....

    Hey, everyone on this planet still has some room to learn. I have not yet met a single person that knew everything, haha. But no problem, I was happy to clear that up. :)

  55. F.... ....

    And what if what the want to to serve Christ. "I'll serve Jesus because this is my life." They are singing about in a world that tries to tear them away from Jesus, they will praise Him because the world can't control them.

  56. P.... L....

    My first concert was petra in murry hill <3

  57. m.... ....

    Hungarians were absolutely blown away that a Music group of this huge stature came to this tiny country to perform FOR FREE at the invitation of one of the continent's largest spirit filled Charismatic Churches called HIT GYULEKEZET. They put on unforgetable performances for those lucky enough to have had the chance to come. We hope that there will be another occasion for them to return and bless the country with the Gospel message.

  58. j.... ....

    wow. the two best bands in the world have secret sides: Skillet with Monster and Petra with Jekyll and Hyde

  59. H.... a....

    Was there ever a music video for this song?

    MVHH

  60. J.... M....

    awesome!!! love petra so much

  61. P.... ....

    Great song!! The live version of this song on their 'Farewell" album is WAY better than this one. The guitars on that one are ridiculous!!!

  62. P.... ....

    Two people don't know good music.

  63. J.... ....

    Up to the times with enough traces of Petra's 80's music. Freaking awesome. Petra still has it.

  64. t.... ....

    Praise Jesus.. Infinite Woes to Satan

  65. F.... ....

    @EmOputty His mom also thought rock was Devil music, haha.

  66. L.... Z....

    @DragonBallZFan13 i saw that thru a link to the concert live on computer
    btw i love dragonball z

  67. F.... ....

    @tornadochaser14 I was at one Skillet concert amd John Cooper said that Petra was one of his biggest insperations for his music

  68. F.... G....

    the best rock musician ever!!!!!

  69. J.... H....

    @conundrumcrux I meant highly underrated to be as a compliment. they should be way more popular. in the christian rock realm and the sucular realm as well, imo. they are very good and I myself under estimated how good they were for years I blew them off, and now I am like ''what was I thinking? these guys rock'' This album Jekyl and Hyde is straight up metal.

  70. h.... ....

    @Bmarch08
    amen.

  71. F.... ....

    @grantorino2009 They were a big insperation to John Cooper, Skillet's lead singer.

  72. m.... ....

    It takes a lot of guts to admit the Inner War all humanity goes through. We LOVE our pretenses of holiness and upright citizens brigade claptrap.

    We're not fooling God.

  73. g.... ....

    You know, once upon a time, not too long ago, these guys were the biggest band in Christian music. They were selling millions of records and playing sellout shows in huge arenas. Christian bands then didn't do that. Petra was HUGE.

  74. t.... s....

    AWESOME!!!! :D I love this song :-)

  75. A.... ....

    This singer is John Schlitt ... I still love his voice!

  76. B.... ....

    @stujje
    I agree

  77. a.... h....

    also not too shabby

  78. B.... ....

    Living Sacrifice would blow these guys off the stage

  79. T.... ....

    This causes my family to start playing air guitar and air drums. Love it!

  80. P.... ....

    @Bmarch08 I know what you mean. I hate hearing bands sing hymns. Petra pwns them all.

  81. m.... ....

    @Bmarch08 This is seriously christian rock? 'Christ' tits thats awesome

  82. A.... L....

    Sonoridade fantastica, não é a toa que que se tornou banda inspiradora!!!

  83. J.... s....

    this song is so heavy i picked it up and i dropped it on my feet! XD

    J.... s....

    I hope your foot healed well! Lol 😂

  84. N.... O....

    It needs to go back to being just Heavey like this

  85. P.... ....

    @HeavensAgent1 I totally agree with you. I really wish people wouldn't do stuff like that.

  86. P.... ....

    This song is awesome!!

  87. N.... B....

    I do not particularily like Christian Rock but i really like this song

  88. G.... ....

    They just do not do Christion Rock like they used to...This band rocked then and will forever...Everything today is all the same but this is rockin in Jesus name at its best!

  89. M.... T....

    0.0 Petra....... ROCKS!!! =D YAY!, Go Petra!!!

  90. J.... C....

    Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde!!

  91. J.... ....

    @CalebTheGatekeeper i totally disagree, the skill involved in the lyrics and music writing is way more complex in secular music, listen to dream theater, symphony x, avenged sevenfold etc.... you'd be ignorant to read some of dream theaters lyrics and tell me this is more creative.I'm a Christian and i like all types of music from dream theater to rihanna to bb king to slayer.

  92. B.... ....

    Omfg, they DO sound like Dio! I never even realized!

  93. B.... ....

    Jordanls13 is fucking brilliant.

  94. A.... ....

    they should seriously put this song up for download on rock band 2

  95. r.... ....

    When I don't pray or read my Bible I feel just like this song says..........

  96. J.... ....

    @MrJESSROX If your curious his name is Bob Hartman.

  97. B.... M....

    Dude, Petra are the pioneers of christian rock. Certainly one of my favorite christian bands ever. What ever happened to good christian music like this? why does it all have to be so generic these days?

  98. J.... H....

    Years ago I thought Petra were lame but man was I wrong. This cd is killer! And I love this singer, he has a pure rock voice. This band is Highly underrated.

  99. J.... ....

    i love this, but metallica and slayer are better :)