Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone (Official Audio – Top Gun)
Inspiration Behind Danger Zone:
Tom Whitlock and Giorgio Moroder were assigned to create a song for the original Top Gun film. This track needed to resonate with this film’s theme of adrenaline, speed and thrill of naval aviation. This song’s title was inspired by the opening scenes using an aircraft carrier flight deck. Ultimately, Danger Zone also refers to the threat of war, entering an arena where flight school is over and the real thing is about to take place.
Biblical Application:
t is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[c] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace, Hebrews 6:4-6.
Exegesis of Danger Zone:
Revvin’ up your engine
Listen to her howlin’ roar
Metal under tension
Beggin’ you to touch and go
Referring to a pilot going through a checklist just before takeoff.
Highway to the danger zone
Ride into the danger zone
Once a naval fighter plane is launched off the flight deck, the crew is heading into enemy territory.
Headin’ into twilight
Spreadin’ out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin’ off the deck
And shovin’ into overdrive
This points to the adrenaline before takeoff.
Highway to the danger zone
I’ll take you right into the danger zone
Reaching an aircraft carrier means flight school is over, and this is the real thing.
You’ll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You’ll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go
Nothing compares to experience. Once the pilot and wing man learn to work togther, they will begin to realize their full potential as a team.
Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity
The top pilots at this elite school want to be where the action is.
Highway to the danger zone
Gonna take it right into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
Ride into the danger zone
Action refers to where the war, real fighting is taking place.
Highway to the danger zone
Gonna take it right into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
Ride into the danger zone
Top Gun pilots are trained for danger, taught how to react to different situations and what to do.
Highway to the danger zone
Gonna take it right into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
Ride into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
For the top pilots, there is no hesitation. Once in the danger zone, pilots respond differently.
Final Thoughts:
The spiritual danger zone is highlighted by today’s featured Bible verse. Hebrews 6 points to a Christian who knows the Bible but fails to practice anything that they are taught. This pattern of behavior leads to apathy, causing Christians to become spiritual numb. Every time a pilot is in the air, they learn something about how their jet handles certain conditions. The same thing happens daily to Christians if they are alert, sober and watchful. Spiritual foundations are built by putting the teachings of Jesus into practice, Matthew 7:24.
by Jay Mankus
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