Vicious
cbr, 2024-2025 - #nowplaying - Vicious - Bohnes
In the grand theater of professional ambition, every communication is a strategic maneuver, a subtle probe into the intricate landscape of potential.
Bennett & Monroe—our new cut represents more than a mere project. It is a canvas upon which power dynamics are painted, where every interaction is a carefully choreographed dance of intention and insight.
Let’s be real. Sometimes love burns hotter than the Santa Ana winds that consume everything in their path.
The Malibu sign stands as a testament—charred, defiant, still spelling out a name even as flames lick its edges. Just like the woman in Bohnes’ “Vicious,” this landscape knows something about destructive passion.
Anatomy of a Burn
Wildfires don’t just destroy. They transform. As one theological perspective notes, these are more than just natural disasters—they’re revelations. “God is totally sovereign and in control of all nature and natural disasters.”
The song “Vicious” understands this intimately. It’s not just about destruction—it’s about the raw, uncontrollable energy that consumes everything in its path. The fire doesn’t ask permission. It simply is.
“I know you’re vicious
You burn everything down”
Intensity
Scripture has long understood fire as more than mere physical phenomenon. In Isaiah, fire is described as divine—“the name of the Lord comes from afar… his tongue is a consuming fire.”
Just like the woman in the song. Uncontrollable. Transformative. Dangerous.
Landscape of Passion
The Malibu sign—once a beacon of California glamour—now stands as a burnt offering to something more profound. The Santa Ana winds didn’t just destroy; they revealed. As one interpretation suggests, these disasters are opportunities to understand deeper truths. “God doesn’t want us to respond to these disasters merely as observers.”
The same could be said of a love that burns everything down.
Redemption in the Ashes
But here’s the truth—destruction isn’t the end. The biblical perspective promises that one day, “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Even in devastation, there’s hope.
Just like the woman in “Vicious” - she’s not just destruction. She’s transformation.
Stay curious. Stay humble. Stay connected.
-Mitchell Royel