Ke$ha’s ‘Dancing With The Devil’ – The Price of Selling One’s Soul

Beginning and End covered pop superstar Ke$ha’s blasphemous video for the song “Die Young”, which featured hundreds of upside down crosses, a church being destroyed and a slew of occult and satanic symbols. While some wrote the video off as a publicity stunt or “spoof” we chronicled that through this young singer’s career, she has been a major promoter of sinful rebellion against God and the video was just her natural progression and not a stunt. With the release of her song “Dancing With The Devil” Ke$ha further confirms the goal of many Illuminati artists today: allegiance to Satan in exchange for material wealth and fame.

The Song

The song, a previously unreleased, “B-side” track from Ke$ha’s Warrior album, is an ode to Satan, in which Ke$ha proclaims her “deal with the devil.”

And here are the lyrics:

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

You and I made a deal
I was young and shit got real
Weaving through Heaven and back
Whoaaa

Your love is made of dirty gold
But I’m the one who sold my soul
So go ahead and take my hand
Whoaaa

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, it’s a dead-end road
But there ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

Hey-heey-hey

I can’t escape my filthy past
I made mistakes, I made ‘em last
I know you love to watch me cry
Whoaaa

So while I’m yours until the end
A holy war, I’ll never win
So I’ll keep dancing ’til I die
Whoaaa

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, it’s a dead-end road
But there ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

Hey-heey-hey

He’s got my mind (You got..)
He’s got my soul (..Hell to pay)
My… he won’t let me go!

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, it’s a dead-end road
But there ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

Hey-heey-hey

The lyrics of the song are as blatant as one can get.  Shouting that Satan has her soul and mind, “he won’t let me go!” and “there ain’t no turning back”, it’s clear that the song is celebrating an allegiance to the Devil.  The idea of “selling one’s soul to the devil” is the giving of one’s life to Satan for riches and success. In our article Mercedes Benz’ Satanic Super Bowl Ad- Selling Your Soul To The Devil we detailed  a commercial that promoted the same idea. The article also noted the many artists in pop music from Kanye West to Bob Dylan who have proclaimed to have sold their soul to Satan on camera. In the case of Ke$ha, our previous article noted that her music from the start of her career  focused on rebellion. Promoting underage drinking, rampant sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, violence and cannibalism, this artist, who is very popular with young children, has been spreading the message of sin with no regards for consequences to society. Her own comments mimicked the motto of satanist Aleister Crowley who said “Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law” – an exhortation to fulfill every sinful lust with no concern for God’s judgment and wrath.

Her song “Die Young” embodied this message as it not only encouraged sinful behavior, but had a chorus that repeats over and over “we’re gonna die young.” The Bible is clear that sinful behavior is a process: “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (James 1:14-15). Scripture describes lust as first being “conceived”, then leading to sinful behavior and ultimately deadly consequences. In this case, it is spiritual death.
The more a person is willing to ignore God’s Word and follow Satan, the deeper into outright rebellion they fall. Humans, because of our natural sinful nature, are born with an inclination towards sin. The book of Jeremiah says: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). It is the light of God’s goodness and the Gospel that can give us a right spirit from God and forgiveness for our sins. But embracing sin can lead to becoming what the Bible terms a “reprobate” – someone so far into rebellion that God removes His remaining influence in their lives and turns them over to their sinful desires:

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. – Romans 1:18-25.

In our first article on Ke$ha, we detailed the “spirit journey” she took in preparation for her most recent album, a vacation that plunged her into the occult practices. The picture she tweeted while on her trip is below:

Here is an image of the Baphomet Sigil, matching the earring Ke$ha wears in the photo.

When a person continually rebels against God, the occult and satanic worship is never far behind. As the Bible passage above stated, people will take the glory they should be giving to The Lord Jesus Christ and instead worship idols, whether it be in the form of witchcraft, false religions, Wicca or other pagan spirituality. Ke$ha also stated in an interview that she was hypnotized for “past life regression therapy” – an attempt to use a hypnotist to return to “former lives” one has lived before (this is another deeply occultic practice based on the false notion of reincarnation). In the photo above,  Ke$ha wore an earring with a Baphomet Sigil symbol and a lightning bolt, a symbol for Satan, on her forehead, in the place of the pineal gland also known in the occult as “the third eye.” Anton LaVey, the author of the Satanic bible wrote this with respect to Baphomet:

“The symbol of Baphomet was used by the Knights Templar to represent Satan. Through the ages this symbol has been called by many different names. Among these are: The Goat of Mendes, The Goat of a Thousand Young, The Black Goat, The Judas Goat, and perhaps the most appropriately, The Scapegoat.”  (source).

This is what the Bible means when it says “worshiping the creature rather than the Creator.” And this can happen to any person who openly rebels against The Lord. Satan was a created being who was once a good angel in God’s service. But the Bible teaches that it was pride that led to his fall into evil. Despite his deceptions, he has no power over The Lord and was defeated on the cross when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, gave His life for the sins of humanity. This is why Jesus was able to say: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16). Faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life has power over any “deal” one makes with Satan. Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, reclaimed authority over the universe in His victorious resurrection from the dead. When He appeared to His disciples He told them: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” (Matthew 28:18). Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ is saved from the clutches of sin, any deal with Satan and forgiven because Jesus took the wrath of God in that person’s place.

And this is the truth Satan wants to hide from the world. And the Bible is clear that the Devil will use “any means” in order to deceive people from knowing the truth of the Gospel. And the use of entertainment and pop music is a powerful weapon in Satan’s arsenal. Still possessing temporary authority in this world, Satan can elevate those who pledge their allegiance to him, making them “stars” (a term the Bible uses for angels) and the envy of society. In Ke$ha’s case the lure of wealth, fame and power sealed the deal. Romans Chapter 1 continues in its description of this descent into satanic worship:

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. – Romans 1:26-32.

With millions of fans across the world, Ke$ha has used her influence to promote debauchery and evil even making songs about killing and eating her boyfriend. This is the sign of a reprobate. It is interesting to note that during her “spirit journey” she also claimed at this time to have had a sexual experience with a demon. Homosexuality and deviant sexual behavior are also normally involved in satanic ritual and initiation. R&B singer Omarion, in a rare, candid interview, hinted at this unspoken topic in the music industry:

“I think there’s a very dark and very sinister part of the entertainment business and I think it’s very visible,” he said. “This is something that a lot of people don’t look at [but for example] Michael Jackson used to be a Jehovah’s Witness and I remember hearing that he wanted to separate from the religion — and this was during the time that he was doing ‘Thriller’ [which ended up being] his biggest album.”

“Fast forward to now,” Omarion continued, “[and] it really made me think that there is a [time as an artist] where there’s going to be a choice. The [entertainment] world [dictates] that you have to be with three or four women, or do this in order to get that [and] I think it’s really interesting. With God and the industry, it’s really dark. The dark side is having to get in, there’s a certain submission you need to have. Just like a gang [initiation], so to speak. You might have to do something against your moral code. I’m not saying that it’s always this way, but when you’re someone that is young and you’re coming up in the industry and you really don’t have a grip on your morals it can be very dark. The game is just about over saturation.” (source).

Satanic Spirits In Entertainment

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. – Ephesians 2:1-3.

“and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” – 1 John 5:19.

Many people in society, dazzled and enamored with the bright lights and glamor of celebrity and superstars, have let the values and ideas  promoted in pop culture shape their own lives.  Despite her obvious promotion of amoral behavior, Ke$ha is now being praised because of her commercial success, as a positive example for women and girls. In an article entitled: “Ke$ha Emerges As a Positive Female Role Model” the author praises Ke$ha on the basis of making lots of money. And with respect to her raunchy music, lyrics and appearance, it is now seen as a step forward for women’s equality. The author in particular praises this quote from Ke$ha:

“She confronts double standards head-on.

Responding to criticism that her songs feature an unladylike amount of drugs and sex, Ke$ha responded: “If men can talk about drinking in every awesome rock ‘n’ roll song and every awesome rap song, why can’t a woman? Just because I drink doesn’t mean I’m a drunk. Just because I have sex, and I’m not embarrassed doesn’t mean I’m a whore.” (source).

Boasting of one’s promiscuity has now been taken as a virtue. And parents have not only embraced these ideas and music, they are forcing it on their children. There is a staggering amount of parents who have clearly coached and instructed their children who are as young as 2 and 3 years old, to memorize Ke$ha’s lyrics and perform for them on camera so they can post it to Youtube   (and of course some churches have joined in as well).  Where is parental discernment? If children this young are being raised memorizing this kind of music, is there a godly influence in the home? What spirit will be leading them? As the verse above from Ephesians 2 states, the spirits of the “prince of the power of the air” (a title for the Devil) operates in those who are unsaved and do not believe in Jesus Christ for salvation. And this spirit flourishes even more when people are led into more sinful rebellion against The Lord. To the point that a parent would want and even make their children listen to an artist like Ke$ha.

This is why the Bible says: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:20-21).  Society continues to reject God and replace Biblical values with worldly, sinful pleasure and calling that good. 

Not The First Ode To The Devil

Dancing With The Devil, is not even Ke$ha’s first song that directly references Satan. In our first article we noted that she performed a song called “What Baby Wants” with heavy metal rocker Alice Cooper. In the song, which is supposed to be a dialogue between Cooper and Satan, the singer chose Ke$ha to sing the lyrics of the Devil. Ke$ha also made a song called Run Devil Run. As singer Omarion noted above, there is a ‘dark side’ to the music industry. And a submission to its rules and requirements can lead to embracing satanic worship and promotion and truly making a deal to sell one’s soul.

To no surprise, Ke$ha was assigned to produce music with Luasz Gottwald , aka “Dr. Luke” a megahit producer who has been behind the hits of Katy Perry, Brittney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and many other pop stars. After the Sandy Hook shooting, in which 20-year old Adam Lanza allegedly shot up an elementary school murdering young children and teachers before taking his own life, Ke$ha received backlash for her Die Young song which dominated the airwaves at that time. She then tweeted that she was forced to sing the lyrics of the song:

Within 24 hours the tweet was deleted and Ke$ha backtracked, saying that she was not forced:

“After such a tragic event I was feeling a lot of emotion and sadness when I said I was forced to sing some of the lyrics to ‘Die Young.’ Forced is not the right word,” Ke$ha wrote on her website. “I did have some concerns about the phrase ‘die young’ in the chorus when we were writing the lyrics especially because so many of my fans are young and that’s one reason why I wrote so many versions of this song.” (source).

Her sudden turnaround reflects the control and power in the music industry that Omarion alluded to. Artists who become superstars will often find themselves under the complete control of music industry heads. A similar situation occurred in 2012 when rapper 50 Cent decided to challenge Interscope Records head Jimmy Iovine via Twitter. Upset with the management of his albums and the leaking of one of his songs, the rapper decided to brag about making a song insulting Iovine and producer Dr. Dre on twitter.  Shortly afterwards, 50 Cent, who has made a career off of promoting how “gangsta” and tough he is, then posted a cryptic tweet indicating that he did not expect to “live much longer.”

Something or someone had gotten to the multi-platinum selling artist, actor and mogul that he predicted his death and no desire to promote his own music. A week later he was also was forced to apologize on Twitter for his actions:

“Discovered a computer glitch leaked my song. Sorry to team at interscope for over reacting!”
“I put a lot in to this project but I don’t care if it ever comes out. Jimmy iovine has been like a mentor for me. I just want to stay friends.” (source).

With all the fame, wealth and worldly pleasure they could ever desire, these artists are still living in fear of the “powers that be.” And this is just the type of “deal” Satan is looking to make – one that leaves the person unfulfilled, miserable and often dying young. And despite this, many people, young and old still seek their chance in the limelight. An aspiring rapper even murdered his best friend in an effort to make an “Illuminati sacrifice.” It is this type of evil, rebellion out of covetousness and a desire to make money that Satan, the true head of the Illuminati desires. Do not be deceived.

Songs like Dancing With The Devil are examples of the blatant occult influence in today’s music. The artists and entertainment companies are no longer leaving any options for fans: the pop music of today is filled with promotion of fornication, violence, the occult and satanic worship. Parents, who should be keeping their children far from this type of “entertainment” are instead forcing it upon their own children.  As a Christian, supporting and listening to this music should obviously be recognized as a sin. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ and think listening to music about the Devil and sin is okay, remember the words of 1 Corinthians 10 : “Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.”

Pray for this artist to repent and stop making music that is leading many hearts and minds to embrace sin and Satan. And also pray for parents to wake up and realize what they are doing to indoctrinate their children into rebellion. God has offered a real “transaction” in the form of a covenant with all people: it is the guarantee of being freed from slavery to sin and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. And this was proven through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and His resurrection. But it takes faith to believe in Jesus for that forgiveness. Millions of people put their faith, love and trust in pop stars, the idols of modern times. Adorning their walls with their images, collecting every song and piece of information they can on them and hanging on their every word. And these entertainers are promoting a system that leads directly to Hell. It is time to start putting faith where it belongs, in the God of the universe, who will punish Satan and all those who foolishly chose to follow him. But offers forgiveness to those willing to confess their sin and look to Jesus Christ.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” – Jesus Christ, John 6:47.