Monday, August 06, 2007

RAW songs

Here's the lyrics to a couple of the new songs we sang at RAW.

This one is about getting past our own fond notions of who Jesus is, or who we'd like Him to be - and getting to know Him as He really is, whether or not the experience of that is "nice":

The Real Jesus Song

I want to break the stained glass window,
See through the stereotypes.
I want to push past all the false Messiahs
Of shallow “Christian” hype
I want to get beyond my own desires
Of what You’ll say to me
And listen to Your real words, Jesus,
Whatever those words may be

I want to meet You
I want to know You
I want to love You, love You, love You, love You
Meet You
I want to know You
I want to love You, Jesus,
As You really are

I want to slam the door on my fantasies,
Stop lying to myself
I’ve got to stop pretending all is well
In a life of sin by stealth
Not going to try and make heaven from hell,
Living for pleasures of the earth
Abandoning all, let me follow You, Jesus,
Discover Your true worth

I want to meet You
I want to know You
I want to love You, love You, love You, love You
Meet You
I want to know You
I want to love You, Jesus,
As You really are

[Ending:]
And I will carry my cross daily
And I will kiss You when You slay me
Know You as you really are
As you really are
And I will carry my cross daily
And I will kiss You when You slay me
Know You as you really are
As you really are


And this one's a call to our generation to be "real and wild" (RAW) - not fake and tame (FAT?):

Real and Wild Song

Are we generation X-box?
Generation fake?
Are we hiding behind Facebook,
Behind the masks we make?

Wanna be part of something real
Something worth getting up for
Not a cinema world of make-believe hype
But something real and raw

Are we generation playstation?
Generation tame?
Do we blog about our boredom?
Is life always the same?

Wanna be part of something wild
Something worth getting up for
Not a “whatever” world of “take it or leave it”
But something wild and raw

1 comment:

Ρωμανός ~ Romanós said...

The Real Jesus Song, yes, I like that one very much and, though I haven't really looked at your blog in depth yet, I feel you are on the right track, living a life of following Jesus, of discipleship. I will no doubt visit your blog again.

I have posted a few of the song lyrics I've written on my blog, though they're more personal and not something you'd sing in a gathering, except maybe as a testimony. I'm just looking to connect with other followers of Jesus, of any age, who know that Christ is not religion.

I thank God that you exist, brother, and the other brethren you're living with. Grace and peace from Romanós. Go with God.