Here's an interesting set of lyrics I've been thinking about, the last track on Dave Matthew's "Busted Stuff" CD. I find it intriguing when find such strong religious references and brutal honesty in popular culture. Maybe I look in all the wrong places or with tainted eyes, but I seem to find them just about everywhere. It makes me wonder if we haven't labeled society "post-Christian" far too soon. Perhaps we're all--believer and non alike--far too awake to Desperation and longing for Resurrection.
Have a Good Friday.
"Bartender"
If I go
Before I'm old
Oh, brother of mine
Please don't forget me if I go
Bartender, please
Fill my glass for me
With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free
After three days in the ground
Oh, and if I die
Before my time
Oh, sweet sister of mine
Please don't regret me if I die
Bartender, please
Fill my glass for me
With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free
After three days in the ground
I'm on bended knees, I pray
Bartender, please
When I was young, I didn't think about it
Now I can't get it out of my mind
I'm on bended knees
Father, please
Oh, and if all this gold
Should steal my soul away
Oh, sweet mother of mine
Please redirect me if this gold...
Bartender, you see
The wine that's drinking me
Came from the vine that strung Judas from the Devil's tree
His roots deep, deep in the ground
I'm on bended knees
Oh, Bartender, please
I'm on bended knees
Father, please
When I was young, I'd never think about it
Now I just want to run and hide
I'm on bended knees
Bartender, please...