Jesus, I

Jesus, i've taken my cross
i'll leave and follow me
jesus, i've taken my cross
i'll leave and follow me

destitutes, despise, forsaken
i'll leave and follow me
i'll leave and follow me
jesus

perish every fool division
all i've sought and hope to know
yell out which is my commission
god and heaven i'm on my own
god and heaven i'm on my own

man mad trouble to distress me
to drive this heart to the cross
man made trouble to distress me
to drive my heart to the cross
resolute, reborn, reborn
reborn, reborn, reborn, reborn

jesus, i've taken my cross
i'll leave and follow me
jesus, i've taken my cross
i'll leave and follow me

perish every fool division
all i've sought and hope to know
yell out which is my commission
god and heaven i'm on my own

i'm waiting for my man
26 hours in my hand
hey white boy
what you doin' downtown
hey white boy
what you doin' chasing all the pretty women around

downtown, downtown, downtown
gonna hitch a ride
downtown, downtown, downtown
gonna hitch a ride

hitchin' a ride
hitchin' a ride
hitchin' a ride
itchin' to die
hitchin' a ride
itchin' to die
hitchin' a ride
itchin' to die

jesus
jesus

i'm resolute, reborn
{?}
forsaken, {?}
destroyed, resolute
reborn, reborn
reborn, reborn
reborn

jesus
j-e-s-u-s
jesus
j-e-s-u-s
jesus
j-e-s-u-s
jesus


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  • +1
    General Comment

    Actually, the correct lyric is "follow THEE"...it's taken from an old gospel hymn...Billy just made a new version. I find the numerous references to God on this CD really interesting...and I would love to talk to Billy about it, if I ever had the chance.

    JxPxon April 03, 2003   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Yes, I believe it's also "God and heaven are all my own" if I'm correct.

    Skaman2on April 10, 2003   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Ah, the sign of a "true" fan...appriciates the musician no matter what they do...oh wait, that's not what drummerchick's doing...my mistake....

    JxPxon April 22, 2003   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I think jimmy does a great job on Jesus, I/Mary Star of the Sea. He plays thru the whole song without any pauses.

    corganon December 21, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    It definitely does seem like a Christian song, it seems like alot of people are hesitant to accept that but to each their own and all that.

    TerabyTeon June 07, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song is about Billy coming back. He left the the "religion" (Smashing Pumpkins) and a new "religion" (ZWAN) is born.

    lambyon May 06, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It's nothing Christian about this song. Billy's old religion is Smashing pumpkin. He has taken his cross and started the new religion ZWAN.

    lambyon May 06, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    lamby has an interesting point not sure whether it's right but something to think about. the person who posted this song got lots of the lyrics wrong. It's an obscure old hymn in an antique religious book that Billy bought. The song is awesome - 14 minutes of prog-rock perfection. JxPx i agree with you. I doubt Billy Corgan is a Christian, but if youre that anti-Christian that youd stop listening if he did, youve got problems

    Cherub Rockon May 12, 2003   Link
  • 0
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    Jesus I / Mary Star Of The Sea

    jesus, i've taken my cross all to leave and follow thee jesus, i've taken my cross all to leave and follow thee

    i'm destitute, despised, forsaken all to leave and follow thee and follow thee

    man may trouble to distress me to drive my heart to the cross yeah, man may trouble to distress me to drive this heart to the cross

    i'm resolute, reviled, forsaken all to leave and follow thee and follow thee

    jesus jesus jesus reborn reborn reborn reborn

    so perish every fond ambition god and trouble are all i've known yet how rich is my condition god and heaven are all my own god and heaven are all my own

    rooms full of salt fault my pluck and a poets charm so far, ever far little stars that burn the holes in my soul

    and everything just feels like rain the road we're on, the things we crave and everything just feels like rain the nights i sleep, what's left to dream when everything feels like rain

    drift as i dive find the deep out of reach of all light stars, ever far listless tides along the changing shore

    and everything just feels like rain the road we're on, the things we crave and everything just feels like rain if i should sleep, what's left to dream when everything feels like rain

    Cherub Rockon June 14, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Billy didn't actually write this song. some parts were taken from a lou reed song and someone else by the name "lyte". Remember, Zwan is not all controlled by Billy, and thats what he likes as opposed the pumpkins where he had almost all creative controll. I think of this song as more of a revolution within yourself, than conforming to a certain religion.

    laughoutloudon June 22, 2003   Link

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