| Amos Lee – Jesus Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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@[SparkyRusty:21570]: Arrogant? EJ is asking the omniscient, all knowing God for help. He asks him if he "forgot" why he created us - what?! Since he's omniscient and everything, he probably forgot. Is that an intelligent question? AL is asking for help from God's son who was mercilessly, tortured and strung up by humans, (just for trying to help them.) He shouldn't even ask imho. They left us with everything we need to live a successful life before we die. Angels are the ones we should be looking at as helpers. Because they keep trying, if we're good enough, even if it's a mistake to help. Even though each time they help, they watch how their help is used to fuck the asker (and others) harder and harder again. Then the people they help throw hissy fits if they don't get what they want. Thank God I'm no angel, martyr or saint. I would apologize to God and Jesus, then treat them like they know more than me. We were shown the kind of people we are trying to help. Thus the saying: No good deed goes unpunished etc. |
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| Amos Lee – Jesus Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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This is a companion song to Elton John's Dear God from his album 21 to 33 (1980). It serves as an introspective meditation, or if you will, prayer for help. Both artists acknowledge the selfishness of their invocation and appeal. Sir Elton John acknowledges that we have failed him, (God), and asks somewhat naively if he God has forgotten what "he created us for." God sent us his only begotten son, only to watch the stadium hordes of revel- rousers, cheering, overjoyed with entertainment as his son, who only helped through miracles and such, was nailed to a cross to die in front of all his "friends", fans and masses. Stadiums cheering, happy for his tortured death. Amos Lee asks God's tortured and betrayed son, for help. "Jesus can you help me now?" Is one of the gleeful shouts from the front row at the greatest show on earth. To watch a person who did nothing but try to help hang a tortured and dying man. A humorous attempt to make friends with the crowd around him. Both songs call to mind the reverie of that great occasion, when God looked at his creation, and Jesus looked into the eyes of the people they loved, and wanted to help, and realized they weren't the people they thought they were. |
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| Amos Lee – Bottom of the Barrel Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| This drinking song is painful, like a song sung by the officer of torture at Guantanamo Bay. Sing it again and it's the song sung by the survivor after set free. | |
| Amos Lee – I'm not myself Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| The meaning of this song is pretty obvious. It's about a straight man pretending to be gay in order to keep his job. An American version of the"Le Placard" was due to be released in 2002. It was to take place in New Jersey. This was written as it's theme song. | |
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