Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
Sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
Sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
Sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
Sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
Sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry
For all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for me
Lyrics submitted by bonj, edited by Mellow_Harsher
"Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" as written by Eugene Kelly Frances Mckee
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Sadly, I agree with you here. "Don't expect me to cry for the reasons you had to die." That one line is loaded with ire, overtone and undertone. Rejecting the idea of my own sin, the notion that it required a sacrifice, that God would make that sacrifice, one that only He could make, and out of love rather than vengeful wrath.
One thing we often forget, so many many Christians suffer like Kurt Cobain, to the point of committing suicide themselves. It is indeed hypocritical to pretend otherwise, as that means Christians are denying the very same sin and sacrifice this song criticizes.
-Pie
The problem here is that Christians need to know they aren't perfect. They need to live the rest of their lives learning how to act perfect for the rest of their lives instead of trying hard to make sure the past mistakes don't count. An argument athiests make is tht "no mane's perfect." But that's what a Christian needs to know in order to grow.
To shine for him each day;
In ev'ry way try to please him,
At home, at school, at play.”.
The lyrics by the Vaseline’s are very GenX. Someone who feels bitter and rejected
from the lyrics i reckon its a song about a dude that wants to take his chances without jesus , jesus i sinned and you dont like it so dont expect me to worry bout you cause i aint changin
Indeed? Michelangelo, with a chapel ceiling, and Da Vinci with a Last Supper, Durer placing himself in his own face of Christ (comedy is art too), Bach, Vivaldi (The Red Priest), Handel, Haydn (taught Mozart & Beethoven), oh .... Mozart, and what's that other guy's 9th Symphony I hear so much about? The one where we hear the words "Fur Gott" repeated in an Ode to Joy.
Critical Thinking is truly an honorable pursuit, and I do mean that, but it requires a lot more thinking than criticism. One is too much easier than the other.
"Kurt is guilt stricken and is pretty much rejecting Jesus for all the wrong in his life. "Don't expect me to cry, For all the reasons you had to die. Don't ever ask your love of me." He is talking about Jesus' crucifixion and how he won't cry for the reasons HE had to die."
It helped me understand the meaning of the song. So thank you for your imput on the song's meaning! :)
That's where people always get mixed up. They don't realize that God gave us a will. Heck, God didn't create a devil. The devil made itself.
One who was brought up with religeon, goes down a path in life in which is "sinfull" then fearing his destiny of where he will go when he dies, he Rejects his faith, in other words, telling jesus to go get out of his life, because he feels guilty of his wrong doings .
I'll be a Sunbeam lyrics;
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam,
To shine for Him each day;
In every way try to please Him,
At home, at school, at play.
Refrain:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam;
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I’ll be a sunbeam for Him.
Jesus wants me to be loving,
And kind to all I see;
Showing how pleasant and happy,
His little one can be.
I will ask Jesus to help me
To keep my heart from sin;
Ever reflecting His goodness,
And always shine for Him.
I’ll be a sunbeam for Jesus,
I can if I but try;
Serving Him moment by moment,
Then live for Him on high.
I sung Hymn # 137 with the lyrics as written by Nellie Talbot as a child. I was 30 years of age when Eugene Kelly and Francis McKee unleashed this version. 30 more spins around the sun and it remains relevant.
Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam. You are excluded.
Sunbeams were never made like me states that you are different.
Don't expect me to cry,
For all the reasons you had to die.
Religious belief has it's expectations. This rejects the premise of the hymn which becomes a statement of promise to be a good little Christian.
Don't ever ask your love of me is a reaction to the rejection of the first line. To belong requires you to conform and you have drawn your line in the sand.
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
More expectations. More rejection of the constraints of religion.
Don't expect me to die for me
The final line is quite intricate. Clearly a comment on the Christian belief that Jesus died for our sins, it would indicate that Jesus becomes part of our person. Logically, a part of you must die for your own benefit. It becomes a rejection of suicide.
Kurt Cobain was a fan of The Vaselines and it was a mark of respect when he performed this song on MTV Unplugged in 1993. His suicide a few short months later becomes quite ironic with respect to that final line. No doubt, he was a spiritual person although he was in conflict with conventional religion. The MTV performance was not his last. That came in Munich on March 1, 1994. Nearly 25 years have passed and we still have not come to terms with the message he carried. The meaning of this song becomes personal. The lyrics haunt me as they should. I am not nearly as familiar with The Vaselines as I am with Nirvana, perhaps that is my own fault. They still become part of the evolving story of this song which reaches back to Nellie Talbot and becomes part of the fabric of my own beliefs.