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Reliant K - Failure to Excommunicate

It's the principle, it's the issue
That your principal would dismiss you
Because you don't fit into that all American Box
That coffin created for creative thought

It's disgusting, his priorities
How we're entrusting him with authority
His gavel's gone down before he looked in your heart
He finished this racism before he reached the start

Jesus loved the outcasts
He loves the ones the world just loves to hate
And as long as there's a Heaven
There'll be a failure to excommunicate

The world just keeps you at an arm's length
Every week you work up the strength
To fight the flames that are hurled, let your faith shine right through
You know it's the world versus Jesus and you

It's disgusting, their priorities
How we're entrusting them with authority
Their gavel's gone down before they looked in your heart
They finished this racism before they reached the start
Jesus loved the outcasts
He loves the ones the world just loves to hate
And as long as there's a Heaven
There'll be a failure to excommunicate

Jesus loved the outcasts
He loves the ones the world just loves to hate
And as long as there's a Heaven
There'll be a failure to excommunicate
Failure to excommunicate

         This song by Reliant K is talking about the accepting Jesus.  The Jesus that does not judge and loves all, especially those people that society may look down upon.  It is outlining the relationship that Christians have with Jesus, talking about how “it’s the world versus Jesus and you”.  It talks about how people now place authority and power into the wrong hands and should be placing those into Jesus’ hands. 

Carry You Home--Cross Canadian Ragweed

One day Jesus, He's gonna come back,
And say: "Enough of this, you're getting' way off track.
"All the stealin', cheatin', lyin', all the little babies cryin'.
"Well, I'll tell you I can't take anymore.

"'Cause I died for your sins so long ago.
"It seems you forget with every day that rolls.
"I'm gonna stop it all right now,
"Before it gets way out of control."

Everybody gonna stand in line,
When it comes to the judgement time.
Pick the side of the fence that you're on,
When He comes to carry you home.

Now if you wanna kill and die for your God,
That's your prerogative, but I'll tell you that you're wrong.
I think God, He's an understanding man,
But I don't think that's part of his plan.

'Cause he wants us all to live in harmony;
Take care of one another when we need.
So if you want to rant and rave, murder and corrupt,
Stay away from the ones that I love.

An' everybody gonna stand in line,
When it comes to the judgement time.
Pick the side of the fence that you're on,
When He comes to carry you home.

Instrumental break.

I'm not pointin' fingers, don't get me wrong,
'Cause I drink and smoke and cuss and I carry on
Well, this is my opinion, that's all that it is,
To let you know that my devotion is His.

Well, I'll admit that I'm not a Saint:
I know what I can - I know what I can't do.
I can't judge your right from your wrong,
You are you and I am my own.

I don't read the Bible everyday.
I can't understand most of it anyway.
But I know where I'll go,
When my number is shown.

An' everybody gonna stand in line,
When it comes to the judgement time.
Pick the side of the fence that you're on,
When He comes to carry you home.

Carry you home.
Carry you home.
Carry you home.
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This song is primarily about one man's understanding of his religion and the flaws he sees in the world when comparing it to what he believes people should behave like.  While little is actually said about the interpretation of Jesus, it seems that the writer senses that people are straying far away from the teachings of Jesus; mostly about loving your neighbor and being peaceful rather than violent.  The first two verses clearly show that he thinks Jesus would be severely disappointed in the way we are currently living our lives.  The way the chorus is written leads me to believe that the writer is portraying Jesus as either a savior or condemner.  The writer is challenging his audience to change the way they live to be more like Jesus in order to ensure their placement into Heaven once they pass away.


*Disregard the video.  It was the only video on Youtube I could find with this song.

Jesus Is My Friend: by Sonseed

Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
I have a friend in Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.

He taught me how to live, my life as it should be.
He taught me how to turn my cheek when people laugh at me.
I've had friends before, and I can tell you that, He's one who will never leave you flat.

Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
I have a friend in Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.

He taught me how to pray, and how to save my soul.
He taught me how to praise my God and still play rock and roll.
The music may sound different but the message is the same.
It's just the instruments who praise His name.

Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
I have a friend in Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is a friend of mine.

Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is a friend of mine.

Once I tried to run, I tried to run and hide.
But Jesus came and found me and He touched me down inside.
He is like mountie, He always gets His man, and He'll zap you any way he can.
Zap.

Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
I have a friend in Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.

He loves me when I'm right, He loves me when I'm wrong.
He loves me when I waste my time by writing silly songs.
He loves me when I'm quiet and I have nothing to say.
He'll love me when I'm perfect if I ever get that way.
Whooo!

Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
I have a friend in Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
I have a friend in Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.
J-J-J-Jesus.
Jesus is a friend of mine.


I picked this song for a number of reasons. First it is really catchy. Second I find it to be whimsical. And thirdly it gives a definite portrayal of Jesus. In this song Jesus is portrayed as a friend, obviously. However the song does not go much deeper than Jesus being a friend. It is very superficial about how Jesus is always there for you, and how he keeps you in line and loves you no matter what. The song does not talk about how God is there in the hard times, and that can be destructive to a person’s faith, as seen in “Wrestling for Jesus”.

Queen - Jesus

And then I saw Him in the crowd
A lot of people had gathered round Him
The beggars shouted the lepers called Him
The old man said nothing
He just stared about him
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down

Then came a man before His feet he fell
Unclean said the leper and rang his bell
Felt the palm of a hand touch his head
Go now go now you're a new man instead
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down

It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethlehem
And made it heard throughout the land
Born was a leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down

It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethlehem
And made it heard throughout the land
Born was a leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down


This song tells a couple key points of Jesus's story.  It tells of his visit with the three wise men and of his healing miracles.  Other than that, it mostly emphasizes that people want to be around Jesus.  The last three lines of each verse all say that everyone was going down to see the Lord Jesus.  It doesn't question his status as God's son and it doesn't go against the traditional view of Jesus.  This song displays Jesus as Christians know him: a caring individual who is a leader, God's son, and capable of miraculous, life-changing things.