Chrous: Puff the magic Jesus floats around the universe
The United States is its favorite place
On the whole entire earth
So sing your songs and wave your flag
And thank the Lord for all you have
But what about them?
Did you forget about them?

We came, we conquered, never speak of this again
Life must go on, lets not think of them
Things are comfortable now, the pioneers have settled in
A perfect blend of progress and pale skin
For our sake and those to come
We’ll rewrite the text so you can forget where you came from
Tell it in a way that’ll build your self esteem
Repackage the product and sell the American dream

(chorus)

History is best forgotten, even better rewritten
And since there’s no forgetting, lets remember it different
Commit to it so strongly ‘till you believe it
The truth is there but you aren’t able to receive it
You need to know you’re safe here
Hide your face here, cuz you’ve found your faith here
But four walls with no windows doesn’t mean you’re it
Four walls with no windows doesn’t mean they don’t exist

(chorus)

What a prosperous, wondrous place
Remember to say grace before we scrape our plates
And ignore the crying outside the door
Sure you’ll pray for their burdens
But you don’t wanna make it yours
Thin lines divide but there’s a world of difference
So crawl back into your happy existence
And feel the bliss of ignorance keep you warm
Blessed are those who mourn, but it’s so foreign
The more you have the less you care
The less you care the more you become unaware
Sure life’s not fair, but it favors us apparently
And how are we to interpret this excess?
Is it God’s favor, ill behavior, or simply man’s modern progress?
God bless us as we sweep this mess under the rug
Don’t want to walk barefoot on the tile and step in the mud
Out of sight, out of mind, and pushed to the side
Left for someone else to rationalize and justify

This is a song by John Reuben called “What About Them?”  I saw something in Carrie’s]http://www.planetwisdom.com/forums/viewthread/83/”]Carrie’s post[/url] about your grown up Christmas list where [url=”http://www.planetwisdom.com/forums/viewthread/83/#984”]AmberLee[/img] mentioned a child in Iraq she is trying to raise money for and it made me think of this song.  You guys probably know that I am about the most patriotic, non-delusional individual you’ll meet, but I think this song has a good point to make.

The whole point is that American Christians tend to do their Operation Christmas Child and donate money for the “love offerings” in church or to sit back and no go to church because of ‘hypocrisy’ and say we are doing out part volunteering at the shelter and giving to the bell ringers, but what actual sacrifice do we really make?

“Blessed are those who mourn, but it’s so foreign.  The more you have the less you care; The less you care the more you become unaware.  Sure life’s not fair, but it favors us apparently and how are we to interpret this excess?”

The point isn’t that we should have liberal guilt over being who we are in the world that we are in.  But there is something to be said for earnestly acknowledging that we have a lot in this culture and we shouldn’t take anything for granted, the whole time doing what we can to give to others.

I don’t expect a huge discussion, but I just thought it was an interesting listen.

wow this is amazing! what an encouragment :D

It’s encouraging to know that there are people willing to state the obvious (sometimes we hide from the obvious). The entire album is a bit of a downer, but its because it has a point to make.

Here is that song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHWvqhfA73A

This is the title song for the album so you can kind of see where the mood is set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvrX3eDuzK0 (actually two songs on one track…first one is just said and second is sung)

that is very true indeed. we all need to have reality smack us in the face b\c as you said. There are not many people who do b\c theyre scared they are going to hurt someone or affend them. We are all called to make a difference in this world, and its about time we start to

I have been told that if you really want to make a difference, if you really want to help others, then you need to step out of your comfort zone.  How many “volunteers” and “charitable” people actually do that?

I watched a couple of those John Reuben videos, and I have just one thing to say, he certainly trusts the liberals as much as I do, none what so ever.

I just remember that guy as the “Do NOT tell me what I canandcannotdo whan I rock” and “REUBEN whattaya dippity doiiiiinnnn’” dude. Good to hear that he has created more thought out material!

cv4christ - 10 December 2009 12:01 AM

I watched a couple of those John Reuben videos, and I have just one thing to say, he certainly trusts the liberals as much as I do, none what so ever.

I think what John hates is just hypocrisy in general.  He seems to be referring more to the “typical American Christian” (or just “western society Christians”).

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“The Boy vs the Cynic” is a great song.  It revolves around the faith of a child thing.  At the end, after going on and on about how cynical he is because of what the world did to him, it says:

Don’t mistake innocence for ignorance/ Don’t mistake purity for inexperience/ Don’t mistake humility for weakness/ I sincerely mean this/ You understand more than you know.

I say this as someone who’s been there: when you are a Christian that grew up a Christian and had a real “born again” strength faith and you fall to the wayside, becoming enveloped in the things of the world, it really drags you down and instills ‘confidences’ that are hard to shake off.  It’s kind of like a cancer that pops up just when you think you’ve gotten your life back on track.  Sure, my worldly life has turned out pretty good to pretty darn fantastic (job, wife, family, home, etc), but true life comes from that heavenly innocence, purity, and spiritual humility; these are not always things honored by the world.

You’ll look for answers but there’s just one/ Patience one day it will make sense/ But waiting is a pinch waking you up from the worlds you’ve made up/ The one where you dream and the one where you gave up time/ To create a new atmosphere where the boy and the cynic can both play fair

I try to use my experiences to better myself and better my value to the evangelistic cause where I can.  But, a lot of the time, it just feels like wasted time in a world that is only temporary; trying to find truly satisfying answers in a world flawed by man’s invention is pretty useless.  That being said, its funny how when you answer all your questions and perform all your personal missions, you come to the same conclusion as those who just remain blissfully ignorant to a lot of the stuff that’s out there and realize that Christ is a great place where the boy and the cynic can both play fair.

Having lived ‘another life’, I will say that it really gives you an edge when trying to relate and evangelize to certain individuals simply because what the world views as “just another stupid, ignorant, inexperienced Christian” doesn’t really apply.  Then again, people with that outlook generally aren’t going to come to Christ after you speak to them just a few times so it’s a harder experience (often a negative one).  I still wouldn’t recommend it for anything.  I thank God that I realigned myself with Him before I didn’t have the chance anymore.

Just out of curiousity, what happens to Christians who fall away and never comes back to God.

They get rick rolled for all of eternity