Unprecedented times
A crisis for me and mine
And no one knowing just what to do
Inside
A plague upon the nation
A scapegoat on the altar
Small hope that for all our years
we might not falter
Oh woe is me
All of It's so new
If only someone had taught us what to do
A world of swirling fear
With the unknown on the stoop
It's not like we have any examples we can use
If only something was written
On how best we should treat the afflicted
Some golden commandment handed down straight from above
If only as a nation
We had a great big population
Of those whose dogma centered around goodness and love
Maybe a Savior or a messiah
Whose generosity would never deny us
Who made it clear, again and again
That a judgment is moot
Someone whose track with the faithless
Might make sure you would never erase them
Who dedicated their time to the "lost" and the suffering of the few
But I'm not Him and today my judgment's on you...
Why am I so angry
Because I'm alive and you tried to erase me
When maybe I'm hungry for the love from above
but it's tough
When the most scarlet of letters is placed on my tongue
Is it A or an H for the lack of embrace
Or the G or the L that makes the heart melt
All I'm missing is U
To spell LAUGH at the fools
Okay Jesus now this is your queue
Cause I know what He did
I've read the whole script
It was in the ease of labeling difference as sin
The cross sits
And the ones that would spit
"Who are you to forgive?"
Were the ones in the pews not the pits
So please pharisees
Little Christs indeed
I learned love at His feet
And I'm telling you we need
A little help from your beliefs
That I dream you believe
The judges are the ones that forgiveness was made to free
See for all my scathing remarks and easy darts
I know kindness does stand a chance to be a part
Of what heals the divide that is separating us in part
Due to years of mistrust from the rust on moving hearts
I believe together we can sever the scars that keep us barred
And create resource chains of much needed change at large
I am holding onto the love I learned right from the start
And I need the Church right now to love hard
I know you're capable of seeing a wounded nation's healing
But it has to start with these relationships we made in bad feeling
As Jesus knew, it's between me and you, that saves really
So please show me what he came here to do
Because it would be a miracle
Seeing all the fear just go
Up from down here like lovely music from the stereo
Types of love that keep us close
I'll hold a hand to you and quote
Together we can find an end to all of that which scares us most
Please take it