Derek Webb - Ballad in Plain Red lyrics
[Derek Webb - Ballad in Plain Red lyrics]
I'm robbing peter, i'm paying paul
I'm changing my name back to saul
I got to them and you know i'll get to you
I'm turning shepherds into sheep
And leaders into celebrities
It's holy sabotage, just look around you
'cause everything's for sale in
The 21st century and the check is in the
Mail from the 21st century
Don't want the song i want a jingle
I love you Lord but don't hear a single
And the truth is nearly impossible to rhyme
But i know the songs with all the hooks
And i know some lies that
Will sell some books
So grab 'em fast, i'm running outta time
Just keep selling truth in candy bars
On billboards and backs of cars
Truth without context
My favorite of all my crimes
'cause everything's for sale in
The 21st century and the check is in the
Mail from the 21st century
What works verses what's right
Hey what's the difference tonight?
Take out the sign, forget the meal
We've got a gym and a ferris wheel
I swear it's just like the
Country club down the block
'cause you can make your life look good
You can do what Jesus would
But, you'd be surprised what you can
Do with a hard heart
'cause everything's for sale in
The 21st century and the check is in the
Mail from the 21st century
I think you've got trouble
In the 21st century
So welcome to the struggle
It's the 21st century
I never thought i'd make it
To the 21st century
Lord, i love the 21st century
I write these words from the grave
'cause it's the only place that i'm safe
And only the dead are permitted
To speak the truth
I'm changing my name back to saul
I got to them and you know i'll get to you
I'm turning shepherds into sheep
And leaders into celebrities
It's holy sabotage, just look around you
'cause everything's for sale in
The 21st century and the check is in the
Mail from the 21st century
Don't want the song i want a jingle
I love you Lord but don't hear a single
And the truth is nearly impossible to rhyme
But i know the songs with all the hooks
And i know some lies that
Will sell some books
So grab 'em fast, i'm running outta time
Just keep selling truth in candy bars
On billboards and backs of cars
Truth without context
My favorite of all my crimes
'cause everything's for sale in
The 21st century and the check is in the
Mail from the 21st century
What works verses what's right
Hey what's the difference tonight?
Take out the sign, forget the meal
We've got a gym and a ferris wheel
I swear it's just like the
Country club down the block
'cause you can make your life look good
You can do what Jesus would
But, you'd be surprised what you can
Do with a hard heart
'cause everything's for sale in
The 21st century and the check is in the
Mail from the 21st century
I think you've got trouble
In the 21st century
So welcome to the struggle
It's the 21st century
I never thought i'd make it
To the 21st century
Lord, i love the 21st century
I write these words from the grave
'cause it's the only place that i'm safe
And only the dead are permitted
To speak the truth