This morning's errand running is a lot more fun because someone left WXPN (FM 88.5) on the radio. The station is playing 885 Countdown- the greatest songs of the new millennium. You are in for a treat if you check it out today. http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/885-countdown
I forgot how much I like this station. Great song writers, great singers, some thoughtful lyrics and interesting music composition happening on WXPN. I am not super partial to music styles as I like just about anything, yet WXPN intrigues me because it's more than fluffy pop tunes and mindless lyrics all day long.
As I am driving, tapping my finger on the steering wheel to the beat of the music, I heard phrase after song phrase with the word, God, or references to Bible stories. Like 'no one laughs at God'...'deep in the belly of the whale'... 'when God left the ground to circle the world.' Interesting!
My ears become giant receptors filtering out all other sounds in order to magnify the God speak. Despite so many worries that the world is becoming Godless, that others aren't following the right religion, the right political party, the right way......artists, philanthropists, lovers, theologians, philosophers, scientists and comedians quietly and not-so-quietly go on writing, singing, loving, creating things having to do with
wonder
love,
God,
mystery, sometimes even using sacred scriptures or lines from parables and myths. Sometimes I smile with over what I hear. Sometimes, I question, often I cringe.
Yet, I find myself intrigued, happy even, that folks are still writing and pondering God. I like to think God hides God's self in the place few people ever bother to look: deep inside themselves. Deep inside every single being. Every one, every thing has a little bit of God, a little bit of Truth.
Following are my two favorite songs from the morning. The first because I love the lyrics as well as the music and singer's voice. The second because I have no idea what the song means. I'd love to hear what you think.
Enjoy!
Sharon
Laughing With
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one's laughing at God
When it's gotten real late and their kid's not back from the party yet
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one's laughing at God
When it's gotten real late and their kid's not back from the party yet
No one laughs at God
When their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughing at God
When they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they're mistaken
When their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughing at God
When they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they're mistaken
No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one's laughing at God
When there's a famine or fire or flood
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one's laughing at God
When there's a famine or fire or flood
But God could be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God could be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they've lost all they've got and they don't know what for
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they've lost all they've got and they don't know what for
No one laughs at God
On the day they realize that the last sight they'll ever see
Is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughing at God
When they're saying their goodbyes
On the day they realize that the last sight they'll ever see
Is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughing at God
When they're saying their goodbyes
But God could be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God themed joke or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God themed joke or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke
God could be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in a hospital
No one's laughing at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one's laughing at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing or so very poor
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
We're all laughing with God
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
We're all laughing with God
Songwriter:
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor
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Boy With A Coin
with bullets and pages of trade magazines
close to a car THAT flipped on the turn
when God left the ground to circle the world
Hey--- Oh----
Girl with a bird she found in the snow
that flew up her gown, and that's how she knows
that God made her eyes for crying at birth
then left the ground to circle the earth
Hey--- Oh----
Boy with a coin he crammed in his jeans
then making a wish, and tossed in the sea
then walked to a town that all of us burned
when God left the ground to circle the world
Hey--- Oh----
Hey--- Oh----
Iron and Wine
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