The Gospel According to Incubus, Part 1 - March 12, 2007

Who’s to say what is Christian or not, even when it comes to music?  From my perspective God can use anything He chooses to deliver a message.  And it seems to me that music is a medium where human expression of spiritual matters is most prevalent.

I feel that it is time that I come out of the closet and announce that I love “secular” music.  Not just because it’s secular, but because in it is found the expression of the human heart.  Lately I have found myself in awe of the band Incubus (def: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep).  In many of their songs I find myself identifying with the lyrics on a spiritual level.  My blog entitled: The Gospel According to Incubus is the beginning of our journey through this bands music whereby I will share where I am relating to the lyrics. 

On this first go around, let’s take a look at the song Pardon Me.  Let me know if you can relate…

Pardon Me (Incubus)
A decade ago
I never thought I would be
At twenty three
On the verge of spontaneous combustion
Woe-is-me
But I guess that it comes With the territory
An ominous landscape of never ending calamity
I need you to hear
I need you to see
That I have had all I can take
And exploding seems like
A definite possibility to me

So pardon me while I burst into flames
I’ve had enough of the world
And it’s people’s mindless games
So pardon me while I burn
And rise above the flame
Pardon me, pardon me
I’ll never be the same

Posted by matthew gamble on March 12, 2007 at 08:14 PM
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