04 Ishara-Lament for the Priviledged.mp3
the original song composed by the Living Spring Youth worship band.
Art chasing sound.
The band is me. I have been a musician since age 7 (i'm 44 now), and that's pretty much all I did. By age 32 I was working in an average of 6 bands at a time and still practicing 36 hours a week. That's when I got nerve damage in both my arms and couldn't use them for 5 years...not for eating, lifting, playing...anything. 2 surgeries and 3 more years recoup, and I am back in short bursts. I write and track everything in 1 take as I can't play for long.
Guitar is my main instrument (studied it the most), but have been playing drums and bass since age 10, and have actually worked the most as a drummer. I can't really use my left arm much so i drum with my fingers. It gives it a unique sound. (Don't worry, it's not wimpy... I can still break sticks!)
Story behind the song
This past summer in 2012 we had a music program designed to teach, train, empower and equip in the arena of music and music production. This CD is the culmination of that effort. The assignment for the summer was to record and stylize two worship songs that we had been doing that previous year, two new ones that we haven't done, and to compose an original song. It was decided by the group that, for the original song, we would compose a lament, as was preached by our interns Jonathan Puckett and Annie Kyle during their Sunday morning sermons. The story we used was the one that Katy Cook from ELI shared with us when she came to our church and spoke during the ELI Youth Fundraiser Dinner. The premise was that if scripture is true, it is true everywhere in the world. We cannot interpret it through our Western, privileged experience. The story of Ishara is told through that filter.
Lyrics
Ishara- Lament for the privileged The rebels came into her village-The congo’s not a safe place-Slayed her father, raped her mother-Where’s her saving grace-What to do – they’re coming, they’re coming-I try to hide – they’re coming, they’re coming- Through fire and smoke-fear and pain- Loved ones lost- No one’s gain- She bears a load 100 pounds- Can’t get the video working today- 20 miles each day- God make the weather better today- Sells all the wood for 50 cents- I need this promotion for helping my friends- Gives her life away- Where do we go – we’re coming, we’re coming- Lead us through – we’re coming, we’re coming- All we lost- Will not keep us from finding hope-- Ishara’s life was worse than them ghettos- But the lion took her pain and brought her hope, a jewel from Heaven- Is this the same God who saves you and me- The God we’ve created only saves me, not we- But now we see that you and me, we put God in a manmade shell-just for ourselves- We, the privileged, made God for me- Do we see him as the God of Africa, Asia, and Indonesia- If the scriptures are true they’re true everywhere- Why are we so blind, why are we so foolish- We’re interpreting the scriptures with our own adjenda- God is God, yo everywhere- So open up your ears and let the truth adhere – Where is God?- where are you, where are you- In our world – where are you, where are you- Can the God of here, be the God of there?- God is love – He’s coming, He’s coming- God is all – He’s coming, He’s coming- Turn our hearts- To see your face-Christ, He died – once for all -
