Here is the background story
First verse: you get a story of a guy who is heavily involved in his church, church members look up to him, etc. He has been hiding a certain sin for a long time. its mostly meant to be ambiguous here as to specifics. This leaves it open to an individuals interpretation. it is obvious a serious sin in the churches eyes. when I started writing the song I was modeling it after a guy who had been hiding a homosexual lifestyle.
Second verse: This story is a little less ambiguous as you can tell. perfect church girl, has sex, gets pregnant, doesn't know where to turn because she knows the church would be judgemental. I thought about throwing in a line that hinted about her getting an abortion to hid it from the church's judgemental eyes, but i couldn't seem to get it to fit. So that part is left up to your interpretation as to whether she does or not.
also looking for a title
Here is the song
He was reading his Bible on that old black chair
Looking back on his life, wondering how he got there
To the church he attended, he was a jewel
He was the leader of the whole Sunday school
Since he was in high school he was spending his days
Living two lives, going two different ways
He knew that God would forgive him
But in the eyes of his church, forgiveness was slim
We are a church that needs grace more than anybody
We close the doors to the sinful, but what are we?
We’re meant to be a light, and love everybody
Jesus ate with the sinners, why don’t we?
She was just 16; she grew up in the church
She opened her Bible, but didn’t know where to search
She knew all the answers in that Sunday school chair
Since she was five, she could say the Lord’s prayer
Her perfect boyfriend wasn’t all she had dreamed
One innocent evening was more than it seemed
She was so scared and knew the church would just glare
Her stomach grew larger, people started to stare
2 comments:
That is beautiful, so beautiful. I love it though i am one of your biggest fans :0)
My suggestion would be to leave the abortion thing up to the audience. I wouldn't go out of my way to put it in there! However it is YOUR song ;).
i love the chorus!
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