Part of a concept album where I write a song from the perspective of one of the people in each chapter of the book of Mark.
Mark 9 (Apostles)
Capo 5
G C D
G
We keep getting it wrong
C D G C D
We’re trying our best as we’re tagging along
G
We still don’t understand
C D G C D
What does he mean that we should cut off our hands?
Em C
Uh, maybe we should put up some tents
Em
(Even though none of this makes any sense)
C
Ok, we won’t spread around what he said
D
(What was that about the Son of Man rising up from the dead?)
G C D
G
That guy that we saw
C D G C D
He’s not one of us so we told him to stop
G
Oh, I guess it’s OK
C D G C D
The guy brought us water because of Christ’s name
Em C
How are the first supposed to be the last?
Em
(I’m much too afraid to ask)
C
We don’t wanna feel the fire at the end
D
(Ya, how are you supposed to make it salty again?)
G C D
G
We just keep looking bad
C D G C D
We couldn’t heal that boy when we were asked by his dad
G
Isn’t it wild
C D G
The greatest among is supposed to be like a child
@ericdistad Mar 2022
This has a great hooky feel.
The lyric really captures the uncertainty - the lack of understanding that they must have felt - and I love how you weave all the details together.
Excellent work!