Story Behind The Song

This one doesn't really have a story to it except the invasion of Iraq & the reactions it has caused around the world. This was mine.

Song Description

A slightly cynical reminder of the essence of the Christian faith, which is NOT, "Thou shalt fall over other poorer countries" but "Thou shalt love"

Lyrics

Thou Shalt Love (from "Standard Of Love" & "Songs Of Faith II" ? 2003)

(G) (C)

Hey, Mc Gov?ner, ruler, have you gone insane?

(G) (C)

Don?t you know that evil doers will have hell to pay?

(G) (C) (G) (C)

You slap us in the face with your lies every day

(D) (C)

& you go on & on & on as if you?d planned WWIII

(G)

to be happening by latest next May. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Your greed & your selfishness, they take the cake

You sleep & you dream when will you awake?

To the fact that you might wind up with hell to pay

For the crimes & wrongs you perpetrate on the poor

& the needy you said you would save

(D) (C) (G) (D)...

Hey, hey, hey, hey, don?t you hear Him say,

(D) (C) (G) (C)

(Chorus:) Thou shalt love, love, love, love, love, love, love

(D)...

-- all else will fade away

Yes, thou shalt love, love, love, love, love, love, love

-- why don?t we start today?

Turn around, remember, there?s a deal you made

When you said that you?d accept the price He paid

Instead you?re just another sad addition to the weight

Of the cross He took up on that hill, that those you would

have killed might find life & be saved, Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don?t you hear Him say

(Chorus)

Only what you do in love is ever really gonna count

& ever really gonna stay

Love is still the answer to the problems of the world,

no matter what you do or say, I said

(Chorus)

(Asus2) (C)

(Bridge:) Do you really think that Heaven waits

(G) (D)

For someone sowing cruise missiles & hate?

(Asus2) (E) (B) (A)...

Hey, hey, hey, hey

(Chorus)

(A song for George W. Bush & other so-called "Christians")