Hi everyone - how are you all? Good to be back, after an extended break that shows no sign of stopping. I say this, because I'm completely out of inspiration as regards new songs, and have (sadly) been so for a couple of months, now. Ah well ...

In the meantime, to keep myself somewhat busy, I've played around with making photoslide videos for some of my older songs. Here's one of them - a song I wrote, with the superb assistance of Band-in-a-Box, back in 2020 ... some of you who were around back then may remember the song smile See what you think? Very happy to receive any kind of feedback, whether it be about the video, the song itself, or the message ... I'm a little worried that the song's message could easily be misconstrued, misunderstood or misinterpreted ... I'm not sure I've been clear enough as to my exact meaning. But you be the judge, if you want to? Thanks smile




WHERE IS JESUS? (the lyrics)

There's this modern "spirituality"
Where everything is "just for me" ...
Where heaven's door's locked up, you see,
And lets us in, but for a fee ...

It's all about "enlightenment"
It's all 'bout "self-improvement"
It's all about what WE can get ...
And there is something left unsaid:

Where is Jesus?
"Love your neighbour as yourself"
Where is Jesus?
"Love him so, no more no less" ...

Where is Jesus?
"There's no greater love than this ..."
Where is Jesus?
"Than loving your enemies ..."

Nowadays, the selfish gene
We let loose like a machine;
We have never quite enough
And if others suffer? "Tough!

Where's it said I have to care
For my brother? Let him bear
His own fardels, his own weight!"
That's how hate we generate ...

Where is Jesus?
"Love your neighbour as yourself"
Where is Jesus?
"Love him so, no more no less" ...

Where is Jesus?
"There's no greater love than this ..."
Where is Jesus?
"Than loving your enemies ..."

And thus we give our conceit
Record heights for it to hit;
Meditate we do, for more
For ourselves, for evermore ...

We have never quite enough,
And if others suffer? "Tough!"
Is there another way, you know,
For us all to save our souls?

Where is Jesus?
"Love your neighbour as yourself"
Where is Jesus?
"Love him so, no more no less" ...

Where is Jesus?
"There's no greater love than this ..."
Where is Jesus?
"Than loving your enemies ..."

Where is Jesus?

Where is Jesus?


THE BAND:

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Where is Jesus - 8 August 2020
File:Where is Jesus - 8 August 2020.SGU
Key=Bm , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=3:11
No intro. 64 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 64. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _GLITCH.STY (Glitch Hip Hop with Drum Loop)

RealTracks in style: 2741:Bass, Synth, AltHipHopA-B Ev16 085
RealTracks in style: 1997:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm SmoothJazzCool Sw16 100
RealTracks in style: 2819:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm RnBSoulSw16Brent Sw16 085
Loop in Song: Loops PAK 2\Hip Hop\Drums, Hybrid, HipHopGlitchA-B Sw16 085.wav
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Voice recorded in 2020, in Audacity (if I remember rightly!), with a little reverb and mastering added in Bandlab.

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