{"id":76,"date":"2007-04-24T23:40:12","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T03:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indefenseofthefaith.org\/?p=76"},"modified":"2007-04-24T23:44:59","modified_gmt":"2007-04-25T03:44:59","slug":"puff-the-magic-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"Puff the Magic Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Reuben<\/a> is a great rapper who\u00a0has excellent\u00a0Christian lyrics for all his songs. This song, But What About Them?<\/a>, is probably the best song I have ever heard him perform. Below are the lyrics to the song. I will try to comment on them later, but for now I just wanted to let you take them in and think about things. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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(CHORUS)
\nPuff the magic Jesus
\nFloats around the universe
\nThe United States is His favorite place on the whole entire earth
\nSo sing your songs and wave your flag
\nAnd thank the Lord for all you have
\nBut what about them?
\nDid you forget about them?<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n

We came we conquered never speak of this again
\nLife must go on let’s not think of them
\nThings are comfortable now the pioneers have settled in
\nA perfect blend of progress and pale skin
\nFor our sake and those to come
\nWe’ll rewrite the text so you can forget where you came from
\nTell it in a way that will build your self esteem
\nRepackage the product and sell the American dream <\/font><\/p>\n

(CHORUS) <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

History is best forgotten and even better rewritten
\nAnd since there’s no forgetting let’s remember it different
\nCommit to it so strongly till you believe it
\nThe truth is there but you aren’t able to receive it
\nYou need to know you’re safe here
\nHide your face here cuz you found your faith here
\nBut four walls with no windows doesn’t mean you’re it
\nFour walls with no windows doesn’t mean they don’t exist<\/font><\/p>\n

(CHORUS)<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n

What a prosperous, wondrous place
\nRemember to say grace before we scrape our plates
\nAnd ignore the crying outside the door sure
\nYou’ll pray for their burdens but you don’t want to make it yours
\nThin lines divide but there’s a world of difference
\nSo crawl back into your happy existence and feel the bliss of ignorance keep you warm
\nBlessed are those who mourn but it’s so foreign
\nThe more you have the less you care
\nThe less you care the more you become unaware
\nAnd sure life’s not fair but it favors us apparently
\nAnd how are we to interpret this excess
\nIs it God’s favor, ill-behavior, or simply man’s modern progress
\nGod bless us as we sweep this mess under the rug
\nDon’t want to walk barefoot on the tile and step in the mud
\nOut of sight out of mind and pushed to the side
\nLeft for someone else to rationalize and justify<\/font><\/p>\n

(CHORUS)<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John Reuben is a great rapper who\u00a0has excellent\u00a0Christian lyrics for all his songs. This song, But What About Them?, is probably the best song I have ever heard him perform. Below are the lyrics to the song. I will try to comment on them later, but for now I just wanted to let you take … Continue reading Puff the Magic Jesus<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pop-christianity","category-songs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indefenseofthefaith.org\/idotf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}