米迦網誌::Encounter with God

一首輕快有趣的基督教音樂，個人很喜歡。

歌詞講述一些人的有趣故事︰有竊盜癖的 Isabelle，及用各種方法只為求保持樣貌永遠青春可人的 Justin。
兩人都各自遇上「他們」- 一位牧師，以及一位很喜樂的伴侶 Merrilee。
這兩位基督徒都先後分享了「那位領袖」給他們認識，
然後這兩個故事中人就渴想認識「那位領袖」。

當然，這裡指的「那位領袖」是耶穌了。

歌詞裡還有著一些類似雙關語的玩意，
例如 Merilee (人名 ) 很 merrily (開心) 的說話、
“Isabelle” (人名) “is a belly …” (是個肚皮的…)、
“Justin” (人名) “adjustin’ ” (適應著)、
“leader, son” (領袖，老友) 及 最後一段變為 “Leader’s Son” (領袖的兒子)，更突顯出說的是神的兒子。

很好玩的一首作品，細心欣賞。

音樂︰Take me to your Leader - Newsboys

Take me to your Leader
— Newsboys

Isabelle is a belly dancer
With a kleptomaniac’s restraint
Tried stealing Helena’s hand basket, made a fast getaway,
But McQueen she ain’t
At the courtroom Joshua judges her ruthlessly
On account of Ruth walking out on him
In the Big House Isabelle is a-telling all
To the chaplain who’s become her friend

She says:
I don’t know why you care
I don’t know what’s out there
I don’t know where or how
Just take me to your leader now
Take me to your leader now

Justin is adjustin’ to
The odor from Theodore’s evergreen incense
But aroma therapy don’t make him any younger
Than Oliver’s all liver supplements
His late mate Merrilee merrily said immortality
Can’t be bought in a jar
This just in: Justin’s had enough of cure-alls,
Gonna quiz the neighbor kid with the fish on his car

He says:
I don’t know why you care
I don’t know what’s out there
I don’t know how it’s done
Just take me to your leader, son

I see you’ve got the joy
I’ve seen you live it, boy

It’s real, it’s free, it’s fun
So take me to your leader, son
Take me to your leader, son

They don’t know why we care
They don’t know what’s out there
They don’t know how it’s done
Let’s take ‘em to our Leader’s Son

They see we’ve got the joy
They see us live it, oi
It’s real, it’s free, it’s fun
Let’s take ‘em to our Leader’s Son