In the mid nineties, I had a little red Buick and a big ol’ bass box in the trunk, and would listen to “Christian Rock”, cranked to 11.

(What did you say?  Huh?  Can  you say that again, I didn’t hear you….)

I have gotten away from that genre for many reasons, the least of which may be a loss of hearing, but some songs have stuck with me over the decades.

The artist’s I listened to sought to reflect Scriptural teaching for the most part. They ranged from “preaching” pop culture religion to significant theological teaching. As I listened to the lyrics, I found some to be quite challenging.

To be honest, I listened because I could justify the rock beat with “sanctified lyrics”.

Occasionally I will post a song, supply the lyrics and make a comment or two. If you decide to listen to the tune, turn the speaker down unless you are already deaf. Some of the songs tend to have a certain “volume” about them!

Smug – by Steve Taylor

Strike this little pose
Chin up in the air
Lips together tightly
Nostrils in a flare
Now look like you care
Ooh, very nice!

Practice in the mirror
Brushing back a tear
Very sincere
A promising career could begin right here at home
If you’ve got that smug
That smug

Hey mama, hey mama look at what your little babies all have become
Hey mama, hey mama, don’t it ever make you wish you’d been a nun?
Vain and fickle, were we weaned on a pickle? Is it in our blood?
Rome is burning, we’re here turning smug

Strike another pose
Power politics
Swallow their conventions
Get your power fix
We love to mud wrestle
We love to be politically caressed

Practice that smug
Post it like a man
One part Master Limbaugh
Two parts Madame Streisand
Now pretend you’re in a band
My, my, we’re looking smug
Very, very, very, very

Hey mama, hey mama look at what your little babies all have become
Hey mama, hey mama, don’t it ever make you wish you’d been a nun?
Vain and fickle, were we weaned on a pickle? Is it in our blood?
Rome is burning, we’re here turning smug

All you smug-starved millions in the thick of the search
Welcome to our church
Whatcha wanna solve?
We can help you evolve
From merely self-righteous
To perfectly smug

Strike the proud pose of our country-club brethren
Friendly as a tomb
Fragrant as the bottom of a locker-room broom
Now what’s the matter?
Hey, get off your knees
That part don’t come ’til later
God will not be pleased

Hey mama, hey mama look at what your little babies all have become
Hey mama, hey mama, don’t it ever make you wish you’d been a nun?
Vain and fickle, were we weaned on a pickle? Is it in our blood?
Rome is burning, we’re here turning smug

Hey mama, hey mama look at what your little babies all have become
Hey mama, hey mama, don’t it ever make you wish you’d been a nun?
Vain and fickle, were we weaned on a pickle? Is it in our blood?
Rome is burning, we’re here turning
Rome is cooking, my, we’re looking smug

[Outro: Phil Madeira]
I wanna talk today about smug people! They think they’re so good. They ain’t good! No, they ain’t good at all, I tell you what! You wanna be a good man, you look at me! I’m gonna talk to you about humility–’cause I got it! I wanna talk to you about righteousness–’cause I got it! I’m good! I’m humble! I’m better than you! You wanna be a humble man, you look at me, you say, “Brother, how can I be humble?” I don’t know how you can be humble! It took me a long time to get this way! But thank God I’ve arrived! Let’s pray

Let me know what you think of the lyrics, and of the tunes!

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