He was the prophet of a generation
They watched his every cryptic verb
People everywhere in many nations
Would bow and worship every word

He gave them songs and made them wild with passion
They would leave his name in history
Then he sang a little out of fashion
And so he gave them one more mystery

And then they cry, “commercial suicide!”
You hear them cry, “commercial suicide!”
Watch how you say it. We’ll never play it!'

They loved a moral battle ’til they fought one
Guess they loved the game but not the rules
They loved a better cause until he brought one
Cause singing Jesus songs is not so cool

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