Joy
from Get Real (for adult/general audiences)i was traveling on route 81 through Virginia when suddenly / I saw the flashing blue lights, I pulled over as fast as I could / but the officer was unimpressed and he said "83 in a 65 / that's reckless driving, 6 points on your license, I'll see u in court" I said / JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRE / but dear sir, I'm a lowly musician, have mercy, I'm only a child / HOLY WISDOM, LOVE MOST BRIGHT / look I drive for a living and, oh, did I mention that I got a similar ticket last Wednesday, also in Virginia, I'm dead, yes I'm dead / then he said "there's a way to escape: if u get your speedometer checked and they find it was broken, you're free" / DRAWN BY THEE, OUR SOULS ASPIRE / my mechanic was clear: "your speedometer's fine " but we could say it's not" / SOAR TO UNCREATED LIGHT / have u heard of the tale of the man who was trapped in a flood saying / "God will provide," when along came a raft, then a boat, then a plane / but he drowned cuz he waved them along, sayin "God will provide," and God said "look, I sent you a raft and a boat and a plane…." / Well that's just how I felt with this man / WORD OF GOD, OUR FLESH THAT FASHIONED / how could I turn him down? after all through him God had provided / I know it's illegal, but I could do worse / WITH THE FIRE OF LIFE IMPASSIONED / traffic court is a joke, and I know that to lie is bad karma, but faith is a luxury I can't afford / STRIVING STILL TO TRUTH UNKNOWN / if I leave this to fate then they might take my license away for a year / SOARING, DYING ROUND THY THRONE / with no license, no concerts, I just can't afford it / look God has provided… or is this a test, am I going to hell? / no cuz Jews don't believe in that place, but it's here in my head / cuz the lowered my first ticket down to improper equipment and I felt so guilty I thought I would die / so when my second court date arrived, I withheld the false document / and they still let me off, glory to God!!!
Credits:
Music by J.S. Bach, adapted from an original cantata melody by Johann Schop
Original German text by Johann Rist, translated into English by ???
Additional lyrics by Billy Jonas
