Heart beat soundin’.[1]“The gospel is a feeling” -Alvin R. Dyer, 1960.
Ricocheting in their cage.
Thought I’d lose my balance
With the ground’s bounce and sway.[2]“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard” -Isaiah 24:20
And all this violence.[3]“Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence” -Genesis 6:11
And all this goes away.[4]“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” -Matt. 24:35
And the vibes that rise like.
Fireflies illuminate our play.[5]“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall … Continue reading
Some light being.[6]“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” -Matt. 6:11
Pulled you up from night’s party.
Said clap your hands.[7]“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” -Psalms 47:1
If you think your soul is free.[8]“Know This, That Every Soul Is Free” -Hymn #240
And the silence was astounding.[9]“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour” -Revelations 8:1
‘cept some “Oh Lord!! Mercy Me’s”.[10]“For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for … Continue reading
And oh you can’t stop what’s comin’ up.[11]“As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from heaven upon … Continue reading
You’re never gonna stop gonna live it up.
And oh it’s gonna drop gonna fill your cup.
And oh it’s gonna drop gonna fill your cup![12]A sexual innuendo. But also: “I have drunk out of that bittercup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father” -3 Nephi 11:11
The age of miracles.[13]“And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be … Continue reading
The age of sound.
Well there’s a Golden Age.[14]The Millennial Day, that we are supposed to be literally looking forward to as imminent, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See hymn #52, and Article of Faith 10).
Comin’ round, comin’ round, comin’ round!
Give it up.[15]“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it” -Matt. 16:25
‘stead of grabbin for decay.[16]“And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” -Job 19:26
What we viewed as gold
I believe pollutes this space.[17]“The love of money is the root of all evil” -1 Timothy 6:10
And its grace ascending.[18]“It is by grace we are saved after all we can do” -2 Nephi 25:26
Like a snake up your tree.[19]Simultaneously another sexual innuendo and an allusion to the snake in the Garden of Eden
Up your happy ending understanding.[20]For the snake tempting us was necessary not only for our fall, but for our joy as well: “Adam fell that man might be, and men are that they might have joy” -2 Nephi 2:25
All your s’pposed to be.
Let it move right in.[21]“behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and … Continue reading
Let it kiss your face.
Let it sow your skin.
In perpetual embrace.[22]“And so, made heirs by his own grace, eternal life we now embrace” -Titus 3:7
Like I said “Love’s Light is Laughter”.[23]“Perfect love casteth out fear” -1 John 4:18, Moroni 8:16
Like the sun spittin’ happiness into the hereafter.[24]“This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.” -D&C 88:7
Oh here it comes like a natural disaster.
Ah blowin’ up like a ghetto blaster.[25]Large boombox popular in the 1980s
Ah here it comes, bring it faster!
Ah here it comes, bring it faster!
The age of miracles.
The age of sound.
Well there’s a Golden Age.
Comin’ round, comin’ round, comin’ round!
Love, don’t you falter.[26]“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” -Matt. 24:12-13
Burnin’ hearts.[27]“Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” -Luke 24:32
Dragged behind.
The horses[28]Four horsemen of the apocalypse? dancing on the altar.
Hooves breakin’ Gods.[29]“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods” -Deuteronomy 12:3
To diamond dust and stars.
And there you are…
Now we’re all allowed to breathe.
Walls dissolve.[30]Like the walls of Jericho
With the hunger and the greed.
Move your body.[31]And David danced before the LORD with all his might” -2 Samuel 6:14
You’ve got all you need.
And your arms in the air stir a sea of stars.[32]“Therefore, on a clear night, though we see stars of incomprehensible longevity, they are not immortal. But, thankfully, we are!” -Neal A. Maxwell
And oh here it comes and it’s not so far.
All light beings.
Come on now make haste.[33]“Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD” -Psalm 70
Clap your hands.
If you think you’re in the right place
Thunder all surroundin’.[34]“And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an … Continue reading
Aw feel it quake with the joy resounding.[35]“Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.” -Alma 27:18
Palm to the palm you can feel it poundin’.
Never give it up you can feel it mountin’.
Oh its gonna drop gonna fill your cup and.
Oh its gonna drop gonna fill your cup!
The age of miracles.
The age of sound.
Well there’s a Golden Age.
Comin’ round, comin’ round, comin’ round!
The age of miracles.
The age of sound.
Well there’s a Golden Age.
Comin’ round, comin’ round, comin’ round!
References
| ↑1 | “The gospel is a feeling” -Alvin R. Dyer, 1960. |
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| ↑2 | “The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard” -Isaiah 24:20 |
| ↑3 | “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence” -Genesis 6:11 |
| ↑4 | “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away” -Matt. 24:35 |
| ↑5 | “Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.” -Isaiah 50:11 |
| ↑6 | “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” -Matt. 6:11 |
| ↑7 | “Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” -Psalms 47:1 |
| ↑8 | “Know This, That Every Soul Is Free” -Hymn #240 |
| ↑9 | “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour” -Revelations 8:1 |
| ↑10 | “For so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for the space of many hours.” -3 Nephi 10:2 |
| ↑11 | “As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints.” -Doctrine and Covenants 121:33 |
| ↑12 | A sexual innuendo. But also: “I have drunk out of that bittercup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father” -3 Nephi 11:11 |
| ↑13 | “And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles.” -Mormon 9:19 |
| ↑14 | The Millennial Day, that we are supposed to be literally looking forward to as imminent, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See hymn #52, and Article of Faith 10). |
| ↑15 | “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it” -Matt. 16:25 |
| ↑16 | “And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” -Job 19:26 |
| ↑17 | “The love of money is the root of all evil” -1 Timothy 6:10 |
| ↑18 | “It is by grace we are saved after all we can do” -2 Nephi 25:26 |
| ↑19 | Simultaneously another sexual innuendo and an allusion to the snake in the Garden of Eden |
| ↑20 | For the snake tempting us was necessary not only for our fall, but for our joy as well: “Adam fell that man might be, and men are that they might have joy” -2 Nephi 2:25 |
| ↑21 | “behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.” -Alma 32:28 |
| ↑22 | “And so, made heirs by his own grace, eternal life we now embrace” -Titus 3:7 |
| ↑23 | “Perfect love casteth out fear” -1 John 4:18, Moroni 8:16 |
| ↑24 | “This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.” -D&C 88:7 |
| ↑25 | Large boombox popular in the 1980s |
| ↑26 | “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” -Matt. 24:12-13 |
| ↑27 | “Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” -Luke 24:32 |
| ↑28 | Four horsemen of the apocalypse? |
| ↑29 | “And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods” -Deuteronomy 12:3 |
| ↑30 | Like the walls of Jericho |
| ↑31 | And David danced before the LORD with all his might” -2 Samuel 6:14 |
| ↑32 | “Therefore, on a clear night, though we see stars of incomprehensible longevity, they are not immortal. But, thankfully, we are!” -Neal A. Maxwell |
| ↑33 | “Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD” -Psalm 70 |
| ↑34 | “And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” -1 Kings 19:11-12 |
| ↑35 | “Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.” -Alma 27:18 |