How Many Lashes
I have to admit to not having seen The Passion yet, but my sister was given the “songs inspired by the movie” album last year and there are some awesome songs on it. I couldn’t call this song my favourite, in many ways it’s a very painful song, but I’ve been listening to it a bit and the more I dwell on the lyrics, the more I realise the importance of Easter.
Thanks to amazon.com - Links to short snippet of the song: Music sampler; Windows Media player; Realplayer.
How Many Lashes - Kirk Franklin & Yolanda Adams
Sitting here speechless,
still kinda numb,
my mind’s closed in, my soul’s closed in
on what I just saw
on the big screen, what big things happened
I saw like a nightmare
some kids cried, some try to be hard
like they didn’t care
Mommy, why they did that
I heard this little girl say
Mommy, why did they hurt Jesus
Oh, she’ll find out someday
that the lashes on the back
even though hard to see
each one paints a perfect picture
of your love for me
*chorus* - Lash number one
For all those times I’ve turned you away
Chasing after worldy things like money and fame
Lash number two
For all the nights when I did wrong
See I wasn’t strong enough to be alone
Lash number three
Cause you love me, see it’s hard to explain
You suffered cause you knew someday our lives would be exchanged (sic)
How many lashes for my sins, Lord
did it take, I suppose
since we were nothing
we will never know
How many lashes
did it take, Lord
for the night that I lied
the night my Mom cried
cause that night she found out
I got high
Number two
was for that night
instead of chilling with you
there was that chick I got with
it was a chick I barely knew
Number three
I could talk all day son
about all the stuff that I did
like that day I was talking mad-crazy
about leaving my wife and my kids
I know it’s hard to hear, but
please let me be real
Naah, I can’t lie to me no more
it’s the way that I feel
*chorus*
How many lashes
just for me
He did it just
He did it just for me
This is real love here
And as this moment comes to an end
When you look down at the world
I wonder - would you do it again?
Was the world you pay
To embaris your name
When you see us at the church,
tell me - are you ashamed?
You get a shout out at the Grammys
No side b will give you a song
word up
and we’ll call you when we need you
when all of our options are gone
You’ve hung because you loved us
And it hasn’t changed to day
And the side of you still hurting
I feel the same way
*chorus*
