作词 : Sinéad O'Connor 作曲 : DR a poem Sinéad published on February 20th, 2010 in response to the findings of the 2009 report (the "Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse," commonly called "Ryan Report").
"V.I.P."
[Preacher:] Someone say, "Boldness".
[Congregation:] Boldness
[Preacher:] The Bible says in Proverbs 28 verse 1 "The righteous shall be bold like a lion." Bold like a lion. Bold like a lion. The righteous shall be bold like a lion.
What is a real VIP? Do we have the balls to go to that party? Or do we rather stay and dance with vanity? Tell me now what's a real VIP?
And who are we to give that name to us? When we don't know the lives of others When we can barely raise a finger To help our own sisters and brothers Wasn't it in history The artists always spoke their people's needs Now we're gorged upon what devils feed In the shallow form of MTV Telling the youth to worship futile dreams And along for bling and for material things I tell you what a real VIP is A face that never was nor will be kissed To whom exactly are we giving hope When we stand behind the velvet rope Or get our pictures taken with the pope Like some sick April fool kind of joke
Who is the really really real real VIP The one the true and the most conquering king Who looks around at everything And sees exactly what we've been His is the face that never was nor will be kissed Do we think we'll be down on his guest list? When we're standing at the gate After being fashionably late There'll be no make up and there'll be no film crews No Vuitton bags and no Manolo shoes When he's presiding over you Asking you, "Did you love only you, Or did you stand for something else Besides the hankering for fame and fame itself?" The one who always was and always is Will show you what a real VIP is
The fatherless The motherless The ravaged child at home who cried to you You will be asked to say what did you do And what's behind this velvet curtain? Don't know but I can say for certain A face that never was nor will be kissed Will show you what a real VIP is
[Whispering:] How can you say we are wise and we possess the instruction of the Lord? Certainly for nothing your pains are labored for nothing your righteous are written. The wise will be put to shame. See? They reject the word of the Lord so their wisdom amounts to nothing. They dress the wounds of my poor people as though they are nothing saying, "Peace peace," when there is no peace. Saying, "All is well," when nothing is well. . [Whispering:] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning it is now and ever shall be, world without end. Oh Yeah.
作词 : Sinéad O'Connor 作曲 : DR a poem Sinéad published on February 20th, 2010 in response to the findings of the 2009 report (the "Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse," commonly called "Ryan Report").
"V.I.P."
[Preacher:] Someone say, "Boldness".
[Congregation:] Boldness
[Preacher:] The Bible says in Proverbs 28 verse 1 "The righteous shall be bold like a lion." Bold like a lion. Bold like a lion. The righteous shall be bold like a lion.
What is a real VIP? Do we have the balls to go to that party? Or do we rather stay and dance with vanity? Tell me now what's a real VIP?
And who are we to give that name to us? When we don't know the lives of others When we can barely raise a finger To help our own sisters and brothers Wasn't it in history The artists always spoke their people's needs Now we're gorged upon what devils feed In the shallow form of MTV Telling the youth to worship futile dreams And along for bling and for material things I tell you what a real VIP is A face that never was nor will be kissed To whom exactly are we giving hope When we stand behind the velvet rope Or get our pictures taken with the pope Like some sick April fool kind of joke
Who is the really really real real VIP The one the true and the most conquering king Who looks around at everything And sees exactly what we've been His is the face that never was nor will be kissed Do we think we'll be down on his guest list? When we're standing at the gate After being fashionably late There'll be no make up and there'll be no film crews No Vuitton bags and no Manolo shoes When he's presiding over you Asking you, "Did you love only you, Or did you stand for something else Besides the hankering for fame and fame itself?" The one who always was and always is Will show you what a real VIP is
The fatherless The motherless The ravaged child at home who cried to you You will be asked to say what did you do And what's behind this velvet curtain? Don't know but I can say for certain A face that never was nor will be kissed Will show you what a real VIP is
[Whispering:] How can you say we are wise and we possess the instruction of the Lord? Certainly for nothing your pains are labored for nothing your righteous are written. The wise will be put to shame. See? They reject the word of the Lord so their wisdom amounts to nothing. They dress the wounds of my poor people as though they are nothing saying, "Peace peace," when there is no peace. Saying, "All is well," when nothing is well. . [Whispering:] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning it is now and ever shall be, world without end. Oh Yeah.
