Tuesday, November 29, 2005

"How do you do?" Shakira

I just got the new shakira CD, and the first song on it is...Amazing to me. It spoke to me, as if she had taken the words straight out of me. I am sort of amazed, the song for me is almost an answer to my prayers in a way. Maybe a sign of understanding. Maybe I am reading into it too much. But, regardless, the lyrics are really great. Here they are....

Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us
Give us this day our daily breadDaily bread,
daily bread
In cello et en terra fiat voluntas tua
Gloria Espiritui Sancto
What language do you speak
If you speak at all?
Are you some kind of freak
Who lives to raise the ones who fall?
Hey, would you tell me why
The cat fights the dog?
Do you go to the Mosque
Or the Synagogue?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do?
How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy?
Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes
Well that's OK 'cause we all have
But if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
Hey, do you feel our pain
And walk in our shoes?
Have you ever felt starved
Or is your belly always full?
How many people die
And hurt in your name?
Hey, does that make you proud
Or does it bring you shame?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do?
How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy?
Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes
Well that's OK
'cause we all have
But if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us...
Same Zoonoobee (Arabic)
Ya Allah
Give us this day our daily bread
... Ya Allah ...
Daily bread
... Ya Allah ...
Daily bread...
...Ya Allah ...
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us...
S'lach lanu (hebrew)
Give us this day our daily bread
... Mechilah....
Daily bread
Daily bread
Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory
Amen!
How do you do?
How does it feel to be so highAnd are you happy?
Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes
Well that's OK
'cause we all have
And if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
... Will you forgive mine?
How do you do?
How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy?
Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes
And that's OK 'cause we all have
But if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine...?

1 comment:

meg said...

Thanks for the comment! You are so sweet. I love your blog as well. Actually, I live in Utah but hope to be moving to DC within the next few years. What do you do there?

If you ever need to talk about anything, I'm available. I've been through this with a few of my boys (being gay AND Mormon). I'm a good listener.
Thanks!