Shout It from the Rooftops - Glossary

Go shout it from the rooftops

There’s going to be a meeting up yonder

Crawl out of the malaise

Out from the vices that you’re under

Let it echo through the streets

From the bars, the high-rises to the prisons

It’s time to cast out your thieves

It’s time to let go of your skeletons

Don’t bring nothing you can’t die with

Don’t bring nothing you think you need

You can’t swim across a river

With arms full of useless things

Say goodbye to skin your wearing

Say goodbye to the name you’ve known

And lets walk out in that water

Hand in hand, no one lets go

Come and lay your burdens down

You know we’re the same once we’re in the ground

Let this be a chance to turn things around

Even if you don’t have no faith

No matter what god you claim

Just never let the devil win again

When will a Sunday

Not divide up this town

Ain’t no color in the bible

Till 10 o’clock service comes around

Watch out for churches that have been built

Brick by brick on self-interest

Neon crucifixes glowing in shame

Villainous voices saying 'as god as my witness'

But we’re going to keep on marching on

We’re going to look death in the eye

We’re going live courageously

We’re going love and not care why

We ain’t looking for any prize

At the end of all this

We won with love in our hearts

And forgiveness rolled in our fists

Come and lay your burdens down

You know we’re the same once we’re in the ground

Let this be a chance to turn things around

Even if you don’t have no faith

No matter what god you claim

Just never let the devil win again