* Dedicated to Keane, Somewhere Only We Know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ
* Dedicated to The Benjamin Gate, Live Out Loud
https://youtu.be/nfKe4Wl1Oac
-Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved – John 13:23
- When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!
+------------------The (Fourth) Cup He Left Behind: The Thoughts of Saint John at the Foot of The Cross
A limp, flagellated body hanging
from nails affixed to rotted wood, we
watch, suspended in disbelief almost,
the blood slowly seep down to the base,
this must have been like
Moses clutching his chest and groaning
slowly dying before his people
as Joshua shuddered on the banks of the Jordan.
I hold Mary’s disconsolate head
to my chest, my cloak a bulwark offering
protection from the frigid gale force winds,
the entropy of nature heavy laden with angst
for its scion’s demise,
and as the last vestiges of life, sacred plasma,
silently pour down the cursed tree felled one day
by a damned axe swung by
a now damned Roman demon,
I flashback to joyful times; My head on His bosom,
spirit reposing, singing hymns.
I remember Peter laughing
whilst bellowing heartily, inadvertently jostling
one of the Seder cups
and wasted wine trickled down clay
similarly.
This cup He told us, must be saved for the future,
when we all would imbibe in Heaven
together, feast of the gods and men,
(or so the 11 of us secretly joked
treading towards Gethsemane)
continuing this exuberant and ecstatic
revelry forever. I don’t know whatever
became of that cup,
how I should return it to Him so he can
make good on the promise,
how to conjure up effulgent candles,
bread, savory lamb, and grapes carefully
tread in a winepress,
myriad smiles, buoyant parodies
of each other about
misunderstanding the fish and loaves,
and reprising our feminine screams
as Jesus walked by our boat on the sea.
Where is the cup,
and the new wine of resurrection that
I yearn for so badly-
the breath of Yahweh as libation
for broken hearts, reuniting the scattered-
so that we can all be together again?
So that we can all be together again.
So that we can all be together again.
--------------------------------Matthew 26:18-30
And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
John 19:25-27
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
----------Somewhere Only We Know Lyrics
-I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
-Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
-I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
-Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
-And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know?
-Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
-And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go?
So why don't we go?
-Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
-This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know?
------------Live Out Loud Lyrics
-Fire reflecting in these eyes
Visions of you, imagine my surprise
Sweat hot hands, cold shivers down my spine
Visions of you, your spirit so divine
-Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
-Your eyes pierce through this life of mine
And bring me to give all that I can find
Revelation, my heart's desire
Pull me up and out of the mire
-Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
-I am a witness
I'm at the scene of this
I'm throwing myself
I'm throwing myself into you
-Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
-Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Live out, live out, live out loud
Oh yeah
-We will see you come again, Jesus
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
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