Everything You’ve Heard

Jun 5

Lyrics

You’ve heard it said, “don’t you murder anyone”
But you carry your anger like a knife
And your insults like a gun

You’ve heard it said, “don’t you cheat on your wife”
But your mind is a motel room
And you undress the other woman with your eyes

Oh everything you’ve heard, I’m turning on its head
I’m cutting to the quick of the law and the prophets
I’m gonna finish what they said

You’ve heard it said “A king will come with a sword”
But I tell you to turn the other cheek
And I’ll wear a crown of thorns

Yes I’m the son of the One,
But I’ve come to wage another war
And I’ll bleed for my enemies
And I’ll settle the score

Words and music by Caroline Cobb (ASCAP). Copyright 2013 Caroline Cobb Smith.
CCLI # 7000079. Key: Eb, Guitar capo 3 in C shapes
Written June 16, 2011 for The Scripture to Music Project
Matthew 5:17-48 (Sermon on the Mount)