Have you ever looked around and felt like everyone is just going through the motions? Like maybe The Matrix wasn't too far off?
I'm thinking Randy Stonehill felt that way when he wrote "News for You".
Everybody's goin' to the movies
Everybody's leavin' for the show
It seems as though we've lost the nerves for feeling
and no one's in the mood to want to know
I got news for you, this is not a game
I got news for you, are you listenin'
I got news for you, we are all the same
And when that is understood
We can start to live again
Can you look inside yourself and tell me
That your emptiness is just a state of mind
And you'll feel better if you just keep busy
If you leave your feelings all behind
I got news for you, this is not a game
I got news for you, are you listenin'
I got news for you, we are all to blame
And when that is understood
We can start to live again
Oh start to live again
People people tell me where have we been
Ever feel as if your heart was whispering
Like a special Voice you never heard before
And something deep inside your soul was tickin'
As if Someone was pounding on the door
I got news for you, this is not a game
I got news for you, are you listenin'
I got news for you, we are all the same
I got news for you, this is not a game
I got news for you, we are all to blame
And when that is understood
we can start to live again
Yes when that is understood
We can start to live again
©1976 King of Hearts Publishing
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Truth is...getting in touch with one's feelings AND realizing that "we are all to blame" - that the world is the way it is because "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) - are both important steps on the road to a real, thriving relationship with the creator of the universe.
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