One of Us
Contemplating Divinity: Unveiling the Meaning of 'One of Us'
Lyrics
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expression of affirmation and enthusiasm.
If God had a name, what would it be?
Raising a philosophical question about the nature of God.
And would you call it to his face?
Challenging the idea of addressing God directly and boldly.
If you were faced with Him in all His glory
Imagining a direct encounter with the divine in its full glory.
What would you ask, if you had just one question?
Pondering what one would ask if given the chance to pose a single question to God.
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Reiterating the greatness and goodness of God.
Yeah, yeah, God is good
-Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
-What if God was one of us?
Contemplating the possibility of God living among ordinary people.
Just a slob like one of us
Portraying God as an average person, emphasizing relatability.
Just a stranger on the bus
-Tryna make his way home?
Suggesting God's journey or struggle to return home.
If God had a face, what would it look like?
Questioning the physical appearance of God and the desire to witness it.
And would you want to see
Exploring the curiosity about seeing God's face.
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
Highlighting the condition of belief linked to a divine revelation.
In things like heaven and in Jesus and the Saints
Listing traditional religious concepts like heaven, Jesus, and the Saints.
And all the prophets?
-And yeah, yeah, God is great
Reaffirming the greatness and goodness of God.
Yeah, yeah, God is good
-Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
-What if God was one of us?
Continuing the idea of God living an ordinary life.
Just a slob like one of us
-Just a stranger on the bus
-Tryna make his way home?
Emphasizing God's journey to return home.
Just tryna make his way home
Describing God's solitude and lack of communication, except with the Pope.
Back up to heaven all alone
-Nobody callin' on the phone
-'Cept for the Pope, maybe in Rome
-And yeah, yeah, God is great
Reiterating the greatness and goodness of God.
Yeah, yeah, God is good
-Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
-What if God was one of us?
Revisiting the idea of God experiencing an ordinary life.
Just a slob like one of us
-Just a stranger on the bus
-Tryna make his way home?
Pondering God's journey and the quest to return home.
Like a holy rolling stone?
Comparing God to a holy rolling stone, possibly referencing a spiritual journey.
Back up to heaven all alone
-Just tryna make his way home
Continuing the theme of God's journey and solitude.
Nobody callin' on the phone
-'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
Suggesting the Pope as the only one who might call God.
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