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Zwan

One of the best, most poetic, most beautiful lyricists just keeps getting better...

A white horse picks my dreams up,
to take my hopes to God.
My prayers have nestled brightly
to dim my sense of awe.
I want you to be someone I can’t deny,
a house of fire...
I want you to be something I realize.

As the world goes ’round
it’s got me thinking...
that the things I want
just keep me sinking down.

I want you to be my message,
I want you to be my friend.
I want you to be that answer,
an answer I must defend.
I want us to solve our distrust of everyone,
and trust in God.
I want us to solve our distrust of who we are.
- Billy Corgan, "Ride A Black Swan"

Posted by Anthony on Mar 2, 2003 | 3 replies
Filed under: General

Comments:

01. Mar 2, 2003 at 9:46pm by Joseph:

So, did Billy Corgan become a Christian or was a always a christian and just didn’t put it into his songs before. Or is he just one of those spiritual guys that believes in God but doesn’t really have a religion?

02. Mar 4, 2003 at 4:50am by Anthony:

I don’t know if he’s become a Christian or not. From the lyrics on Zwan’s album it’s obvious he’s embracing God/Jesus in some way:

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Jesus, I’ve taken my cross, all to leave and follow thee
Jesus, I’ve taken my cross, all to leave and follow thee

I’m destitute, despised, forsaken
all to leave and follow thee
and follow thee

man may trouble to distress me
to drive my heart to the cross
yeah, man may trouble to distress me
to drive this heart to the cross

I’m resolute, reviled, forsaken
all to leave and follow thee
and follow thee

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
reborn, reborn, reborn, reborn
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His themes have always involved God, and he does seem to be pursuing that more now.  But this isn’t a "Christian CD" or anything.  He does curse on the album.  Which is not to say that Christians don’t sin (obviously), but there is a difference between writing a song with curse words and putting it on your album, and cursing out of anger in the "heat of the moment" or what have you.

In any event it’s encouraging to see the path he’s taking, and interesting to watch the development and growth of an artist I admire so much.

03. May 5, 2003 at 11:03am by Jack:

No, he’s not christian, one of the other members made dirty jokes about Jesus after they performed "Jesus, I".

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