Friday, October 26, 2018

"The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes & The Pride Of Life"

Today's entry in my "Still Relevant After All These Years" tour of 1980s CCM (that's Contemporary Christian Music for those not steeped in the evangelical subculture) is less political and more personal.

I actually traded a Sandi Patti Live album for The 77s first album (Ping Pong Over the Abyss)... but "The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes & The Pride Of Life" is from their third album. (And the version I know & love is the demo version from Sticks & Stones.)

Anyway, this song kicks my butt every time I listen to it.




Well, I feel
Like I have to feel
Something good all of the time
With most of life I cannot deal
But a good feeling I can feel
Even though it may not be real
And if a person, place or thing can deliver
I will quiver with delight
But will it last me for all my life
Or just one more lonely night

The lust, the flesh
The eyes
And the pride of life
Drain the life
Right out of me

Well, I see something and I want it
Bam! Right now!
No questions asked
Don't worry how much it costs me now or later
I want it and I want it fast
I'll go to any length
Sacrifice all that I already have
And all that I might get
Just to get
Something more that I don't need
And Lord, please don't ask me what for

The lust, the flesh
The eyes
And the pride of life
Drain the life
Right out of me

And I love when folks
Look right at me
And what I'm doing
Or have done
And lay it on about
How groovy I am
And that I'm looking grand
And every single word
Makes me think I'll live forever
Never knowing that they probably
Won't remember what they said tomorrow
Tomorrow I could be dead

The lust, the flesh
The eyes
And the pride of life
Drain the life
Right out of me

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