Music Review
Redemption's Son
Joseph Arthur
It is cool to rip all of the files off of your friend's Ipod. This weekend I was fortunate enough to grab Barry Taylor's music selection. I now have 1786 new song files to search through! The first one I checked out was a singer/songwriter named Joseph Arthur.
It is very rare that an artist grabs me with such intensity so quickly. It has happened before but not often. After about two lines of his song Redemption's Son, I was sold. His music is so beautiful and intense. I don't know enough about him to know if the content in this song is autobiographical, but if it is then this is one of the most touching songs I have EVER heard.
I know I?ll never make it on the cross -
Spent my days looking for what my daddy lost -
He was too proud to have a boss -
Sold himself out then he couldn't afford the cost
No one knows how he felt -
Hung himself in the country jail -
There were those who said he would burn in hell -
I don't think they knew him very well
Angel of love -
Shine a light on us -
I was born to be -
Redemption's son
Why do people like Britney Spears make millions and true talents like Joseph Arthur go unnoticed, maybe a line from another one of his songs says it best "the devil is the lord of this world … none of the good dreams come true."
Have mercy on us, Lord.
It is very rare that an artist grabs me with such intensity so quickly. It has happened before but not often. After about two lines of his song Redemption's Son, I was sold. His music is so beautiful and intense. I don't know enough about him to know if the content in this song is autobiographical, but if it is then this is one of the most touching songs I have EVER heard.
I know I?ll never make it on the cross -
Spent my days looking for what my daddy lost -
He was too proud to have a boss -
Sold himself out then he couldn't afford the cost
No one knows how he felt -
Hung himself in the country jail -
There were those who said he would burn in hell -
I don't think they knew him very well
Angel of love -
Shine a light on us -
I was born to be -
Redemption's son
Why do people like Britney Spears make millions and true talents like Joseph Arthur go unnoticed, maybe a line from another one of his songs says it best "the devil is the lord of this world … none of the good dreams come true."
Have mercy on us, Lord.