In my personal practice I occasionally select a theme song for Holy Week. This year I’m traveling back in time to 1999. If you’re as old as I am you might remember that in 1999 an earthquake in İzmit, Turkey killing more than 17,000 people; it was the year of the Columbine High School massacre; and the year of the Y2K scare. 1999 was the year Napster launched and rocked the music world (pardon the pun); Russell Henderson pled guilty to kidnapping and killing Matthew Shepard, Vladimir Putin became acting president of Russia, and Rage Against the Machine released, The Battle of Los Angeles.
“Testify” by Rage Against the Machine is my anthem for Holy Week this year. Here it is.
Testify
The movie ran through me The glamour subdue me The tabloid untie me I'm empty, please fill me Mister Anchor, assure me That Baghdad is burning Your voice, it is so soothing That cunning mantra of killing I need you, my witness To dress this up so bloodless To numb me and purge me now Of thoughts of blaming you Yes, the car is our wheelchair My witness, your coughing Oily silence mocks the legless Ones who travel now in coffins On the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside your door Now testify Now testify It's right outside your door Now testify Yes, testify It's right outside your door With precision you feed me My witness, I'm hungry Your temple, it calms me So I can carry on My slaving, sweating The skin right off my bones On a bed of fire, I'm choking On the smoke that fills my home The wrecking ball is rushing Witness, you're blushing The pipeline is gushing While here we lie in tombs While on the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside your door Now testify Yeah, testify It's right outside your door Now testify Now testify Well, it's right outside your door Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set And the price is set Who controls the past now controls the future Who controls the present now controls the past Who controls the past now controls the future Who controls the present now? Now testify Testify It's right outside your door Now testify Testify It's right outside your door
Peace, dwight
Holy Week Anthem . 2024
