yes he is, since he's got a mediocre song like that. But a lot of his songs are very good. For example, there's "Jerusalem":
>I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way
And there was nothin' anyone could do or say
And I almost listened to him Yeah, I almost lost my mind Then I regained my senses again And looked into my heart to find
That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in And I can't lay me down And the drums are drummin' again And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem
And there'll be no barricades then There'll be no wire or walls And we can wash all this blood from our hands And all this hatred from our souls
And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem<
and "John Walker's Blues" (about the "American Talib"):
>I'm just an American boy raised on MTV
And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads
But none of 'em looked like me
So I started lookin' around for a light out of the dim
And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word
Of Mohammed, peace be upon him
chorus: A shadu la ilaha illa Allah There is no God but God
If my daddy could see me now – chains around my feet He don't understand that sometimes a man Has got to fight for what he believes And I believe God is great, all praise due to him And if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky Just like Jesus, peace be upon him
chorus
We came to fight the Jihad and our hearts were pure and strong As death filled the air, we all offered up prayers And prepared for our martyrdom But Allah had some other plan, some secret not revealed Now they're draggin' me back with my head in a sack To the land of the infidel
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah A shadu la ilaha illa Allah<
and "Ashes to Ashes" (about 911):
>chorus
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
A long time ago before the ice and the snow There were giants that walked this land And with each step they took, the mighty mountains shook And the trees took a knee and the seas rolled in Then one day they say the sky gave way And death rained down, it made a terrible sound There was fire everywhere and nothin' was spared That walked on the land or flew through the air And when it all was over The slate wiped clean with a touch There God stood and he saw it was good And He said "ashes to ashes and dust to dust"
chorus
Then the sea gave birth and it crawled up on the dirt And stood up and took a look around Said "I'm the next big thing and the gift that I bring Comes directly from God, so there ain't no holdin' me down" So he crowned himself king Now no one remembers his name But the seed that he sowed took the show on the road There was blood on their hands and a plague on the land They drew a line in the sand and made their last stand They said "God made us in his image And it's in God that we trust" When asked about the men that had died by their hands They said "ashes to ashes and dust to dust"
chorus
Now, nobody lives forever Nothin' stands the test of time Oh, you heard 'em say "never say never" But it's always best to keep it in mind That every tower ever built tumbles No matter how strong, no matter how tall Someday even great walls will crumble And every idol ever raised falls And someday even man's best laid plans Will lie twisted and covered in rust When we've done all that we can but it slipped through our hands And it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust
chorus x 2 <
These are from his album "Jerusalem," which by and large is totally amazing. -- Jim Devine / "Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell." -- Frank Borman