God Incorporated

Steve McVey's video today (Lie #99 It's Better To Burn Out For Christ Than To Rust Out) goes somewhat along with a song I listened to today. It's a song from the 90's by one of Rich Mullins' original Ragamuffin Band members, Rick Elias. I've searched but I'm sorry to say I can't find a video or an audio sample of the song on the internet, except for a short sample on one site that doesn't do the song justice. If you can find a download of it somewhere, it would be well worth the purchase price!

It's a tongue-in-cheek song called God Inc., from Elias' "Blink" project. I've always loved this song, from the first day I heard it way back when! When we played it on the radio, some people (who perhaps only paid attention to the chorus and not necessarily to the rest of the lyrics) actually took the lyrics seriously. "That's right... we work for God Incorporated!"

Anyway, I remember the record company sent a paper weight to the radio station when they were promoting this song. On it, some words were printed that said something like, "In Christ, there are no corporate ladders."

Amen!

Rick Elias - God Inc.
Well ain’t life grand when you hold all the aces
And there ain’t no time for those friends and places that you once knew, but you outgrew
You add a pinch of ambition and a little dash of power
Mix it up with opportunity, and there you are, you’ve got the man of the hour
But what happened to you?

Chorus:
He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Got his future planned and boy it sure looks bright
He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Hang on boys it’s gonna be a wild ride.


He’s taking care of business that can’t be ignored
See him curse the opposition behind closed doors
He’s got a job to do, but he’s depending on you
Don’t take it personal, baby, this is just how it goes
He’s gonna pull those strings
You’re gonna dance and sing in his puppet show
Now get down to it.

Chorus:
He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Got this party planned, it’s gonna be a long night
He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Hang on, boys, it’s gonna be a wild ride.


Oh, he’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Got his future planned and boy it sure looks bright
He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Hang on boys, it’s gonna be a wild ride

He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Got this party planned – no, there’s no use in fighting
He’s a company man, he works for God Incorporated
Hang on boys it’s gonna be a long night.

:)