What Would Jesus Do

[Intro: Talib Kweli]
Lord
You came upon at midnight clear
To bring joy to the world and draw us near
It was a holy night, when you came from up above
To fill our hearts with hope and love
Oh thank you Jesus
Oh thank you sweet Jesus!
For clothing us with comfort and joy

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
A Rio de Janeiro there stands an immaculate effigy of a copper skinned, wooly haired Palestinian refugee
Who would never be defined by the state of religious labels
Enemy of the status quo, he was flipping over the tables
The birth of Jesus caused for celеbration from the church of preachers
Pеople going to church less these days, the pastors search for reasons
Congregations hostile, be wary of the prosperity gospel
Yeah they operate on faith but they still logical
Some say improbable, impossible, unbelievable
A fairytale about as mythological as Pikachu
Others say he’s a composite of sketches religious leaders drew
A tool to used to make it easier to keep deceiving you
Treating you like a child, playing hide and seek and peekaboo
You can get the New Testament translated to Hebrew too
So when asking “What would Jesus do?”
Factor in that he’s a Jew
In fact, Muslims also believe in Jesus
Call him Isa, true

[Chorus: Talib Kweli]
Like what would Jesus do?
Like what would Jesus do?
Like what would Jesus do?

[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
Yo, yo
The Messiah
They call him King of Kings like sire
Predicted when Moses saw the bush on fire
Before they saw the signs they was worshiping at a shrine
In the gospel of John we see Jesus become divine
Palestine was a colony of Rome, I’m talking 63 BC
The people they just wanted to be free
The total domination is all they know under the Roman occupation
Used they violence to control the population
Like a Jedi with the force, the God be making the dead rise
Ain’t no Santa flying all through the night like a red eye
Just a prophet known to target every lie like a dead eye
Read about it in the Aquarian Gospels by Levi
Now what did Jesus do between 12 and 33?
Much more than just being a carpenter in Galilee
He didn’t come to bring peace but a sword
Wanted to overthrow Herod for the kingdom of the Lord

[Chorus: Talib Kweli]
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Like what would Jesus do?
Like what would Jesus do?

[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]
Yo, yo
Born in the world of bad guys to a mama with them sad eyes
A child special enough to receive gifts from the Magi, so official
You refuse to follow they laws so they had to get you
We forgive you ‘cause of the daddy issues you carry with you
The Son of God is also the Son of Man, he coming hard
They told us you was white but your plight tells me that you one of ours
Looking towards the heavens tryna find Jesus amongst the stars
Your arms too short to box with God, the devil is the undercard
Back to basics, the truth is harsh but still I have to say it
Love Allah, that’s the words of God who speak in Aramaic
That’s the language spoken by the people in this time of region
Archangels falling out the sky tryna form a legion
Culture freedom comes out the knowledge and the wisdom and the understanding
This might be your name if your mother’s Spanish
We multiply the loaves of bread when a brother’s famished
Blood will sanitize you of your sins before the cut is bandaged

[Chorus: Talib Kweli]
Like what would Jesus do?
Like what would Jesus do?
Like what would Jesus do?

[Outro: Talib Kweli]
Yo, yo