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Derek Webb - The Spirit Vs. The Kickdrum Lyrics

Artist: Derek Webb

Album: Stockholm Syndrome

"A-one and a-two and a-chick-a-boom-a-chick."

I don't want the Spirit; I want the kick drum
I don't want the Spirit; I want the kick drum
I know how it works, so I'm not dumb
I don't want the Spirit; I want the kick drum

Like sex without love
Like peace without the Dove
Like a crime scene without the blood
I don't want the Spirit; you know I want a kick drum

I don't want the Son; I want a jury of peers
I don't want the Son; I want a jury of peers
I'm scared of who's going to see my tears
I don't want the Son; I want a jury of peers

Like lies without the truth
Like wine without the fruit
Like a skydive without the chute
I don't want the Son; you know I want a jury of peers
I don't want the Spirit; you know I want a kick drum

"Oh, groove with me baby"

I don't want the Father; I want a vending machine
I don't want the Father; I want a vending machine
I know what I want, if you know what I mean
I don't want the Father; I want a vending machine

Like heaven without gates
Like hell without flames
Like life without pain
I don't want the Father; you know I want a vending machine
I don't want the Son; you know I want a jury of peers
I don't want the Spirit; you know I want a kick drum


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  • Anonymous

    He is smashing the average "worship experience" and I love it. The lyrics are short and repetetive just like most modern worship songs, but his definitely carries a meaning. Many people in the youth especially go to church with a consumeristic and showtune attitude. The music often gets placed as/ mistaken for the Holy Spirit moving. Hence the Spirit vs. the kick drum. Rather than Jesus, people want an audience to see them "worship" as they cry out tears on the altar and then go out to live their same life as if nothing happened, saving it up for next Sunday's performance. And all too often, the Father gets portrayed as a vending machine with name it and claim it theology.
    This is the song of the generation that thinks worship=music, the kick drum pumps up the heart more than scripture, and God is ultimately a vending machine who wants nothing more than our health, wealth and prosperity.

  • Anonymous

    Great song. I just want to know more of the areas in my life where I am trading God for something far less.

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