I chose Dictator's Drive those Nails because the original piece impressed
me so much. My thought was " How would this situation be seen by someone else at that time?" I chose the view point of a Roman soldier.
As Dictator stated in his post I hope nobody is offended.
Original by Dictator
Drive those Nails
Beaten and broken
Disgrace to the earth
Behold the son of God
With all your Mortal Blood
I came to save your life
But Instead you Take Mine
They Raise Me up in Arms
Push Me to the ground
Hold me on the Cross
As they drive those painful Nails
Into
my
Hands
Angels in my heart
I know my final breath
It's not like I killed someone
Soon you will see I'm the way
I came to save your souls
You just snuff my Life
They Raise Me up in Arms
Push Me to the ground
Hold me on the Cross
As they drive those painful Nails
Into
my
Hands
Please as I pray to you Father
Help Me endure the pain
For I'll see you in Heaven Tonight
Help Me endure the Pain
For I'll raise again another time
Help Me
Pain....
They Raise Me up in Arms
Push Me to the ground
Hold me on the Cross
As they drive those painful Nails
Into
my
Hands
Pain...
Drive Those Nails ( Revisited )
Drive those Nails
Beaten and broken
Disgraced on this earth
Behold your son of God
With all your Mortal Blood
He came to save your lives
But Instead we've Taken His
You Raise Him up in Arms
We Push Him to the ground
Hold Him on the Cross
As We drive those painful Nails
Into
His
Hands
Are There Angels in His heart
Do they know His final breath
It's not like He's a murderer or thief
You say he came to set you free
Some believe that He's the way
But Rome will have his life today
You Raise Him up in Arms
We Push Him to the ground
Hold Him on the Cross
As We drive those painful Nails
Into
His
Hands
To whom is this He prays to
To help endure the pain
And who's this Nazarene
This prince among these men
Does He think He'll rise again sometime
I'll make him
Feel the Pain....
You Raise Him up in Arms
We Push Him to the ground
Hold Him on the Cross
As We drive those painful Nails
Into
His
Hands
Pain...
Celt
very powerful rewrite to an aready powerful song..really brings a feel of what
a soldier could have been feeling just then. i especially love ths verse
Are There Angels in His heart
Do they know His final breath
It's not like He's a murderer or thief
You say he came to set you free
Some believe that He's the way
But Rome will have his life today
very brave approch .. bravo!
joyce
"But Rome will have his life today "
Definately my favorite line. While I like the first person tense of the original for the meaning of the song, the third person you revised this into does a lot to the message; almost so that it might not be just a Roman soldier, but could be anyone thinking back on such a momentus moment in time.
Well done!
well, yes, I do like cake...
Hi,
Thank You for your comments. Pitney used the term "brave approach"which makes me slightly uncomfortable. :oops: I think Dictotor showed the real courage in posting the original. The subject of Jesus or any religious figure can be very touchy ground. I feel that by taking a more historical look at the piece was a bit of a cowards way out. Once again I apoligize if anyone was offended by this piece it was never my intent.
Celt
