[Hook]

These are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning

On its weight we should be heavily leaning

Christ gave them to man as a statement of use

Powerful parables illustrating His truth

[Verse 1]

There was a rich man luxurious wealth and property

And Lazarus imploring his help in poverty

Instead of giving gauze he would send his dogs to lick the sores

Of this pauper outside his doors

With no offer of grub just a ration

In love with his stashing, the fashion of incompassion

Denied, then came the day the man died

And was carried by angels to Abraham’s side

Now when the rich man’s health and his wealth was taken

In hell he awakened and felt like he’s baking

In flames that raged and can’t be gauged by Fahrenheit

Amazed when he gazed and saw Lazarus in paradise

He can’t fathom why Abraham has him

And what separates is a great chasm

Have mercy he’s cursed on this side of the border

He’s thirsty, dip his fingertip to bring a sip of water

Smoking with no emphysema

And he couldn’t cool off if Lazarus brought a drink of Zima

If memory serves correct he’d disrespect him

And now they’re on the opposite ends of the spectrum

His life was a big mishap and now it’s a wrap

And it’s too late to bridge the gap

He begged lay death aside

Let Lazarus and this message rise, before the rest have died

So they’d best decide, he replied

They’d deny if his corpse stood up and testified

Now burn for eternity with your soul disturbed

Let the living behold those who hold my word

When you’re rich and don’t benefit other men with it

See the rich man and Lazarus that this can be hazardous

Before it ends and your life’s regrettable

Know this can be you and not hypothetical!

[Hook]

These are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning

On its weight we should be heavily leaning

Christ gave them to man as a statement of use

Powerful parables illustrating His truth

[Verse 2]

A farmer proceeds to sow seeds in different soil

To observe which herb grew and which would spoil

And the path’s results of agriculture

No increase the seeds a feast for a pack of vultures

Some he’d throw around, try to sow it down in stony ground

But only found that it lacked moisture

They dried up and got fried up

While other seeds were tied up in a thorn packed cloister

No room for growth, like a rope noose

Those soon were choked of no use

The only produce he received was seed put down in good ground

He that has an ear here’s the understood sound

See the path is the heart where the truth was heard

And its power was devoured by the swooping birds

The devil takes away the planted seed so they can’t believe

Nothing more than fantasies

Heard the lies and the Word arised from his unfertilized phony start

Now to the stony heart

They grasp the truth, but with hard hearted attributes

They absolutely lack the roots

So there’s joy for a time until their hearts are tried

And trouble starts to rise and they apostasize

An unrepentant heart cinder block, can’t give a crop

‘Cause the seed’s on top and not in the rock

The seed in the thorns that I’ve spoken about

Is when you caught up in the world and its choking it out

Blinded to do the truth revealed

Because the group that you feel needs the Heimlich maneuver

While the earth that bears fruit

Is the heart given to birth to hear truth and persevere

‘Cause the heart’s the issue it has no worth

To plant seeds in some artificial Astroturf

[Hook]

These are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning

On its weight we should be heavily leaning

Christ gave them to man as a statement of use

Powerful parables illustrating His truth