Nazareth

 

Before you shut your eyes tonight,

power off your phone.

We won’t be taking much with us

tomorrow on the road.

 

I know there’ll be a Nazareth

somewhere on our bid.

Though not the one on Google Maps

—the one that’s kinda hid.

 

We’ll lie ourselves beneath a sky

that’s never bought or sold.

I wanna hear some stories now

like those that Jesus told.

 

They needn’t be too much at all.

Whatever comes will come.

I feel I have some up my sleeve.

There’s nothing to be done.

 

No barefaced morals in the tales,

at least not for the shrew.

No trailers, no subscriptions and

no internet reviews.

 

No socials trends, no twitter feeds,

no politics debates.

Let’s weave some stories like the ones

that Jesus could create.

 

Don’t tell me what the science is

or where it’s finalised.

I only wanna know just what

it means to be alive.

 

Let’s mind our phones are powered off

and time is left on hold.  

I wanna hear some stories now

like those that Jesus told.