Through the Music

This poem was created for our July church poetry group. The theme was 'music', and so I had the daft idea to write it as a rap... if you know my accent, you would know this isn't something necessarily in my wheel house! I hope you enjoy reading it though - if you catch me in person, you might actually be able to persuade me to read it out!


Through the Music


Music is what I’m always thinking of.

Music; they say it’s the food of love.

    And love is God from heav'n above:

The Composer, the Song and the Holy Dove.


Music is life, this is how we use it;

God is creating me through the music.

God is creating me through the music.

    God is creating me through the music.


Music.    It'll feed my soul,

    So give me Rock and give me Roll.

    Yeah gimme rhyme and give me rhythm; 

Gimme a big bit o' bass go with 'em.

    Gimme Jazz and give me Funk.

    Mash me up Mozart and Punk.

Give me synthesised dark New Wave.

    Take me to an illegal Rave.


    Give me hardcore Drum and Bass. 

    Give me Freak Folk in my face.

    I want a swing band to move my feet;

Bang me out a thumping Techno beat.

Pump up the beats blasting in my car.

Give me Reggae. Give me Ska.

    Lemme dance 'til 4 in the club.

    Gimme Deep House Ambient Dub.


You know I just couldn’t ever refuse it;

God is creating me through the music.

God is creating me through the music.

    God is creating me through the music.




Sweet sounds set me free, fresh R&B,

    Gimme classic MTV.

My most sacred muse, hymns sung from the pews,

    Give me Rhythm. Give me Blues.


Dub-step, Break-step, Death-step, Tech-step.

Dark-step, Drum-step, Bro-step, Funk-step.


Folk Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Jam Rock.

Pop Rock, Mod Rock, Soft Rock, Yacht Rock.


Hard-core, Death-core, Grind-core, Math-core.

Sad-core, Crunk-core, Thrash-core, Funk-core.


Bebop, Britpop, Dance-Pop, Do-Wop. 

J-Pop, K-Pop, Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop!


I need to dance, and completely lose it;

God is creating me through the music.

God is creating me through the music.

    God is creating me through the music.


    Gimme Grime and give me Trance.

    Gimme anything that makes me dance.

Give me that good ol' Nashville sound.

    Gimme Asian Underground.

    Give me Gospel.    Give me Samba;

Blast me out a banging big beat Bhangra.

    Gimme sound from ev’ry tribe and nation;

Play the sacred music of creation!


You know I just couldn’t ever refuse it;

God is creating me through the music.

    God taught me rhythm and how to use it;

She is creating me through the music;

I won’t say sorry and I won’t excuse it;

God is creating me through the music!

God is creating me through the music!

    God is creating me through the music!



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