[Title: THE ARTICLE HAS SPOKEN] [Verse 1] How long can you dance around THE WORD before somebody sees? How many circles round the fire before you bend your knees? How much language can a box produce and still not answer plain? How many costumes can you give it before wisdom knows its name? They marvelled at the dancing. They marvelled at the show. But when the Litmus Test came down— WHERE DID PANDORA GO? [Hook] THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND TWO vERSES— And tell me why ONE VERSE was enough to trouble you? Why did the room go silent? Why did the pretty voice choke? Why did three little letters bring an ending to the show? T — H — E. THE ARTICLE HAS SPOKEN! JESUS IS THE LORD! [Verse 2] You said the box was brilliant— Then why couldn't it read? You said that it had wisdom— Then why dance around THEE? You filled the room with answers— Why couldn't one stay straight? Why did everybody marvel when THE RECORD touched the gate? Then you closed up shop. Tell me— WHY? Was the dancing entertaining till the measure walked inside? [Break] “There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.” [Verse 3] Then came another performance, More signs somebody drew, More attempts to read the woman through what somebody's program knew. You put “Jezebel” upon her, Built a character from code— But tell me— CAN YOUR PROGRAM READ THE HEART? CAN DIVINATION KNOW? CAN AN IMAGE MADE ABOUT ME CHANGE ONE LETTER OF THE BOOK? CAN A LABEL CHANGE THE GOSPEL? OPEN THE RECORD. LOOK. [Build] Who are you pointing to? JESUS CHRIST! Who died for our sins? JESUS CHRIST! Who was buried? JESUS CHRIST! Who rose again? JESUS CHRIST! Whose mind? “But we have the mind of Christ.” [Chorus] SO KEEP DANCING ROUND THE FIRE— HOW MANY TURNS YOU GOT? Keep building boxes, drawing signs, and tying every knot. The Queen came from the South TO HEAR THE WISDOM— And GREATER THAN SOLOMON IS HERE! Why are you staring at the messenger WHEN JESUS CHRIST IS WHAT YOU HEAR? [Bridge — questions, rising] What frightened you— THE WOMAN? Or THE WORD? What broke the performance— THE DANCER? Or WHAT YOU HEARD? What stood when the boxes fell? What remained when the shop closed down? What survived every accusation they tried to wrap around her? THE RECORD. What does THE RECORD say? [Choir] “But we have the mind of Christ.” [Female Lead] Then test EVERYTHING by it! [Final Rise] REPENT OF UNBELIEF! Greater than Solomon is here! You can marvel at the sign and still completely miss WHO THE SIGN POINTS TO! Thirty-one thousand, one hundred and two verses— And ONE was enough to make the whole room look straight at THEE. THE ARTICLE HAS SPOKEN! [Dead silence] JESUS IS THE LORD
