[Intro] [Intro] (Spoken word) "In leviticus 26-18 GOD warns about an escalating response to ongoing disobedience, and the lord said... "And as if in spite of this you will not listen to me then I will discipline you sevenfold for your sins... [Instrumentals] [1st verse] Would you still be willing to look to the heaven's and complain, every time that you thought things didn't go quiet your way... do you think you would still be brave enough to keep using his name in vain Would you still want to steal, lie, rape and kill, if your soul being damned is how you had to foot the bill, would you still want to do the crime if hell took the place of your bail... then have the balls to put the blame on him for the reason that you failed.... [Chorus] (Choir backup singing) If "GOD" was a violent man And didn't hesitate to strike you down for all your sins with the backside of his all-mighty hand. If his punishment was way more steep. Would it be so easy for you to hit the sheets when you know that all the secrets that you keep would make him come and strike you down while you were sound asleep. would it make you want to hesitate when it was your turn to kneel down before his feet... "IF GOD WAS A VIOLENT MAN ".......... [INSTRUMENTALS] [2ND VERSE] Would you still keep your same old ways, Or would you need to make a drastic change.. could you still think you can repent today knowing dam well you'll sin again on the very next day, could you keep pretending that you're living right despite of all your sinful ways..... would you still have the Gall to think he sacrificed his son so we could keep sinning this way "IF GOD WAS A VIOLENT MAN"......... [Hook] "If he truly was a violent man" [Bridge] [Tempo change] Would you still be willing to judge someone else, when you're not even living right yourself, what if only doing one bad deed was all it took for you to suffer in the flames of hell. or what if he just beat your ass without forgiveness and laid down some judgement himself..... (pace changes) we need to all open are eyes and change the way we're living and start acting like we appreciate this gift of life we're wasting because the way it looks from where I stand, we are all so dam lucky that God is a forgiving man..... [Chorus] (Choir backup singing) if "GOD" was a violent man That would strike you down for any sin with the backside of his mighty hand. Would you think twice before you did something wrong if you knew his wrath would be that strong Would you be ok if you stayed the same way or would he send you straight to hell for you just being that way... would you be alright to keep living just the way you are, " IF GOD WAS A VIOLENT MAN".......... We would all be in trouble And most of us would be damned, we better all change the way we're living and maybe try to start pretending THAT GOD IS A VIOLENT MAN......
