You're So Plain
Parody of "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
(Isaiah 52:14-15, 53:2-3; Luke 19:10)
(Whispered) Son of God
You walked into the party
While you were talkin' unto Your mom
She said the people are gettin' low on wine
They scarfed it up and there's none
You had one sign then and there for them
The water turned to wine
And all the world knew that they'd seen a prophet
They'd seen a prophet and
You're so plain – it's obvious there's something about You
You're so plain (You're so plain)
But skeptics think I'm wrong and they doubt You
Doubt You
Doubt You
Though You had these signs and miracles
The scribes were still quite naive
When You said to repent of their sinning there
The Sadducees never grieved
But You came to save and seek the lost
And one of them was me
I heard some priests in the crowd, they were scoffing
'Cause they were cocky and
You're so plain – they'd proudly make this comment about You
You're so plain (You're so plain)
I hate to think where I'd be without You
Don't you
Go to
Those fools
LEAD
I heard some priests in the crowd, they were scoffing
'Cause they were cocky and
You're so plain – the prophets said that some would revile You
You're so plain
Isaiah 53 has been found true
So true
So true
When other heroes then liked to wear a toga
On a warhorse after they won
Then You'd do Your miracles off where no one knows Ya
So people totally missed what You'd done
They're aware You could be our Messiah
But they would not commit
Some stumble in spite of the signs that You showed them
I could have told them that
You're so plain – the prophets and the Psalms wrote about You
You're so plain (So plain)
And everything's revolving around You
Lord, You, Lord, You, Lord, You
You're so plain – it's obvious there's something about You
You're so plain – it's obvious there's something about You
You're so plain – it's obvious there's something about You
Isaiah 53:2
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance
that we should desire him.
