This orphan lyric is inspired by the 1996 song “The Distance” by Cake, the second track on their album Fashion Nugget. The original song tells the story of a man who falls madly in love with a woman, convincing himself that achieving success will win her affections.
The orphan version is about Jesus — The One — who loved corrupt humanity so deeply that he gave himself to end their resistance to God.
Defiantly crouched since the starting line,
Hearts pumping and thumping through time.
The garden crashes, the swords go up,
Churning and burning, we yearn for a sup.
We deftly maneuver and hustle for rank,
Souls burning fast on an empty tank.
Reckless and wild, we pour out our spurn,
Our desires are potent and openly stern.
As we speed to our finish, our health goes down,
Our pow gets up and it gets out of town.
Our hope is empty without one man,
Yet fighting and dividing as hard as we can.
The Son as come down and His cross lifted up,
And long ago The One left us the cup.
But He’s helping and healing and loving the world,
And praying for the ones who still need to learn.
He’s gone the distance, He’s met the need.
He stood alone, (all alone)
All alone in our time of need.
Because He’s ruling and reigning and plotting our course,
He’s pleading and leading us back to the source.
He’s downing the resistance.
More trophies, more flowers, more flashbulbs, more wine,
We’re haunted by something we cannot define.
Gut-wrenching earthquakes of shame and remorse,
Assail us, impale us, with demonic bound force.
In our minds, we’re still driving, still making the grade,
We’re hoping in time that our cravings will fade.
But He’s ruling and reigning and plotting our course,
He’s pleading and leading us back to the source.
The Son as come down and His cross lifted up,
And long ago The One left us the cup.
But He’s helping and healing and loving the world,
And praying for the ones who still need to learn.
He’s gone the distance, He’s met the need.
He stood alone, (all alone)
All alone in our time of need.
Because He’s ruling and reigning and plotting our course,
He’s pleading and leading us back to the source.
He’s downing the resistance.
