Reluctantly Liberal
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Moral Crossroads · Shifting Beliefs · Reluctant Transformation
#VERSE
A carefree United States Christian
Born in the Bible Belt
Voted the same as her pastor
Wasn’t thinking of how she felt
Rachel lived as a Biblical Christian
As her man’s traditional wife
Jesus blessed them in the bedroom
Two kids raised in the light
#PRE-CHORUS
Then Jesus got political
The pastor laid out God’s new rules
Every Christian vote Conservative
Put Jesus back in schools
#CHORUS
Cool Conservative Christian
That’s where Rachel’s heart was at
Obeyed her husband and the Lord
The pastor’s prayers lit her life path
She loved that life was all mapped out
Joyous in Jesus, but life sometimes felt dull
She never envisioned one day she might be
Reluctantly Liberal
Reluctantly… Liberal
#VERSE
Pastor Joel said from the pulpit
“Love the sinner, not the sin”
But in private he confided
“So sad God won’t let Pride people in”
And for all the border jumpers
Joel said, “God loves His children of every race
But we must lock up those who sneak in
Keep this nation a Godly place”
#PRE-CHORUS
Rachel knew Joel’s heart held kindness
But began to question words he stressed
“The more you put in God’s gold plate
The more that you’ll be blessed”
#CHORUS
Cool Conservative Christian
That’s where Rachel’s heart was at
Then the red flags of their logic
Flashed as bright as their red hats
Both sides of the battle
Rolled ’round in her skull
But when Conservative morphed to cruelty
She became reluctantly Liberal
Reluctantly… Liberal
#BRIDGE
Rachel asked about that guy who died up north
With a cop’s knee on his neck
Pastor Joel said, “Only God controls
What happens when drug addicts fight arrest”
But when two protestors died in that city
One shot in her car, one killed in the street
Pastor Joel claimed they were criminals
And, with that, Rachel’s conversion was complete
#INSTRUMENTAL
#PRE-CHORUS
It wasn’t an easy transition
She was shunned by the congregation
But the simmering hatred in the pews
Made Rachel run from their brand of salvation
At home, while her husband defended the church
Her kids applauded her for being brave
Rachel still felt love for Bible Study friends
And cried at night that they’d been so swayed
#CHORUS
Cool Conservative Christian
That’s where Rachel’s heart was at
Then the red flags of their logic
Flashed as bright as their red hats
Both sides of the battle
Rolled ’round in her skull
But when Conservative morphed to cruelty
She became reluctantly Liberal
Reluctantly… Liberal
#OUTRO
She couldn’t hate another human
Became reluctantly Liberal
But her old life still consumed her
Would she ever be proud to be…
Reluctantly Liberal
Reluctantly Liberal
Reluctantly Liberal
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