LIVE A LOVE OF LIFE

First released 1992

Live A Love Of Life is one of several tracks with lyrics centering on Tim's interest in religion at the time of the Gulf War, comparing God's willingness to allow his own son to be crucified with leaders sending their young men out to war in the knowledge that some may not come back.

The song was adopted by a group of Franciscan monks, who, if the story is to believed, offered to come on stage to the song in full regalia.  The band declined politely for fear of getting the monks into trouble and inciting problems with religious groups.

WHERE TO GET

Album Version : Seven LP (510 932-1), CAS (510 932-4), CD (510 932-2)

Album Version : Seven reissue CD (548-786-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

Live Version : Seven The Live Video (083 804-3)

LYRICS

I don't believe Jesus was a human being

I've never met a prophet whose sheets are clean

Only in a film could he be so cool

But only in life can fathers be so cruel

What in the world are you dreaming of

To sacrifice the son you love

You send your children off to war

As if you care, as if you care

To live your love of life, to live your love of life

To live your love of life, your love of life

Your love of life

Prophets have been sacrificed for common good

What we want slugs it out with what we should

All of these commercials are just teasing greed

Everybody's restless with a deeper need

Open your eyes, and what do you see

A system made to crush our needs

A saviour nailed to every tree

As if you care, as if you care

The prophet said, the prophet said

To live your love of life, to live your love of life

To live your love of life, your love of life

Your love of life, your love of life

Where's your love of life

The prophet said, the prophet said

The profit's here, the profit's here

Where's you're love of life, show me your love of life

Show me your love of life

To sacrifice the son you love

You send your children off to war

As if you care, as if you care