The band's journey has been marked with significant milestones. In 1998, their self-titled debut on the KMG label yielded the successful Christian CHR radio single "Justified." A bittersweet honor came for the group when their song "Nothing Back" was used at the funeral of Columbine shooting victim Cassie Bernall. The song was later used in a video tribute to her life and faith. "It made us feel very humble," said John. "That song went so perfectly with what we had heard about her life. Obviously, we could've never made that happen - God just dropped the song in that teenager's life."
For John, Jason, Matt and Josh, the prayers continue - they pray that they would have more than critical or financial success - but that they would, in John's words, "impact people wherever we go. Our goal is to be faithful to enter the doors God opens for us. And our mission is to get people caught up in the excitement of walking with Christ in everyday life." That is the bottom line - According To John."
(Note: This is an abbreviated version of the biography that was available on the band's website (www.accordingtojohn.com), which is no longer in existence. The band itself also seems to have broken up to pursue other goals in life.)
For reference:
- Google "Meet According To John band"
- Under the first result click the "Cached" link
- Enjoy!
Blue Sedans
According To John Lyrics
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to a graveyard in my town
The people came
With plastic roses faded grey from red
Seems that they come here every year
crying their hopeless tears
we're not abandoned as orphans -alone
In Jesus we're not walkin' `round
like this is all there is
we're in this world, but we're not of it
'cause we are His, We are His
A man sold guns away, on a corner of my town
And he was open only sundays and he liked it that way
Sir, I've gotta ask you, what's that picture there
"That was my boy -my only boy- we lost him in the war"
Before my pain was carved in stone
I met a man - sold guns away
The song "Blue Sedans" by According to John tells a story of a graveyard in the singer's town where people come every year in their blue sedans to pay their respects to their loved ones with plastic roses that have faded from red to gray. The singer emphasizes that while these people are grieving, they do not have the hope of eternal life that Christians do. The chorus then reminds us that we are not of this world because we belong to Jesus.
The second verse shifts to a man who sells guns on a corner of the same town. The singer approaches him and asks about a picture on the man's table. The man explains that it was his only son, whom he lost in the war. The singer reflects on the pain of losing a loved one as he continues on his journey through life.
Line by Line Meaning
The people came -yeah they came in the blue sedans
A group of people arrived in blue cars at a cemetery in my town
to a graveyard in my town
They went to a cemetery in my town
The people came
The group of people arrived at the cemetery
With plastic roses faded grey from red
The plastic roses they brought were once red, but now they have faded to grey
Seems that they come here every year
It appears that they visit this place annually
crying their hopeless tears
They shed tears of despair
We do not grieve as they who have no hope
We don't grieve in the same way as those who have no hope
we're not abandoned as orphans -alone
We're not left alone like orphans
In Jesus we're not walkin' `round
We don't live our lives without Jesus
like this is all there is
As if this life is all there is
we're in this world, but we're not of it
We live in this world, but we don't belong to it
'cause we are His, We are His
Because we belong to Jesus
A man sold guns away, on a corner of my town
There was a man who sold guns on a street corner in my town
And he was open only sundays and he liked it that way
He only opened his shop on Sundays and he preferred it that way
Sir, I've gotta ask you, what's that picture there
Excuse me, sir, what is that picture over there?
"That was my boy -my only boy- we lost him in the war"
That was my son, my only child, we lost him in the war
Before my pain was carved in stone
Before my grief became permanent
I met a man - sold guns away
I encountered a man who sold guns
Contributed by Lincoln S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.