One of Us
Apollo Brothers Lyrics

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If god had a name what would it be and would you
call it to his face if you were faced with him
and all his glory what would you ask if you had just one question
and yea yea god is great yea yea god is good yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
What if god was one of us just a slob like one of us
just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home
What if god was one of us just a slob like one of us
just a stranger one the bus trying to make his way home

trying to make his way home
If god had a face what would it look like
and would you wannt to see if seeing meant that
you would have to believe in things like heaven
and in Jesus and the Saints and all the prophets
and yea yea god is great yeah yeah god is good yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
What if god was one of us just a slob like one of us
just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home
just to trying to make his way home back up to heaven all alone
nobody calling on the phone 'cept for the Pope maybe in Rome

What if god was one of us just a slob like one of us
just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "One of Us" by Apollo Brothers pose thought-provoking questions to the listener about the concept of God. The first verse asks what people would do if they were faced with God's presence - would they call Him by His name or be in awe of His glory? The following verse asks what it would be like if God was just like any one of us, riding the bus, trying to make his way home. In the chorus, the singer repeats that God is great and God is good, but then poses the question again - what if God was one of us?

The lyrics invite the listener to reconsider their understanding of God and religion, and to question whether He is truly omnipotent and removed from human experience. The final verse asks what God's face would look like, and whether people would want to see it. It then references the idea of heaven, Jesus, and the other figures central to Christian belief. The song concludes with the repetitive chorus, emphasizing the idea that God could be anyone, even a stranger on a bus.

Overall, the lyrics to "One of Us" encourage the listener to be more open-minded about the nature of God and religion. The song challenges the notion that God is separate from human experience, and instead suggests that He might be more relatable than people realize.

Line by Line Meaning

If god had a name what would it be and would you call it to his face if you were faced with him
If you were to confront God, what name would you call Him by?

and all his glory what would you ask if you had just one question
If you had only one question to ask God, what would that be?

and yea yea god is great yea yea god is good yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Acknowledge the greatness and goodness of God

What if god was one of us just a slob like one of us
Imagine what it would be like if God was just an ordinary person, like the rest of us

just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home
Going through the same struggles as everyone else, trying to find his way back home

If god had a face what would it look like
Wondering what the face of God would actually look like in person

and would you wannt to see if seeing meant that you would have to believe in things like heaven and in Jesus and the Saints and all the prophets
Would you eager to see the face of God, even if it meant you had to believe in certain things such as the afterlife, Jesus, the saints, and the prophets?

What if god was one of us just a slob like one of us
Imagine a scenario where God is just an average person trying to get by in life

just to trying to make his way home back up to heaven all alone
Struggling to make his way back up to heaven without anyone for company

nobody calling on the phone 'cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
No one else to talk to, perhaps apart from the Pope in Rome

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