The band members include lead singer and lyricist J. Jackson, guitarist/keyboardist Bill Hubauer, bassist Keith Haynie, and drummer Jimmy "Vegas" Tanner. The band played its first concert as ApologetiX in 1992, and its 1000th in 2007. All of the band members grew up in and around Pittsburgh PA, and that is where they make their homes and attend church.
ApologetiX rewrites secular songs with (often comical) Christian lyrics. Some of their parodies include "Corinthians" (parody of "In the End" by Linkin Park), "Look Yourself" ("Lose Yourself" by Eminem), "Smooth Grandmama" ("Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm), "Smells Like Thirtysomething Spirit" ("Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana), and "Bethlehemian Rhapsody" ("Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen). Smooth Grandmama is considered to be their most well-known parody. While maintaining the integrity of fundamentalist "grannies," the song pokes fun at certain aspects.
ApologetiX gets their unusual name from the word apologetics, which means "the defense of the Christian faith." It is based on the Greek word for defense, apologia. The word is used in 1 Peter 3:15, "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer (defense or "apologia") to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect..." (NIV). Their logo, a triquetra, is an ancient symbol of the Holy Trinity.
Visit their website for booking, concerts and contact them through email at www.apologetix.com.
Bone Digger
ApologetiX Lyrics
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== Bone Digger ==
Parody of "Gold Digger" by Kanye West (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
(Romans 1:18-25, Job 40:15-41:34)
They make a monkey right out of me -- Yes, they've been tryin' endlessly
Overeager bonediggers -- they never found that jigsaw piece
I'm not the kid of some hominid, who comes from a lizard, whose mama was a fish
Now I ain't hatin' on the bone diggers, but I say evolution don't figure
Now, I ain't hatin' on the bone diggers, but I ain't never seen no holes bigger
It sounds like no evidence found, it sounds like their heads in the ground
It sounds like they're just too proud, it sounds quite boneheaded
You need to ponder whether evolution is wrong
Whether maybe you was put on under cover of dawn
They said, "We can tell from rocks, we tell by the carbon"
'Cause this world has gotta flock of descendants of Charles Robert Darwin
But I'm lookin' for the odds at casinos
That life could come to be from random acids amino
Zero -- we know it's hocus pocus
And they wanna make all of that an accidental process?
O.K., let's pretend a fishy got some kids
That stood up on their fins and crawled up on land
Without evidence and here we are today
If you're trustin' in this worldview you better have faith
You know why? They make too much of nothin'
Stuff that I've heard it should have been on Mythbusters
Their best forensic samples couldn't cut the mustard
You don't care what none of us say you still trust it
(They make a monkey) Now I ain't hatin' on the bone diggers (right out of me)
But I say evolution don't figure (It makes for funky)
Now, I ain't hatin' on the bone diggers (biology)
But I ain't never seen no holes bigger (I'm not the kid)
It sounds like no evidence found (of some hominid)
It sounds like their heads in the ground (who comes from a lizard)
It sounds like they're just too proud (whose mama was a fish)
It sounds quite boneheaded
1859's the fateful year -- they've had 150 years to prove their great new theory
I know some funny ways they found support for some of it, kids
They made some hominids from parts of gibbons and pigs
Your museums are deceiving when you visit one they
Take a couple bones pawn it off as a primate
They were s'posed to find all sorts of life forms we could study
They went to the rocks and got dinosaurs in the muddy
They're talkin' down actin' like the Bible is so funny
Could've got dinos sooner if they tried Job 41-y
If it ain't no bunk, holler "We want proof now, we want proof now, yeah!"
It's somethin' that'll make you mad
Cause all the links they had were either weak or bad
Great big digs since the 1860's
And after waiting and searchin' they found out it doesn't exist?
CHORUS
Now I ain't hating on the bone digger, no, not me
I've found trilobites in stone and some petrified trees
You know evolution ain't paleontology
Transition forms are lackin' -- got a hole up his sleeve
But -- the other option's not fun
So he gonna make you into a man out of that pond scum
This is his religion baby, don't be surprised
That fishy on all fours on his jeep's his messiah
So, let's no fight -- I won't abuse Darwin 'cause that's not nice
And they're gonna keep stallin' and tryin' to prove they're right though
And when you catch on we'll lead you back to the Bible
SECOND HALF OF CHORUS
Romans 1:18-20
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
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In this song, ApologetiX parodies the song "Gold Digger" by Kanye West and makes it about the theory of evolution. The lyrics address the issues with Darwin's theory of evolution and criticize the lack of evidence to prove its validity. The chorus begins with the line "they make a monkey right out of me," referring to the idea that humans evolved from monkeys, which the artist finds implausible. They make fun of the bone diggers, who have been searching for the missing link for ages and have yet to find any conclusive evidence to support the theory of evolution.
The song references Job 40:15-41:34, where God challenges Job about the vastness of His creation, stating that God did things beyond human understanding. The song questions whether evolution is right, accusing it of being hocus pocus and an accidental process. The song's lyrics also acknowledge how evolution has been a widely accepted theory for over a century, but still hasn't been proven.
Interestingly, the song also references Romans 1:18-25, which talks about how God's wrath is revealed against people who suppress the truth, with God's eternal power and divine nature being understood from what has been made. This verse emphasizes that God's creation can be used as evidence to know that there is a God.
Line by Line Meaning
They make a monkey right out of me
Yes, they've been tryin' endlessly
Overeager bonediggers -- they never found that jigsaw piece
They've been trying to piece together the evolutionary puzzle without much luck.
I'm not the kid of some hominid, who comes from a lizard, whose mama was a fish
I didn't evolve from a chain of other evolving creatures, starting from a fish, then a lizard, and so on.
Now, I ain't hatin' on the bone diggers, but I say evolution don't figure
I don't hate evolutionists, but I think their theory doesn't have enough evidence.
It sounds like no evidence found, it sounds like their heads in the ground
The lack of concrete evidence about evolution makes it seem like they are ignoring reality.
1859's the fateful year -- they've had 150 years to prove their great new theory
Since 1859, they've been trying to prove evolution, but even after 150 years, it remains just a theory.
Your museums are deceiving when you visit one they
Museums can be misleading; they often display bone arrangements that may not be from a single animal.
Transition forms are lackin' -- got a hole up his sleeve
The transitional stages between species required by the theory of evolution are still missing.
But -- the other option's not fun
The biblical account of creation is the only other option besides evolution, but it is not as entertaining.
This is his religion baby, don't be surprised
Evolutionary theory has become a secular religion for many.
That fishy on all fours on his jeep's his messiah
The attempt to find evidence to support the theory of evolution can be akin to worshiping a false god.
Contributed by Matthew I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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on Love the Jews (Parody of "Love Me Do" By the Beatles)
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