Jesus Verbo No Sustantivo
Arjona Ricardo Lyrics

Ayer, Jesús afino mi guitarra y agudizo mis sentidos, me inspiro
Yesterday, Jesus helped me to tune my guitar and sharpen my senses, he inspired me

Papel y lápiz en mano apunto la canción y me negué a escribir
With pen and paper in hand, I prepared to write the song, but I refused to do so

Porque hablar y escribir sobre Jesús es redundar, seria mejor actuar
Because speaking and writing about Jesus is redundant, it's better to act

Luego, algo me dijo que la única forma de no redundar es decir la verdad
Later, something told me that the only way to not be redundant is to speak the truth

Decir que a Jesús le gusta que actuemos no que hablemos
To say that Jesus likes us to act instead of just speaking

Decir que Jesús es mas que cinco letras formando un nombre
To say that Jesus is more than just a name spelled with five letters

Decir que Jesús es verbo no sustantivo
To say that Jesus is a verb, not a noun

Jesús es mas que una simple y llana teoría
Jesus is more than a simple and plain theory

¿Que haces hermano leyendo la Biblia todo el día?
What are you doing, brother, reading the Bible all day?

Lo que allí esta escrito se resume en amor vamos, ve y practicalo
What is written in there can be summarized into love, let's go and practice it

Jesús hermanos míos es verbo, no sustantivo
Jesus, my brothers, is a verb, not a noun

Jesús es mas que un templo de lujo con tendencia barroca
Jesus is more than a luxurious temple with baroque tendencies

El sabe que total a la larga esto no es mas que roca
He knows that in the end, this is nothing but rock

La iglesia se lleva en el alma y en los actos no se te olvide
The church is carried within the soul and in actions, do not forget that

Que Jesús hermanos míos es verbo, no sustantivo
That Jesus, my brothers, is a verb, not a noun

Jesús es mas que un grupo de señoras de muy negra conciencia
Jesus is more than a group of ladies with very black conscience

Que pretenden ganarse el cielo con club de beneficencia
Who want to win heaven with a charity club

Si quieres tu ser miembro activa, tendrás que presentar a la directiva
If you want to be an active member, you have to present yourself to the board

Tu cuenta de ahorros en Suiza y vínculos oficiales
Your savings account in Switzerland and official links

Jesús es mas que persignarse, hincarse y hacer de esto alarde
Jesus is more than just crossing oneself, kneeling down, and showing off

El sabe que quizá por dentro la conciencia les arde
He knows that maybe their conscience is burning inside

Jesús es mas que una flor en el altar salvadora de pecados
Jesus is more than just a flower on the altar saving sins

Jesús hermanos míos es verbo, no sustantivo
Jesus, my brothers, is a verb, not a noun

Jesús convertía en hechos todos sus sermones
Jesus turned all his sermons into actions

Que si tomas café es pecado dicen los Mormones
That if you drink coffee it's a sin, say the Mormons

Tienen tan poco que hacer que andan inventando cada cosa
They have so little to do that they're inventing everything

Jesús hermanos míos es verbo, no sustantivo
Jesus, my brothers, is a verb, not a noun

Jesús no entiende por que en el culto le aplauden
Jesus doesn't understand why they applaud him in the worship

Hablan de honestidad sabiendo que el diezmo es un fraude
They speak of honesty knowing that the tithe is a fraud

A Jesús le da asco el pastor que se hace rico con la fe
Jesus is disgusted by the pastor who gets rich with faith

Jesús hermanos míos es verbo, no sustantivo
Jesus, my brothers, is a verb, not a noun

De mi barrio la mas religiosa era doña Carlota
In my neighborhood, the most religious was Mrs. Carlota

Hablaba de amor al prójimo y me poncho cien pelotas
She talked about loving thy neighbor, but it annoyed me

Desde niño fui aprendiendo que la religión no es mas que un método
Since I was a child, I learned that religion is nothing but a method

Con el titulo prohibido pensar que ya todo esta escrito
With the ban on questioning whether everything is already written

Me bautizaron cuando tenia dos meses y a mi no me avisaron
They baptized me when I was two months old and didn't even tell me

Hubo fiesta piñata y a mi ni me preguntaron
There was a party and a piñata, but they didn't even ask me

Bautizame tu Jesús por favor así entre amigos
Please, Jesus, baptize me yourself among friends

Se que odias el protocolo hermano mio
I know you hate protocol, my brother

Señores no dividan la fe las fronteras son para los países
Gentlemen, do not divide the faith, borders are for countries

En este mundo hay mas religiones que niños felices
In this world, there are more religions than happy children

Jesús pensó "me haré invisible para que todos mis hermanos
Jesus thought "I will become invisible so that all my brothers"

Dejen de estar hablando tanto de mi y se tiendan la mano"
Stop talking so much about me and reach out your hand"

Jesús eres el mejor testigo del amor que te profeso
Jesus, you are the best witness of the love I profess to you

Tengo la conciencia tranquila por eso no me confieso
I have a clear conscience, that's why I don't confess

Rezando dos padres nuestros el asesino no revive a su muerto
Praying two Our Fathers won't bring the killer's victim back to life

Jesús hermanos míos es verbo no sustantivo
Jesus, my brothers, is a verb, not a noun

Jesús no bajes a la tierra quédate allá arriba
Jesus, don't come down to earth, stay up there

Todos los que han pensado como tu ya están boca arriba
All those who have thought like you are already lying face up

Olvidados en algún cementerio, de equipaje sus ideales
Forgotten in some cemetery, with their ideals as baggage

Murieron con la sonrisa en los labios porque fueron verbo y no sustantivo
They died with a smile on their lips because they were a verb, not a noun