Carman (Carmelo Domenic Licciardello) was born in New Jersey where he grew … Read Full Bio ↴Carman (Carmelo Domenic Licciardello) was born in New Jersey where he grew up in an Italian home full of music and laughter. As a boy, Carman played the drums and the guitar, and he began singing in his teenage years. As his career developed, Carman played clubs then went on to Las Vegas. It was after seeing an Andrae Crouch concert that Carman gave his life to Jesus Christ and embraced his new found faith in the living Savior. After five years of ministerial preparation, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he began to develop his ministry headquarters for a worldwide outreach.

During the next two decades Carman changed the face of Christian music and evolved contemporary evangelism into what it is today. Carman established "Carman World Outreach," a non-profit organization that helps touch the lives of literally millions of people worldwide. Billboard Magazine recognized Carman's influence in Christian music by first naming him "Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year" in 1990. He has received numerous gold and platinum albums and videos. Even with all this success, the heartbeat of this Champion for Christ continues to beat strong for the souls of people who need Jesus. As an outflow of this passion, Carman had more than 50,000 people attend his "Music for Peace" crusade in Johannesburg, South Africa. These numbers topped the charts as his largest concert crusade ever, until more than 70,000 people packed the legendary Texas Stadium, making it the largest Christian concert in history.

For over 26 years, Carman has entertained, encouraged and preached the Gospel to millions-crossing denominational, cultural and ethnic lines. During this time, he has never compromised the call to take the Gospel to every person.

Carman died on February 16, 2021 (28 days after his 65th birthday) in a Las Vegas hospital, after a series of complications resulting from surgery to repair a hiatal hernia. He was survived by his ex-wife, five stepchildren and ten step-grandchildren.

No Way We Are Not Ashamed
Carman Lyrics

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We are the children of the King
We're not afraid to let our voices ring
Christ is our salvation
He's the light that shines
We are a chosen generation
Redeemed, sactified, engrafted in the the vine

CHORUS

No way, we are not ashamed
Of the gospel or his name
Holy hands are lifted high
To the name of Jesus Christ

(repeat chorus)

There's many voices in the wind
But only one that frees the soul from sin
Do you know Christ is still the answer
For the world today
There is no other name so given
Unto a fallen man that he might be saved

(repeat chorus)

Now way, we are not
Ashamed, no way
We are not ashamed, no way
We are not ashamed
No way-we are not ashamed
No way
No way

(repeat chorus)

Overall Meaning

In Carman's song No Way We Are Not Ashamed, the lyrics speak of the confidence and pride in being a child of God. The first verse talks about how believers are not afraid to let their voices ring out, meaning they are not afraid to proclaim their faith and spread the word of God. They believe that Christ is their salvation and their light. The second verse speaks to the fact that there are many ideologies and beliefs that people follow, but only through Christ can one be freed from sin. The chorus then reaffirms the confidence in proclaiming their faith and being unashamed of the gospel or the name of Jesus Christ. The overall message of the song is to encourage believers to have pride in their faith and to be confident in spreading the word of God.

Line by Line Meaning

We are the children of the King
We are God's children.

We're not afraid to let our voices ring
We are not afraid to speak about our faith.

Christ is our salvation
Our salvation comes from Jesus Christ.

He's the light that shines
Jesus is the light that guides us.

We are a chosen generation
We are a group of people chosen by God.

Redeemed, sactified, engrafted in the the vine
We have been redeemed, made pure, and joined to Christ.

No way, we are not ashamed
We are proud to be followers of Christ.

Of the gospel or his name
We are not ashamed of the message of Christ or his name.

Holy hands are lifted high
We lift our hands in worship to God.

To the name of Jesus Christ
We worship Jesus Christ.

There's many voices in the wind
There are many ideas being spread around us.