One of Us
Outta Control Lyrics

If God had a name
What would be a fitting name for a deity who is universally recognized as the creator of everything?

what would it be?
Can you think of a name that would encapsulate an all-knowing, all-powerful being?

And would you call it to his face?
If you were in the presence of God, would you be comfortable addressing him with the name you had imagined?

If you were faced with Him in all His glory
If you were standing in front of God in all his majesty and power,

What would you ask if you had just one question?
What burning question would be on your mind if you only had a chance to ask the Almighty one thing?

And yeah, yeah, God is great
God is often praised as being magnificent,

Yeah, yeah, God is good
As well as virtuous and moral,

yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
These kinds of affirmations are often used to express joy and enthusiasm.

What if God was one of us?
Have you ever considered what it would be like if God were to exist on earth with common folk?

Just a slob like one of us
What if God were an ordinary person, without any of the superhuman attributes often ascribed to him?

Just a stranger on the bus
What if nobody knew who God was and he was just a random stranger taking public transportation?

Tryin' to make his way home?
Wouldn't it be crazy if God was just trying to make his way in life like everybody else?

If God had a face
If the Almighty were to have a human-like appearance,

what would it look like?
What features would this face possess?

And would you want to see if, seeing meant
Would you feel comfortable looking upon his face if that meant you must believe him and all that he represents?

That you would have to believe in things like heaven
Believing in God usually entails having to believe in concepts like the afterlife and the paradisiacal realm of heaven,

And in Jesus and the saints, and all the prophets?
as well as other religious figures who are idolized and revered in their respective faiths and are believed to have had divine revelations.

Back up to heaven all alone
After contemplating the complexities of the divine, the lyrics shift back to pondering the idea of a lonely God living up in heaven,

Nobody calling on the phone
No one reaching out to him or even acknowledging his presence,

Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
This line is meant to capture the idea that the Pope of the Catholic church is one of the only people who can communicate with God, making him the only one who is capable of calling him on the phone.

What if God was one of us?
The final line of the song serves to repeat the central question, asking listeners to consider the impact it would have if God were truly among us as a mortal being.

Just a slob like one of us
One final time, the song repeats the sarcastic notion that God might just be ordinary and unremarkable, just like any other human.

Just a stranger on the bus
The idea that God could be anonymous and unknown is repeated, emphasizing that he may be moving among us incognito.

Tryin' to make his way home?
The final line circles back to the imagery of God as just another person trying to find their way.