Unintentionally about Jesus

• Claire +1 — I don’t think I realized until this listen just how much the lyrics could be about Jesus. And musically it has just the right blend of melancholy and consolation
• Joseph Harvey +1 — I’m not excited about the song but the thematic connection is there
• ared56 +1
• Sam Ary +1
• [DELETED] +1
• judd.baker 0 — I’ve never thought of this song as Christological before but now every time I hear it I will think of St. Faustina. Thank you for this
• Edward James 0 — Also a great submission and idea, but one that just didn’t hit home fully for me. I do thing the line “after my picture fades” gets to the constancy of Christ’s love
• fionmul 0 — I do NOT have enough votes. This gets my imaginary 4th

• Claire +1 — There’s a reason this song is cliche/basic/enduringly popular. It refracts the human condition—the way we long to be loved—in a way that’s somehow both concrete and universally relatable (even if people don’t realize that this longing is only truly satisfied by God)
• SamRobertsND +1 — Sammybait, wisely chosen.
• Joseph Harvey +1 — It fits
• Sam Ary +1
• fionmul +1 — UGH! I cry. I love this song. Eucharistic.
• Edward James 0 — I like this read a lot, but for me this was a glancing shot off the theme instead of a direct hit
• Regina Scime 0 — I wanted to vote for this but didn’t have enough votes:(

Sam Ary: To whoever submitted Yellow by Coldplay so that I couldn’t — we have beef now

• Edward James +1 — I came in expecting to pass this one over - but wow is it right on theme. Especially BECAUSE you would expect to pass it over, and then you think about it and it’s right on target. For being truly unintentional (to me), it earns a vote.
• Claire +1 — Perfect pick. Both because the song itself is perfect and because I can’t believe I didn’t realize until now just how perfectly it captures the Christian experience. I can’t believe this wasn’t already on my personal “songs about Jesus” playlist
• ared56 +1
• Regina Scime +1
• fionmul 0 — Wait I am sad there's no Yellow now. A bit too hard for me for this theme but I see you and respect you.
• SamRobertsND -1 — Ah, you were successfully duped by the members of Evanescence into thinking that they aren't a Christian band. This song is most intentionally about Jesus.

• Edward James +1 — This is such a good entry. At first glance you might not think it, but the final line really says it all. I am definitely rewarding “unintentional” and this is definitely the most unintentional of them all, I thinks
• SamRobertsND +1 — Understood the assignment, as Joseph says.
• Joseph Harvey +1 — This song is definitely capturing something. Wish it were slightly more interesting but it’s close to being great
• judd.baker 0 — Love seeing Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker here but I didn’t get it until the chorus
• Claire 0 — Idk about you guys but ever since I first heard this song a few years ago it’s spoken to me of the particularity and intimacy of Jesus’s love for me. “I can’t hide from you like I hide from myself” got me crying in my Kia soul every time (Also “You already hurt my feelings three times” is such a Peter moment)
• fionmul 0 — Never heard this; I like. I bet Joseph didn't like it though

• judd.baker +2 — Wow this is perfect
• Regina Scime +1
• Edward James 0 — Love this and it’s a fantastic love song, but errs too far on that side to get the vote from me.
• Claire 0 — If this song were in Italian it would be in the CL songbook (complimentary). Lyrically love it but musically it didn’t do it for me
• SamRobertsND 0 — Quit submitting songs I can't understand, Judd.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Chorus is actually really nice. I like the melody which is rare for Spanish songs
• fionmul 0 — 🥰 😍
• Sam Ary -1

• [DELETED] +2
• fionmul +1 — This is so good for this. Love this freaking category
• Edward James 0 — This was great, and I liked it more than I expected, but like Judd’s submission I feel it leans a bit too far towards romantic (at least in my listen)
• Claire 0 — “I crawl back into your open arms” got me. But up to that point it wasn’t really hitting as a Jesus song ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• SamRobertsND 0 — An incredible song. I loved it!
• judd.baker -1 — Great song but this was the least resonant of the lot for me

Edward James: We need more entries in the “Philosophical girl pop” genre

• judd.baker +1 — This was fantastic
• Claire 0 — It’s giving I still haven’t found what I’m looking for in a different font
• SamRobertsND 0 — An unknowingly Christian song, yes, but it describes the longing more than Christ himself. I neither vote nor down vote you; I look on with compassionate disdain.
• fionmul 0 — Very Disney Channel to me in a good way
• Regina Scime 0 — Agreed, I want my eyes to be opened to this genre

• Regina Scime +1 — Mmm thank you for painting the scene
• judd.baker 0 — I liked this a lot, surprised me
• Edward James 0 — This is the first time a comment has swayed me. Great interpretation. Well chosen even though it wasn’t my fave
• Claire 0 — I do like the lyrics of this a lot but didn’t hit hard enough to be in my top 3
• SamRobertsND 0 — Unfortunately, the tide has turned against explanatory captions.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — Wow, sweet sound although the thematic connection is a stretch. Love the shoegaze though
• fionmul 0 — Not quite it for me here but this is a cool song
• ared56 -1

judd.baker: For reasons I can’t fully explain, this song always gave me the impression of being about encountering the disfigured, haunting face of Christ in the poor (plus weird Southern vibes)

• Edward James +1 — This is phenomenal. It’s like a Flannery O’Connor story set to music. Fits the theme in that you really have to think outside the box to see the (then clearly) strong correlation, which is what I was hoping for this round.
• ared56 +1
• Claire 0 — I think I get where you’re trying to go with this one but it just doesn’t fully hit imo
• SamRobertsND 0 — Too explicitly religious in its grungled angels, discarded.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — My ears just tune out Alexcore, I’m not capable of receiving it
• fionmul -1 — Okay I am sorry I hated this voice so much. Liked the vibe but the voice was a no. Also this seems explicitly to intend a Christian theme. ...ok for real this reminds me of the youtube videos “___ but off key”
• Regina Scime -1

• SamRobertsND +1 — Someone profited from their reading of Paradiso Canto I.
• Sam Ary +1
• fionmul +1 — Regina ily (even if this isn't you) I am a sucker for nautical metaphor ofc
• Edward James -1 — On theme, but I just can’t stand his voice.
• Claire -1 — 100% Jesus coded lyrics but musically it’s giving “secular Christmas song” in a way that detracts from the lyrics imo
• Joseph Harvey -1
• [DELETED] -1