I wonder if you were to come back today
What would you think and what would you have to say
When I consider the state of this place
I think you might call it a disgrace
How many now rest in the peace that you brought?
And how many have twisted things that you taught?
Sepulchres rotten through to the core
Caught in the trap of power and hatred and more
They're missing the message
'Cause their hearts are so shut
They're missing the message
When you focus on power you get stuck in a rut
Where you're missing the message
Deciding you're chosen doesn't put you above
The poor and discarded it's your mission to love
It's so sad they're missing, they're missing the message
Seeing the value in the small ones is gone
Outcasts you blessed are even more trampled on
Blinding themselves to the message you bore
By rules and customs, Pharisees swore
Blindness they lived back then is growing anew
'Cause religion and power is a terrible brew
Judases sell us out for a price
Their veins are filled with something much colder than ICE
They're missing the message
'Cause their hearts are so shut
They're missing the message
When you focus on power you get stuck in a rut
Where you're missing the message
Deciding you're chosen doesn't put you above
The poor and discarded it's your mission to love
It's so sad they're missing, they're missing the message
It's a shattered world, where the poor are always displaced
If they open their hearts, can your spirit lead them to grace?
It's a shattered world, and the pain is hard to ignore
If we needed you then, well, we need you now even more
They're missing the message
'Cause their hearts are so shut
They're missing the message
When you focus on power you get stuck in a rut
Where you're missing the message
Deciding you're chosen doesn't put you above
The poor and discarded it's your mission to love
It's so sad they're missing, they're missing the message
They're missing the message
'Cause their minds are so rigid
They're missing the message
Yes, they're missing the message
'Cause their hearts are so frigid
They're missing the message
Let's upset their apple carts and teach them to care
Soften their hardened hearts and help them repair
It's so sad they're missing, they're missing the message
It's so sad when we're missing the message
