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No rez on ya chest if ya chest done bled Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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As in the previous line, there are people with Christ’s blood upon them, and they will not receive ‘the rez’ – that is:

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Ya sons are the ones with the hands run red Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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Even the generations (the sons) descended from Jesus' killers are sometimes reputed to have his blood on their hands. This idea traces its Scriptural roots back to the angry crowd demanding his crucifixion:

Then answered all the people, and said, ‘His blood be on us, and on our children’

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Hang yo head, you betta be dead Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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Judas decided to hang himself as punishment for his betrayal; also refers to “hanging one’s head” in shame.

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Crossed him you bossed him exhaust it you lost it Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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Judas double-crossed Christ and in so doing put him on the Cross.

He acted as if he was the boss of God, rather than the other way around. Therefore, he has exhausted his own chances of redemption and is about to lose his own life.

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Below the line, I’m on my grind Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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The popular slang ‘on my grind’ is here unfortunate for Judas as this refers to the grinding, or ‘gnashing,’ of one’s teeth in hell. As Kanye put it:

It is a weeping and a moaning and a gnashing of teeth

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Don’t you lie me, know it’s grimy
Maybe slimey, maybe time me
Cause hell done open up behind me Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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Don’t lie to yourself – you know this is a sickening, disgusting display. My time is almost up; I can feel hell opening up to swallow me.

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Why me? Sigh me, what you buy me? Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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“Why me,” he sighs, wondering what his bounty payment of 30 silver pieces could ever buy in order to justify his betrayal…

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[Judas] Big Teach (Ft. Mr. Varnell) – Judas Iscariot (Bone Thugs Remix)

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The verse begins with Judas' own tortured reflection on the act of betraying Christ.

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I confess, God in the flesh JAY-Z (Ft. Justin Timberlake) – Heaven

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Two meanings here:

The orthodox Christian confession is belief in Jesus Christ as incarnate God: “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”
Jay is actually denying the orthodox position in favor of confessing himself as “God in the flesh” (not for the first time, either). Notice that he, not the Lord, is the one to “turn arenas into churches.”.

I’m not a Jehovah-man, I’m J-Hova, man!

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This again fits the opening theme of the whole song, which is the 5% doctrine that God is the Asiatic Black man. The theme extends into the following line.

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[Chorus] Steve Grand – All-American Boy

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While Steve in the song ultimately remains unfulfilled, his story-telling has already been inspirational in real life. Peep this interaction on Steve’s YouTube account:

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It’s the truth. I’m a young adult who has listened to Steve every step of the way, and he provides something you just can’t describe through his music. something that makes love seem like it’s a tangible thing if you just reach out and grab it, no matter how his music tells stories that don’t end up like you’d wish. That’s a simple truth in life too, things don’t always go your way, but you can’t let that shake your faith in finding happiness.

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