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Obey Your Verse

Earlier this summer, I had a can of Sprite that was part of its "Obey Your Verse" campaign. However, the verse it was telling me to obey was "Me, I'm supa fly, supa dupa fly," which is not only unintelligible, but also not something that could be obeyed. In looking more into the campaign, I found that most of the verses chosen were this way. While the artists were chosen because of Sprite's history with working with hip hop artists, some of the verses chosen leave a lot to be desired. That got me to thinking about lyrics of some of my favorite songs that not only can be obeyed, but are worthy of being obeyed. Here are some examples:

Hawk Nelson, "Sold Out":

 I'm sold out
I'm no longer living just for myself
Running after Jesus with my whole heart
And now I'm ready to shout
I am sold out

I'm sold out
With every single step that I take now
With every drop of blood left in my veins
I'm gonna be making it count
I am sold out

Tenth Avenue North, "For Those Who Can't Speak":

 I have dreamed
Of a kingdom coming
Where evil drowns
In mercy's streams

I wanna see
Those rivers of justice
So I'll use my voice
For those who can't speak

Group 1 Crew, "He Said": Don't you forget what He said.

Tobymac, "Move":

 So move
Keep walking
Soldier keep moving on

Move
Keep walking
Until the morning comes

Move
Keep walking
Soldier keep moving on
And lift your head
It ain't over yet

For King and Country, "Ceasefire"

 One by one
We will call for a ceasefire
One by one
We will fight for a better end

One by one
We can rewrite the headlines
Standing side by side
Ceasefire

Newsboys, "Crazy"

 Crazy
I don't care if the whole world calls me
Crazy
I don't care if it looks like I've

Lost my mind
I'm alive
To live a reckless, righteous, foolish life
Maybe
I was born to be crazy

These are just a sampling of the inspiring ideas found in the songs I listen to that I choose to obey. What about you? Are there any songs you know that have inspiring lyrics to obey? Feel free to comment and tell me about them.
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