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Dear Shame is the sixth track on Newsboys' fourth studio album, Not Ashamed. It was released as a radio single. It was written by Steve Taylor.
Lyrics[]
I catch you digging in my trash
For stuff I've long thrown away.
You bring it back on a tray.
And I hear you wheezing in the hall
Spreading germs and old news.
You always love to confuse.
I flee the light just to live in your shadow.
I'm needing mercy and you offer me blame.
Dear shame:
You're oh-so-eager to toy with me.
You're always stealing the joy in me.
You love to whisper my name,
Dear shame, Dear shame.
You've got me living like a bug,
Crawling in fear.
(It's been a very long year.)
I dream of growing some wings,
I think I'm flying away,
Then you point and you spray.
All my hidden secrets crave the light of forgiveness.
You pull the shades, you accuse and you blame.
Dear shame:
You're oh so eager to toy with me.
You're always stealing the joy in me.
You love to whisper my name,
Dear shame, Dear shame.
I fled the light just to live in your shadow.
I needed mercy, and you offered me blame.
Dear shame:
You're oh so eager to toy with me.
You're always stealing the joy in me.
You love to whisper my name,
Dear shame, Dear shame.
Dear shame:
I think I'm wise to your strategy.
I won't be needing your company.
My name's eternally clear,
Dear Shame, Dear Shame.
Music video[]
The music video begins with the message:
In an effort to illustrate the toll shame takes on the human soul, the recording artist and video maker have chosen imagery that is deliberately disturbing. However, they wish to remind the viewer that, "There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1)
The video consists of the band performing the song against the backdrop of various Halloween decorations interspersed with shots of a cemetary.
Trivia[]
- A clip of a pastor saying, "Oh, here it comes now! The power of God! There it is! Just that supernatural power! You born again? You are, good." Is heard in the song. The exact source of this clip remains unknown. Update: The clip is of Pastor Clark Taylor.