Jesús es verbo, no sustantivo [English translation]

Yesterday, Jesus tuned my guitar and sharpened my senses, he inspired me

Paper and pencil in hand, he dictated the song and I refused to write

For talking and writing about Jesus is redundant, it would be better to take action

Then something told me that the only way to avoid redundancy it's by telling

the truth

Saying that Jesus is action and movement, not just five letters making up

a name

Saying that Jesus wants us to take action not to talk

Saying that Jesus is a verb not a noun

Jesus is more than a simple and shallow theory

What are you doing brother reading the Bible all day?

What's written in it can be summed up in Love, come on go and practice it

My brothers, Jesus is a verb not a noun

Jesus is more than a lavish temple of baroque style

He knows that ultimately this is nothing but rock

The church is carried in the soul and in one's deeds, don't forget that

My brothers, Jesus is a verb not a noun

Jesus is much more than crossing oneself, kneeling down and boasting about it

He knows that maybe deep inside their conscience is burning them

Jesus is more than a "savior of sinners" flower on the altar

My brothers, Jesus is a verb not a noun

Jesus is more than a group of women with a very black conscience

Who pretend to get to heaven with a charity club

If you want to be an active member you will have to present to the board

your saving account in Switzerland and official bonds

Jesus will turn into facts all of his preaching

Drinking coffee it's a sin the Mormons say

They have so little to do that they go about making up such nonsense

My brothers, Jesus is a verb not a noun

Jesus does not understand why he is acclaimed at the cult

They talk about honesty knowing perfectly well that the tithe is just a fraud

Jesus feels disgust towards the clergyman who gets rich by the use of faith

My brothers, Jesus is a verb not a noun

I was baptized when I was two months old and I wasn't even told

There was a party, pinata and they didn't even ask me

baptize me yourself, Jesus, please. As friends

I know you hate protocol my brother

In the neighborhood the most religious person was Mrs. Carlota

She would talk about loving thy neighbor and punctured a hundred of my footballs

Since I was a little boy I started to learn that religion is nothing but a manual

that's title is " Forbidden to Think" for everything's already written

Gentlemen don't make divisions of faith, borders were made for countries

In this world there are more religions than happy children

Jesus thought: "I'll become invisible so all my brothers

might stop talking about me and instead hold each other's hands"

Jesus you're the witness of the love I profess to you

I have my conscience clean that's why I don't go to confession

By praying "The Lord's prayer" twice the killer does not bring his victim back to life

My brothers, Jesus is a verb not a noun

Jesus don't come down to earth stay up there

All those who thought like you are lying down now

Forgotten in some cemetery with their ideals as their only luggage

They died with a smile on their lips

For they were a verb not a noun

• Artist:Ricardo Arjona