John Mark McMillan - Mercury & Lightning Lyrics






I've been chasing God
I've been chasing mercury and lightning
And I've been pressing hard
I've been coming up short
Lately, I've been thinking about
What's gonna happen with you and I
I need a new religion
Or I need a new life

I've been on the phone
I've been chasing mercury and lightning
Pressing for the deal to close
I've been coming up short
Lately, I've been thinking about
What's going on between you and I
I need a true religion
Or I need a new life

I swear I've heard the echoes of a voice
Like a dream that you feel, but you don't remember
I've known it ever since I was a boy
Like a word on the tip of my tongue
I swear I've heard the echoes of a voice
Like a dream that you feel, but you don't remember
I've known it ever since I was a boy
Like a word on the tip of my tongue

Lately, I've been thinking about
What's gonna happen with you and I
I need a new religion
Or I need a new life





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  1. J.... G....

    Increíble

  2. R.... D....

    New lie.Not new life.

  3. R.... L....

    Todo es genial!

  4. K.... ....

    This is amazing.

  5. L.... s....

    sorry but the content of the video is not appropriate we would like you to change that for something where Jesus Christ was seen

  6. V.... J....

    i know your cousin jaysa

  7. J.... G....

    This is great!!!

  8. L.... J....

    Carolina creators for the win

  9. J.... G....

    Good song, but the grammarian in me can't look past the fact that it should be "with you and ME" and "between you and ME."

  10. K.... V....

    It is art, but just like in the rest of the fallen world. We can clap on this kind of art, but even the worldly artist can motivate more and help peoples to live a better lifes.
    Violence and sexual desires never glorified god.
    Do you remember.... Jesus

    The best way you will recognized, that you are not addicted, its just removed it from your life.
    And if you can't, you are addicted.

    Human brain was never created to recieve images like this.

    He is holy and his ways are diferent than ours.

    Bless you all in the name Jesus,
    Which means... Yahwe saves

  11. L.... S....

    I've been chasing God
    I've been chasing mercury and lightning
    And I've been pressing hard
    I've been coming up short

    Lately, I've been thinking about
    What's gonna happen with you and I
    I need a new religion
    Or I need a new life

    I've been on the phone
    I've been chasing mercury and lightning
    Pressing for the deal to close
    I've been coming up short

    Lately, I've been thinking about
    What's going on between you and I
    I need a true religion
    Or I need a new life

    I swear I've heard the echoes of a voice
    Like a dream that you feel, but you don't remember
    I've known it ever since I was a boy
    Like a word on the tip of my tongue

    I swear I've heard the echoes of a voice
    Like a dream that you feel, but you don't remember
    I've known it ever since I was a boy
    Like a word on the tip of my tongue

    Mercúrio e Relâmpago

    Eu tenho perseguido Deus
    Eu tenho perseguido mercúrio e relâmpago
    E eu tenho pressionado fortemente
    Eu estive chegando curto

    Ultimamente, estive pensando em
    O que acontecerá com você e eu
    Eu preciso de uma nova religião
    Ou eu preciso de uma nova vida

    Eu estive no telefone
    Eu tenho perseguido mercúrio e relâmpago
    Pressionando o acordo para fechar
    Eu estive chegando curto

    Ultimamente, estive pensando em
    O que está acontecendo entre você e eu
    Eu preciso de uma verdadeira religião
    Ou eu preciso de uma nova vida

    Juro que ouvi os ecos de uma voz
    Como um sonho que você sente, mas você não se lembra
    Eu sabia disso desde que eu era um menino
    Como uma palavra na ponta da minha língua

    Juro que ouvi os ecos de uma voz
    Como um sonho que você sente, mas você não se lembra
    Eu sabia disso desde que eu era um menino
    Como uma palavra na ponta da minha língua

    L.... S....

    New lie not New life.Look up the official lyrics.

  12. L.... H....

    This video is insanely underrated 😳

  13. J.... M....

    Uau, sem palavras!

  14. B.... N....

    QUE TIRO DE MÚSICA

  15. M.... H....

    I've been chasing God
    I've been chasing mercury and lightning
    And I've been pressing hard
    I've been coming up short
    Lately, I've been thinking about
    What's gonna happen with you and I
    I need a new religion
    Or I need a new life

    I've been on the phone
    I've been chasing mercury and lightning
    Pressing for the deal to close
    I've been coming up short
    Lately, I've been thinking about
    What's going on between you and I
    I need a true religion
    Or I need a new life

    I swear I've heard the echoes of a voice
    Like a dream that you feel, but you don't remember
    I've known it ever since I was a boy
    Like a word on the tip of my tongue
    I swear I've heard the echoes of a voice
    Like a dream that you feel, but you don't remember
    I've known it ever since I was a boy
    Like a word on the tip of my tongue

    M.... H....

    No.I new religion or I need lie.I need a true religion or I need a new lie......not life.

  16. G.... R....

    No entendi la referencia del vídeo. Con la canción

  17. S.... J....

    Beautiful song!! Blessings!

  18. D.... U....

    The saddest person in this "story" seems to be the young man who gets baptized and is turning to God for help in his difficulties. I don't think the artists involved in this project probably intended that, but that's the message I'm still getting. I love JMM's work, but I think this video is confusing and gives little window into the hope of the Gospel. I'm intrigued by the song though.

    D.... U....

    Danielle Underwood I think if you listen to the commentary, it might shed some light on the video.

    D.... U....

    I agree. To me, both the song and lyrics convey an ambiguous message

  19. T.... L....

    John Mark Mcmillan was inspired by roman mythogy

    Mercury is the god of financial gain, commerce, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves”, he said. “If something is hard to catch, understand or lockdown, it’s known to be ‘mercurial’ or ‘like Mercury.’ The story of the new record begins with a conversation about all the things we run after, give our lives to–even die for–that often seem so mercurial and mysterious.

    T.... L....

    And lighting power like ...Money and Power.

  20. K.... W....

    All comments have praised JMM. Not one has given glory to Yahweh.

  21. K.... W....

    I'm probably just an old fogey, but I don't see how this video glorifies the Creator of heaven and earth? Just watching without sound, it looks like glorified sin. Glad my kids didn't see this...

    K.... W....

    Ask the same thing about Psalm 88.

    This song is the start of an album that goes on a journey. And if you can’t respect the honesty in this first song, you won’t follow the rest.

    K.... W....

    If you’re open to seeing, here’s what it seems reasonable to assume JMM is trying to communicate with the two subjects.

    The male is a type of person who has experienced several branches of religion. He was baptized as an infant in one religion, baptized later as an adult, reads the Bible, and wrestled with the suffering of his presumably mother or grandmother whose sickness is suffering he can’t find the answers he’s looking for.

    He is chasing the LIGHTNING of a view of God that answers prayer as he understands it, according to the dogma handed down to him. And by the end of the song, he doesn’t have the answer yet. Hence the rest of the album.

    The female is someone not raised in a religious environment and is taking advantage of whatever passing moments she might enjoy. She’s very much hedonistic, in the moment, and is heading down the path to nihilism and pointlessness.

    She is chasing MERCURY, the world’s system of trading one value for another and trying to get as much as you can for yourself.

    And this song does not answer the question; it poses it.

    If you’d like to know where JMM starts to answer the question with things you’re more familiar with, look up Death In Reverse, the part of the album that I’m sure you’d have more agreement with.

    My personal opinion is that you’re not aware that this is one paragraph or verse in a bigger picture form of communication, an album, that methodically presents questions in one song and tries to answer it as the album progresses. This is the opening song that represents his doubts, disillusionment, and quest to get answers.

    When we can’t express our honest doubts and questions, and when those in religious traditions look down on us for having them, we will leave and look to find the answers ourselves, and it usually requires a period of desert wandering.

    K.... W....

    ALL HONEST CREATIVITY GLORIFIES THE CREATOR. - a Baptist Pastor

    K.... W....

    @robhulson very well said, thank you.

  22. N.... W....

    Just amazing.

  23. J.... P....

    Tremendooo!!! Saludos a todos desde Nicaragua!!!

  24. L.... A....

    Alguém sabe explicar o conceito do álbum?

    L.... A....

    Tem alguém que colocou de um jeito muito legal, comentando com a Katy Waldrop

  25. M.... P....

    thks for advice

  26. R.... G....

    I never comment on youtube videos but this was AMAZING!!!

  27. S.... ....

    Powerful. Love it.

  28. M.... S....

    This is what i needed

  29. S.... C....

    Dang. This is so legit. I'm very impressed! I mean, not that I haven't been impressed before. I was just thinking, "How is this video going to beat the 'Love At The End' music video?" You just go from glory to glory, I guess. I love how this video compliments the music so well. It's as raw and as interesting as the music.

  30. A.... H....

    Just now catching up on a lot of your music, JM. This is Amber Hill now Harrigfeld, btw. This video is brilliant, along w the music. I constantly search for real music of multiple genres, coming up unsatisfied. Not only do I feel proud of you and nostalgic for our youth, I am genuinely struck by this on many levels. Wow.

  31. J.... D....

    A One of a Kind, thank You Jesus for using him in the ways you have and for continuing to

  32. D.... D....

    I came here for the southern gothic vibes.

  33. S.... A....

    ameeeei. perfeito

  34. g.... c....

    Why do you guys block the videos for smartphones?

  35. C.... G....

    Amazing.....

  36. G.... C....

    somebody explain me please.

  37. D.... S....

    nao entendi o clipe !

  38. T.... O....

    Eu não consegui interpretar essa música dele e esse cenário.../I could not interpret this song from him and this scenario...

  39. L.... B....

    This is one of those music videos that I know is new, but I would swear I've seen before. Anyone else think that? Hmm.

    L.... B....

    Laura Berg almost "Like a dream that you feel but you don't remember?" Jokes aside, yeah, major deja vu.

    L.... B....

    Haha! Nice one, and YES!

  40. D.... O....

    This is gold

  41. G.... C....

    The best ever!

  42. T.... B....

    JMM is a fearless musician. Easily one of the greatest and most underappreciated artists in our generation. God Bless this man!

    T.... B....

    The Breaking Pattern
    That's exactly what I think, he is so good but underpreciate

  43. M.... M....

    I am completely at a loss for words wow wow wowww

  44. H.... D....

    This is absolutely stunning. Bravo.

  45. J.... B....

    Art. And damn fine.

  46. d.... m....

    Amazing song and awesome visuals. Dark and unsettling in a good way. I always love your stuff, JM.

  47. J.... M....

    LOVE LOVE LOVE.

    Can’t wait to see you in Albuquerque!!

  48. T.... F....

    Shivers <3

  49. E.... S....

    isso é John Mark Mcmillan

  50. H.... S....

    Such a joy to be a part of. Such an awesome production

    H.... S....

    Hannah Sitler wait a sec, the girl in the video is you?

  51. H.... G....

    Man, Jared Hogan's videos are stellar!

  52. J.... M....

    "Unforseen" isn't going to fix this one. - Davy C.

  53. C.... B....

    EVERYTHING JMM creates is Art at it's finest.

  54. L.... T....

    So good. Thank you JMM

  55. E.... B....

    Que fotografia,
    Que paletas de cores,
    Que cenas,
    Que letra,
    Que música!

    PQP John Mark, tu é foda.

    E.... B....

    SIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    E.... B....

    mostro mesmo!

  56. N.... H....

    This is beautiful art. Thank you.