Name: Jesus of Sad
Duration: P00H03M45S
Description: I was hanging out with my friend, and kick-ass songwriter, Nicholas Altobelli. I called him the "Jesus of Sad." We had a laugh about it and I told him he should write a song called that. He never did so I went ahead and did it! Later on I realized that this character hit very close to my brother Faris. Hmmm...

Jesus of Sad

from the World's Weakest Man (all the tracks) by Salim Nourallah

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I was hanging out with my friend, and kick-ass songwriter, Nicholas Altobelli. I called him the "Jesus of Sad." We had a laugh about it and I told him he should write a song called that. He never did so I went ahead and did it! Later on I realized that this character hit very close to my brother Faris. Hmmm...

lyrics

jesus of sad (words & music by salim nourallah)

so you think you've suffered?
i sip the tears of the world from my coffee cup
there's always some poor sucker
who believes in all this peace and love

it's always my last supper
if betrayal is your game then come hit me with some pain
see those grown men weeping?
they're my disciples...

i'm the Jesus of Sad
the Jesus of Sad
give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free again

and have you seen my brother?
he's a nuisance to my creed he's bulletproof, he never bleeds
yeah he's so damn happy
gonna wipe that smile right off his face

now let me sing of virtue
if my melancholy wanes then i can always summon shame
it’s a dirty occupation
but somebody’s gotta do it, right?

i'm the Jesus of Sad
the Jesus of Sad
give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free again

my robe was sewn by the poor and downtrodden
every hair in my beard grown from an act of suffering
my sandals, my sandals the pièce de ré·sis·tance
handmade by some orphans in the worst of conditions
i cry, i cry, i cry rivers and oceans
misery, a temple of truth and devotion
i pray, i pray for relief, for an answer
would my life have been different if i'd been born a dancer?

i’m the Jesus of sad
the Jesus of Sad
give me your tired, your poor, your befuddled masses yearning to breathe free again

credits

from the World's Weakest Man (all the tracks), released February 4, 2022
recorded and mixed by Jim Vollentine at the Treefort, Austin
produced by Billy Harvey and Salim Nourallah

Salim - vocals; acoustic guitar; bass on This Doesn’t Feel Like Peace
Billy - all electric guitars; bass; drums; keyboards; backing vocals
Matt Hibbard - piano on Jesus of Sad

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Salim Nourallah Dallas, Texas

Salim Nourallah is a recording artist, producer, Happiness Records founder, and Texas indie music fixture. His 2018 release, Somewhere South of Sane, is a 21-song double LP. Popmatters recently wrote, "Nourallah manages both to surprise and to continue doing exactly what he's always done: turn a reflective life and a focus on family into unforgettable art." ... more

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