"Ghost Of A Man" lyrics

It's been said he walked on water
Then he turned it into wine
A Jewish god made in the flesh
A sacrifice for the divine

Imagine if somebody made those claims today
They would be certified and put away
So do you believe something some people wrote in a book over two thousand years ago?
Contradicting reality kind of seems a little crazy

But I met Jesus in my backyard
One time, when I was high
And I told him what they did to him was a crime
He said never mind
I'm the ghost of a man who once walked the earth
From a natural birth
I said some cool shit
Fell in love with a whore
Hung out with the poor
They call me their lord
They call me their lord
They call me their lord
But who do you say I am?
I was only a man

But twenty centuries ago the people needed a hero
To overturn the powers that be
Now I become legendary
And these same powers they proselytize
Brainwashed and passed down the lies
Come on, don't look so surprised!
Do you really believe the dead can rise?
The dead don't rise
The dead don't rise
Or ascend to the skies
The dead don't rise
These ancient superstition
You're deceived, you might as well believe that

I met Jesus in my backyard
One time, when I was high
And I told him what they did to him was a crime
He said never mind
I'm the ghost of a man who once walked the earth
From a natural birth
I said some cool shit
Fell in love with a whore
Hung out with the poor
They call me their lord
They call me their lord
They call me their lord
But who do you say I am?