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I Ain’t Waiting For Jesus To Come is an original song written, produced and with lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas with music exclusively commercially licensed to Paul from the album More Folk
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I Ain’t Waiting For Jesus To Come is available to download at all good download stores as well as on Bandcamp
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“I Ain’t Waiting For Jesus To Come” is a poignant, disillusioned folk song that grapples with existential dread, the collapse of the world, and the rejection of divine intervention in favor of human agency.
Set against an apocalyptic backdrop of “final days,” burning letters, and a fading sun, the narrator observes a world in irreversible decay. While others turn to religion, repentance, and the hope of a returning Savior to fix the broken world, the narrator rejects this passive waiting. They argue that human pleasure and exploration are natural (“the role of man”) rather than sins to be repented for.
Ultimately, the song delivers a grounded, humanist message: there are no miracles, magic cures, or saviors coming to rescue humanity. If the world is to be mended, it relies entirely on the collective responsibility of ordinary people—”every man, woman, boy and girl.”
The lyrics evoke a strong sense of urgency and endings (“time is slipping away,” “near the end of never”), mirroring the narrator’s own internal heartbreak. A critique of waiting for a miraculous rescue, urging people to face reality rather than holding their breath for a savior.
The core shift in the song moves from despair to personal responsibility, emphasizing that survival and repair are “up to you and me.
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I Ain’t Waiting For Jesus To Come lyrics
Maybe I speak out of turn
But the soles of my feet burn
And time is slipping away
But everyone knows it’s true
Yes my brother even you
That these are the final days
Our world’s falling apart
Just like my breaking heart
Who can put it back together
Everything’s breaking down
The leaves are turning brown
It’s getting near the end of never
I’m just sitting on this cosmic shore
As the clouds blot out the sun
I can tell you one thing for sure
I ain’t waiting for Jesus to come
No I ain’t waiting for Jesus to come
Bells ring out from the spire
Move away from the fire
Where the letters are burning
There’s no use in being brave
They’ll be no-one left to save
For no-one is returning
You say ‘we must repent
For all that time we spent
Doing things that gave us pleasure’
But that’s the role of man
In doing all he can
To uncover that buried treasure
But don’t hold your breath any more
Coz the battle can’t be won
I can tell you one thing for sure
I ain’t waiting for Jesus to come
No I ain’t waiting for Jesus to come
Baby don’t ignore my words
Or tell me that you misheard
All that I say
I don’t say you shouldn’t believe
I ain’t saying you are naïve
That’s not my way
For no Saviour’s gonna come
Shining like the sun
To save the world
Although we may disagree
It’s up to you and me
Every man, woman, boy and girl
There’s no miracles or magic cure
There is no place left to run
But I can tell you one thing for sure
I ain’t waiting for Jesus to come
No I ain’t waiting for Jesus to come
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Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode: 032264WL ISWC: T-341.172.096-8
Audiosparx Catalogue ID: 1426772 ISRC: US5UL2655128
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