Lyrics
Spoken Intro
(Spoken) Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if God was just like you? Everything you did God did? Everyone you hurt God hurt? And everyone you gave up on God gave up on? It should make you appreciate the fact that he is nothing like you. That his love is unconditional, and that his grace and his mercy it endures forever. I have to tell you about this dream
Verse 1
Yesterday I had a dream
That the God I serve was just like me
He treated people real bad
God was sitting right there
He was acting just like me
Verse 1
Yesterday I had a dream
That the God I serve was just like
He treated people real bad
God was sitting right there
He was acting just like me
Bridge
Yes, Yes
I pushed people away
Yes, Yes
I watch some go astray, Yes I did!
Yes, Yes
It was hard to believe that God
He was acting
Chorus
What if God was one of us?
Would he lie like some of us?
Testify like some of us
Crucify like some of us
What if God was one of us?
Would he lie like some of us?
Criticize like some of us
What if God was one of us?
Chorus
What if God was one of us?
Oh, Would he lie like some of us?
Oh, Criticize like some of us?
Oh, What if God was one of us?
(2x)
Bridge
What would Jesus do? (3x)
If he was just like you?
(4x)
Outro
So glad that he is not like me
He's the healer of every disease
Even when fall down
His hand is always stretch out
I'm so glad he's not like me
(4x)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Not Like Me is a song that contrasts human failure with God's unconditional love. A spoken opening asks what the world would be like if God treated people the way people treat each other, and then the singer describes a dream in which God acts just like the singer, mistreating people. The middle borrows the question "What if God was one of us?" and asks if He would lie, criticize or crucify like some of us.
The closing answers with relief: "So glad that he is not like me." God is called the healer of every disease whose hand is always stretched out even when people fall. The contrast matches Numbers 23:19, Isaiah 55:8-9, Lamentations 3:22-23 and Psalm 103:8-10, which describe God's constant mercy. The song is conversational and uses repetition for emphasis.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 55:8-9 God's thoughts and ways are higher than human thoughts and ways.
- Psalm 103:8-10 The Lord is merciful, gracious and slow to anger.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The Lord's mercies are new every morning.