Lyrics
Verse 1
I met a preacher man from Galilee
Who opened up blind eyes
And made him see
He said come and follow me
I'll show you what life was meant to be
Pre-Chorus
I said I’d never turn away
I said I'd never leave His side
All the days of my life
But I am weak
And I'm afraid
I traded my Lord for pocket change
Chorus
Yeah maybe I'm like Judas
Maybe I'm that thief
Maybe I'm that sinner
That put you on that tree
Thirty pieces of silver
He ain't worse than me
Because he betrayed you for money
And I did it all for free
Post-Chorus
No I’m never gonna forget it
Forever I’m indebted to You
No I’m never gonna leave
This life the same
Verse 2
Lord, I'm here and I repent
So clean my heart and clean my hands
Oh Lord, my only hope
I'm a sinner and a broken man
By Your blood and by Your grace,
I live and forget
That I said I’d never turn away
I said I’d never leave Your side
All the days of my life
But I am weak
And I'm afraid
I traded my Lord for pocket change
Chorus
Yeah maybe I’m like Judas
Maybe I'm that thief
Maybe I'm that sinner
That put you on that tree
For thirty pieces of silver
But he ain't worse than me
Because he betrayed you for money
And I did it all for free
Post-Chorus
No, I’m never gonna forget it
Forever I’m indebted to you
No, I’m never gonna leave
This life the same
Bridge
I pierced Your hands
And I stabbed Your back
I went and turned away
From the only friend I had
For thirty pieces of silver
Life can't be that cheap
Even in my broken mess
A savior died for me
A savior died for me
Chorus
Maybe I'm like Judas,
Maybe I'm that thief
Maybe I'm that sinner
That put you on that tree
For thirty pieces of silver
He ain't worse than me
He betrayed you for money
And I did it all for free
Final Chorus
Maybe I'm like Judas,
Maybe I'm that thief
Maybe I'm that sinner
That put you on that tree
For thirty pieces of silver
And I still can't believe
That God and all His mercy
Went and purchased me
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
In “judas,” Josiah Queen frames betrayal as a first-person confession rather than a distant retelling. The narrator compares everyday turning away from Jesus with Judas’s betrayal, then moves toward repentance, grace, and gratitude. The recurring contrast between silver and freely chosen failure gives the song its central tension, while the closing image of being purchased by mercy resolves it in forgiveness.