I saw Neil Young in an add on TV one day and immediately his song, 'Needle and the Damage Done' came to mind. I couldn't shake it. Having rewritten one other old rock song, I sensed the Lord was wanting me to do the same with this one.
I printed the lyrics, thought about for a while and thinking it was useless, I threw them in the trash. But all the next day, I could not get the song off my mind. An angle came to mind of the danger of internet porn. This rewritten poem is the result.
The Damage Done
He came a knockin’
at your cellar door.
He knew you’d open
as you’ve done before.
Oh, oh, the damage done.
You hit the site
and fulfilled his plan.
He watched the scenery
take another man.
Gone, gone, the damage done.
I wrote this song
because I love the man;
though I know that
he don’t understand;
spilt-blood
to prove what loves about.
I suffered much
for the damage done.
My heart went out for everyone
in hopes that they
could know the Son.
MJ