The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

From Brian, on Core Sundays...
A current translation of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Gil Scott


The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on, log on and cop out.
You will not be able to TiVo, Netflix, Hulu it,
Because the revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be brought to you by Cialis or Lipator.
In high definition or in 4 parts without commercial interruptions.
The revolution will not be tweeted, facebooked or blogged about.
it will not be commented on by Rush Limbaugh or Jon Stewart.

The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be aired on Fox or MSNBC
The revolution will not be syndicated or copyrighted.
The revolution will not give you sex appeal.
The revolution will not get rid of bad breath or germs that cause them.
The revolution will not make you look five pounds
thinner, because the revolution will not be televised, Brother.

And it will not be made into a movie by Michael Moore, or starring Kirk Cameron.
The story will not be written by Max Lucado or Philip Yancy.
The revolution will not be on TBN or CBN, because the revolution will not be televised.
It will not promise you 10, 100 or 1000 fold for your love offering to this ministry,
The revolution costs you everything.

The revolution will not be wearing skinny jeans or graphic tees.
It will not be hip hop or hipster.
The revolution will not be on a home page, or the blogoshere, or your facebook wall.
It will not be available on itunes or for download anywhere.
It will not be open source, or linex based.
You will not be able to comment on the revolution,
There will be no user names, or logins.

Jersey Shore, Glee and Finding out who is the next American Idol
will no longer be so culturally relevant,
and no one will care who is dancing with the stars or
who is smarter than a fifth grader,
because the poor will be in the street looking for a brighter day.

The revolution will not be televised.
There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock
news and no pictures of celebrities, or corporate moguls on the red carpet.
The revolution will not be carpeted.
The revolution will not be on the cover of rolling stone, relevant, or charisma magazine.

It will not be on Mark Driscols podcast, or Rob Bells next speaking tour.
The revolution will not be sold in Christian Book Stores.
The revolution will not have a logo, a brand or a flash mob.
The revolution will be interactive, but not in a virtual world.
The revolution will not be texted or made into an app for your phone.
The revolution will not be available for iphone, android or blackberry.

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg will not be leading the revolution.
The theme song will not be sung by Coldplay, Kanye West or the Black Eyed Peas.
The revolution will not be right back
after a message from any sponsor.
The revolution will not be televised,
The revolution will be no re-run brothers;
The revolution will be live.