Personal Jesus Lyrics
Johnny Cash
Lyrics
Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers
someone who cares
Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers
someone who's there
Feeling unknown
and you're all alone
flesh and bone
by the telephone
lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer
Take second best
put me to the test
things on your chest
you need to confess
I will deliver
you know i'm a forgiver
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers
someone who cares
Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers
someone to care
Feeling unknown
and you're all alone
flesh and bone
by the telephone
lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer
I will deliver
you know i'm a forgiver
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Reach out and touch faith
Song & Lyrics Facts
"Personal Jesus" is a song by Johnny Cash, released in 2003 on his album American IV: The Man Comes Around. Written by Depeche Mode members Martin Gore and Alan Wilder, the song was recorded as an acoustic cover of the original synthpop version.
It features Cash's trademark baritone vocals backed by producer Rick Rubin's sparse production style. The single peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Cash's highest-charting solo single since "One Piece at a Time" in 1976. Additionally, it gave him his first appearance on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 16 there. The lyrics explore themes such as faith and redemption in the face of personal struggles.