Much of the songwriting for 'Sin' can be broken up
into three parts. A few songs were written shortly
after Mindsize was recorded, during various tours,
etc.. A large majority of the songs were written
in the two weeks preceding our recording dates -
in our church youth room. The final few songs were
written in the studio, "on-the-fly" or
something like that. This song is one of the few
that I have distinct memories of us writing in the
two weeks before recording started. It came like a
shot. The guys came up with the music - moody and
powerful, and I slipped out of the room to write
some lyrics. Like many of our songs, I don't
remember *actually* writing the lyrics, but I know
that these words came quickly - very quickly.
Maybe that's part of the reason that I've always
liked this song so much.

I think that the words of this song flow as good
as any that we have. I don't think there was much
mystery as to the message here - at least I hope
not. What does it boil down to? Simple. No matter
what material possessions we have, excessive
smarts that we claim, or good acts that we have
made - it means nothing without Christ. The chorus
is interesting in that it can almost represent how
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/EUIisomeone might take stock of their own life and
their own actions - a dime for my good actions, a
nickel for the good things that I could do, and a
quarter for my good intentions! In the end, we're
left poor despite all of these things if we do not
have the Savior.

in my money, i was at home to the beggar, i was so
cold in my pockets, all that i could hold as i
left here, this was all i was told...

well, i get a dime for all of my good a nickel for
all that i could and a quarter for all i said i
would and i was left poor, poor, poor oh my, how
poor

as a thinker, i was so loud in my wisdom, i was
profound as i left here, this was the sound...

well, i get a dime for all of my good a nickel for
all that i could and a quarter for all i said i
would and i was left poor, poor, poor oh my, how
poor oh my Lord

by my own way, i felt very near when it shook me,
this was all i could hear...