"Whatchamacallit (demo)" genre: Folk
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	How do you describe the indescribable? A whimsical way of "not quite putting it into words."
	CD: none   Label: none Credits: Mark Hall, guitar & vocal
	Story Behind the Song When the Israelites were making their way through the desert, being led by Moses ("the prophet formerly known as the Prince of Egypt"), they were provided with a unique kind of food. Not having a word for it, they referred to it (in the vernacular Hebrew) with a term that can be translated as "whatchamacallit." This became the word "manna." If I'm not mistaken, this is an example of transliteration, which is taking a word in one language and pronouncing it using the closest equivalent sounds in another language. This happens a lot with proper names, especially. (If you can think of any examples, e-mail them to me and I'll include them here). Read "the REST of the story" in Exodus chapter 16. Basically this song is a relationship song, celebrating that odd and (sometimes)wonderful phase of a relationship where you don't know exactly what it is or where it's going, but you are enjoying the ride so far! Unfortuately, that happy ambiguity was about the best thing about the relationship I had in mind in this song; it didn't last much longer after the (melo-)dramatic clarifying took place. But that's another song altogether. Lyrics The Israelites ate manna in the desert It came to them just like the morning dew It didn't have a name But they ate it just the same Given the alternatives, I guess I would have, too No one had too much and none too little Talk about your wonder bread It kept them all alive Until they all arrived And though they were a stubborn lot Still someone might have said CHORUS 1: I thank God for this whatchamacallit Perhaps I don't need labels in this place It's a brand new thing This world has never seen A sweet reminder of His daily grace I thank God for this whatchamacallit Whatever else may come my way He leads me into hunger To feed me from His hand It's making me a stronger man today Adam had it made there in the Garden Luxuriating in primeval bliss Creatures great and small He'd given names to all And yet he couldn't say what seemed amiss God decided man would need a helper And woke him with a wonderful surprise She was one of Adam's kind So suitably designed Excitedly, delightedly he began to verbalize (CH 1) BRIDGE: Until I come to terms with our endearment These insufficient lines will have to do And though I'd like to say it all more clearly It seems that I can only think of euphemisms CHORUS 2: I thank God for this whatchamacallit I don't know what the future holds in store He leads me into hunger To feed me from His hand And I discover what I'm longing for I discover what I'm longing for © 1997 Mark Hall

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