If the verses and the pre-chorus are the gospel, the chorus is the altar call, the invitation to join the faith – “so good to be, you’ve got to be Hilikus”. The band have tried to deny it on numerous occasions, but you can’t use the phrase “glisten with my syllables” and tell me you’re not rapping. Or something? Maybe? All I’m sure of, and I realise I’ve made this point before, but Brandon is definitely rapping. I guess he’s trying to say that we need to get high in order to come together and recognise the reality of the social order. For the song’s pre-chorus he moves from his personal account to make a broader point about history, though how it tallies with the overarching narrative of the song isn’t terribly clear. Having undergone his radical conversion, Brandon emerges as a true believer, ready to spread the good word about marijuana.
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The cryptic portmanteau of the title tells us the identity of this friend is weed (as an aside, despite knowing full well that the word means “High-Like-Us”, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to break the habit of calling the song “Hill-a-kus”). Through the song he gives testimony to a distant past (“about a hundred years ago”) as a retreating, lonely boy, who gains confidence and companionship in a newfound friend. In Hilikus, Brandon is a generous evangelist. It doesn’t seek to erase or rewrite the recipient, it wishes only to augment. It is an attitude that says “this thing has done so much good for me and I would love for you to experience it too”. It comes not from a sense of obligation, as conquest so often does, but from joyful overflow.
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The evangelism of generosity is a different matter though. So to be clear, I’m not here to defend evangelical conquest. When these exchanges happen, neither party leaves with the sense that they’ve been listened to. People see through that – we know when our feelings and beliefs are not being treated with respect.
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It’s sharing for their own sake, not for the sake of the person hearing it. The former is the sort that provokes that reaction of “don’t push that on me”, the sort that cares more for the delivery of the message than for the recipient themselves. And so today I wish to offer a Defence of the Evangelist.Įvangelism can be born of two different intentions: conquest, or generosity. People share the things that are important to them, of course they do. Back then I used to bristle when I heard those words, mainly out of insecurity and religious fervour, but nowadays I bristle simply at the close-minded cynicism of it. To exchange an item simply place a new order for the desired size.Growing up as a Christian, there’s a particular sentiment that I became very used to hearing: “If that’s what you think then fine, but don’t push your beliefs on me”. Remember, all items must be in original packaging and in brand new condition to qualify for a return – this means unworn and unwashed. All you do is contact us for return address and ship it back to us and we will issue a full refund less shipping costs. Need to return an item? No Stress! Our no hassle returns mean you have 30 days after you receive your shipment.
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