Romans 1:21-22
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Romans 1
4 songs meet this passage
“A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it”
Sugar, We're Goin Down · Fall Out Boy
strains against Romans 1:21-22
The self-exalting 'god complex' paired with imagery of self-destruction mirrors the futile self-worship Paul describes, though here it's aimed inward with a dark wit rather than outright defiance.
“She didn't believe in transcendence”
Sunny Came Home · Shawn Colvin
strains against Romans 1:20-21
The song's narrator explicitly closes the door on anything beyond herself, while Scripture points to a transcendent God who is meant to be seen and known.
Hay · Crucial Conflict
strains against Romans 1:21
Invoking Christ's name to bless a drug habit twists gratitude into something hollow rather than true thanksgiving toward God.
“We all lost touch”
Chariot · Gavin DeGraw
resonates with Romans 1:21
The sense of having 'lost touch' names a real human drift from source and truth, echoing the general human condition of forgetting the Giver.