Elevation Worship and Maverick City Reveal How Grandma was the Inspiration Behind "Talking to Jesus"

By Timothy Yap Apr 13, 2021 02:31 PM EDT

Elevation Worship and Maverick City have released their brand new single "Talking to Jesus." The song, which was written by Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, and Chris Brown,is taken from their forthcoming album, Old Church Basement, which releases on April 30th.

Chris Brown recalls how the song came about: "That morning Brandon and I were hacking away at a really fast song idea on a $200 bass and a Gretsch guitar when pastor (Steven Furtick) walked in on a mission to share the lyric idea that had come to him in the car on the way over.

"Grandma used to pray out loud by her bed every night / to me it sounded like mumbling like she was out of her mind / she said boy this kind of praying is what saved my life / you oughta try it some time, and you know, she was right."

It's hard to explain how we fell into this 2 chord trance that lasted for several hours, or the way the storytelling unfolded while pastor was on the mic, but this song is what came out. Hope you love it and I hope something in it resonates with something in you."

Listen to "Talking to Jesus" here.

Grandma used to pray out loud

By her bed every night

To me it sounded like mumbling

Like she was out of her mind

She said boy this kind of praying is what saved my life

You oughta try it some time

Now I know she was right

She was talking to Jesus

She'd been talking to Jesus for all of her life

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