I'm going shopping
In the Celestial Mall -
I'm stepping out
To try on a new world.
The sky I have is bright and blue -
As skies go it will more than do.
But I badly need new streets
For the City meant to shine,
And I badly need a new bus line -
Guaranteed seats -
Music uplifting and refined -
Oh, I can't wait for that new bus line!
I want springtime all year round,
Timely rains for blessing
And some fleecy snow days tossed down.
I'm pointing my feet to the one-stop shop
For health, wealth, and peace unilateral -
I got my receipt - I'm all paid up -
Now please return my collateral!
Oh! I'm going shopping in the Celestial Mall,
I'm stepping out
To a brand new world!
Note on the word "collateral": The Rebbe cites Rashi who wrote that the first and second Temples were taken as collateral for the sins of the Jewish people. When we reach out to our fellow Jews with love to bring them closer to Yiddishkeit, the Rebbe says this causes the return of our collateral - the Third Beis HaMikdash.
In the Celestial Mall -
I'm stepping out
To try on a new world.
The sky I have is bright and blue -
As skies go it will more than do.
But I badly need new streets
For the City meant to shine,
And I badly need a new bus line -
Guaranteed seats -
Music uplifting and refined -
Oh, I can't wait for that new bus line!
I want springtime all year round,
Timely rains for blessing
And some fleecy snow days tossed down.
I'm pointing my feet to the one-stop shop
For health, wealth, and peace unilateral -
I got my receipt - I'm all paid up -
Now please return my collateral!
Oh! I'm going shopping in the Celestial Mall,
I'm stepping out
To a brand new world!
Note on the word "collateral": The Rebbe cites Rashi who wrote that the first and second Temples were taken as collateral for the sins of the Jewish people. When we reach out to our fellow Jews with love to bring them closer to Yiddishkeit, the Rebbe says this causes the return of our collateral - the Third Beis HaMikdash.
