God The Fool
Redemption's Rhyme: A Soul's Journey Through Brokenness and Grace
Lyrics
For the wounds that I've inflicted, for the wounds that I've received
Acknowledging responsibility for causing harm and experiencing hurt
I offer you my bitterness, I offer you my grief
Offering feelings of resentment and sorrow
For the trust that I have broken, for the lies that I have told
Expressing regret for betraying trust and being dishonest
Forgive me God for giving, my heart away for gold
Asking for forgiveness for prioritizing material wealth over emotional connections
I'm a merchant in your temple, selling sinners doves
Describing oneself as someone who sells offerings of repentance but with impure motives
You turn over my tables with your foolishness oh God
God's actions challenge the speaker's established ways, confronting their hypocrisy
I am a sly sidewinder, a brood of vipers in your hand
Identifying oneself as deceitful and harmful, paralleling biblical imagery of wrongdoing
You're an Appalachian preacher who I cannot withstand
Seeing God as a figure of moral authority that the speaker finds challenging to resist
I'm running to your altar, I'm weeping on your floor
Seeking solace and repentance at God's altar, expressing deep emotions
I feel your love inside my heart, I wanna feel it more
Yearning for a deeper experience of God's love
You said be wise and gentle like the serpent and the dove
Referencing biblical guidance about wisdom and gentleness
Only heeding half of your own advice is your foolishness oh God
Highlighting a perception of God's ironic adherence to advice
For the snow upon the mountain, melting down into the sea
Symbolizing the speaker's willingness to be present in transformative moments
I will sit with you in silence and listen to you sing
Committing to listening to God's teachings
I will ask you all my questions, I will waste all of your time
Expressing an eagerness to seek understanding, regardless of time
You don't give the poet answers so the poet gives you rhyme
Describing the poetic struggle to find answers from God's enigmatic responses
What kind of mad man are you, taking on the worst of odds
Questioning God's unconventional actions against overwhelming odds
I'm chalking up my fortunes to your foolishness of God
Attributing personal fate or circumstances to God's perceived unconventional behavior
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