I Won't Take No For An Answer
Unyielding Visions: Liberation and Faith in Beatenberg's Melody
Lyrics
I won't take no for an answer
I am determined and will not accept a negative response.
You’d better listen
Pay attention to what I'm saying.
I've had a vision
I have had a clear and significant revelation.
They're gonna come and release me
Others will come to set me free from a metaphorical confinement.
From this prison
This prison may symbolize a restrictive situation I want to be liberated from.
I wash my feet in the river
I cleanse myself in the river, and my feet shimmer.
Look at them glisten
Observe the shining quality of my feet.
You’d better listen
Reiteration of the importance of listening.
Hear what I say so obliquely
Listen closely to what I express in a subtle or indirect manner.
Through this prism
Viewing the world through a particular perspective or filter.
I dreamt that I was lyin' with you
I had a dream of being intimately connected with you.
In a burnt landscape
Imagery of a desolate and scorched environment.
Umber of penumbra
Shades and shadows in a burnt landscape.
And a bowl of painted grapes
A decorative dish filled with painted grapes.
Rain came down and everything began
Rainfall causing a distortion and dissolution of everything.
To lose its shape
Objects losing their defined forms in the rain.
I wanted to be faithful
Desire for faithfulness despite challenges.
And I wanted to escape
A simultaneous desire to break free from constraints.
Everyone's eager to meet me
Anticipation of meeting others who are eager to connect with me.
I lean on my shovel
Resting or relying on a tool, possibly representing work or support.
Gathering mussels
Engaged in collecting shellfish, symbolizing a humble or practical activity.
Watching the waves crashin' over
Observing powerful waves crashing over debris or ruins.
The rubble
Depiction of a scene with destruction or disarray caused by the waves.
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