My Jesus Mercy
Broken Hearts and Loaded Guns: Unveiling the Tale of My Jesus Mercy
Lyrics
This is the story of a noble heart
This introduces a tale of a noble heart.
That was broken and pounded
Describes the heart as broken and battered from the beginning.
From the very start
Highlights the heart's continuous suffering.
You think you know violence?
Challenges the listener's understanding of violence.
You think you know pain?
Asks if the listener truly comprehends pain.
Well, think again, you little puke
An aggressive response, urging the listener to reconsider their perspective.
'Cause even job knew love and life
Refers to the biblical figure Job, highlighting even his experience of love and life before suffering.
Before he suffered
Contrasts with the protagonist, suggesting a lack of prior love and life.
My friend never did, my friend never did
Emphasizes the absence of a past filled with love and life for the narrator's friend.
Once he was young and helpless
Reveals the friend's vulnerable past when young and in need, receiving no help.
Help never came
Indicates the perpetual absence of assistance for the friend.
Well, he'll never be helpless again
Suggests a transformation from helplessness to empowerment through unspecified means.
Who's laughing now?
Presents a question about who is currently laughing.
No one's laughing now
Asserts that no one is currently finding amusement.
And never again
Declares the end of laughter, potentially indicating a serious shift in circumstances.
'Cause now he's got a gun
Reveals the acquisition of a gun by the protagonist.
You mother fuckers better run
Issues a warning to potential adversaries to run from the armed protagonist.
Yeah, there's no justice, there's just us
Expresses a cynical view of justice, highlighting a reliance on personal actions ("just us").
No love and light but now he's got a gun
Points out the absence of love and light in the past, contrasting with the current possession of a gun.
You ain't laughing now
Reiterates the absence of laughter now that the protagonist is armed.
This next part of the song is directly to Steve
Addresses a specific person named Steve.
Where ever he may be
Indicates uncertainty about Steve's location.
Did you call my name and I didn't hear?
Ponders whether the narrator's name was called without hearing.
Did you call my name and this I didn't care?
Questions whether the narrator's name was called without caring.
Did you call our names and we didn't hear?
Expands the questioning to include others, wondering if their names were heard.
Did you call our names and think we did not care?
Questions whether others' names were called without them caring.
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