Bethlehem's Gate
Bethlehem's Gate: A Poetic Journey Through Love, Hope, and Life
Lyrics
There was a night
Describing a particular night
As purple as this
Comparing the night to the color purple
With a love so close
Expressing a deep, intimate love
We longed to be missed
Yearning to be missed by someone
Summer `89
Referring to the summer of 1989
And everything stood
Describing a moment when everything is stable
Sure and free and there
Emphasizing certainty and freedom
To be finished
Implying a completion or fulfillment
I long to be there
Expressing a strong desire to be in a specific place
As bright as the sky
Describing brightness, possibly symbolizing hope
At Bethlehem`s gate
Mentioning Bethlehem's gate as a significant location
September again
Referring to the month of September
You come so quick
Noting the quick arrival of a certain event or person
So sudden your strength
Describing the sudden strength of the mentioned event or person
So strong your kiss
Highlighting the intensity of a kiss
The world groans and strains
Describing a world in distress
For the hope of a time
Expressing a longing for a hopeful time
Like a prayer that
Comparing hope to a prayer
Is wished and willed
Expressing a strong desire for existence
To exist
Continuing the theme of existence and longing
Like knocking so hard
Metaphorically describing persistence and effort
And trying to get through
Continuing the metaphor of attempting to reach a significant place
To Bethlehem`s gate
Reiterating the importance of Bethlehem's gate
I`m chiding the heart
Expressing disapproval or admonishment towards the heart
That the body will live
Suggesting that the body will continue living despite challenges
To question the power
Pondering the power and significance of birth
And the gift of birth
Questioning the purpose of standing, growing, and dying
To stand and grow and die
Reflecting on life's journey on a difficult path
On the wasteland
Describing a desolate wasteland that rejects high ideals
That scorns the high temples
Referring to temples that are scorned
We build
Mentioning the construction of temples as an act of defiance
And stand in the way
Symbolizing obstruction and resistance
And darken the sky
Darkening the sky at Bethlehem's gate as a metaphor for obstacles
At Bethlehem`s gate
Reiterating the challenge at Bethlehem's gate
Stand in the way
Emphasizing the act of standing in the way
And darken the sky
Repeating the notion of darkening the sky
At Bethlehem`s gate
Reiterating the significance of Bethlehem's gate and the challenges present
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