Selah
Soulful Revelation: Emeli Sandé's Selah Unveiled
Lyrics
Hey yeah, hey yeah
Expression of affirmation or agreement
Hey yeah, yeah, yeah
Continuation of affirmation or agreement
Mhmm
Non-verbal sounds indicating thought or reflection
Mhmm
-I feel it running through my veins
Sense of a powerful experience or emotion coursing through the speaker's veins
Guess I'm already bleeding for it
Acknowledgment of personal sacrifice or dedication
All four chambers got a different kinda beat for it
Recognition of different emotional beats or aspects involved
Try to hold my breath but it's filling up my lungs
Struggle to contain or control emotions
Try keep it quiet but it's banging like a drum
Difficulty in hiding or suppressing intense feelings
And they're shaking up my bones
Impact of emotions on the speaker's physical being
And tearing up my ligaments
Physical and emotional impact causing internal damage
I'm still tryna act like, nah it ain't that serious
Denial or downplaying the seriousness of the situation
But I'm deep in my womb and I'm kicking on the diaphram
Intense emotional experience in the core of the speaker's being
Try not seizure, blades like Caesar
Reference to potential danger or adversity
Funny when I feel the choke of the umbilical
Symbolic reference to a challenging situation
My soul gets deeper, songs real spiritual
Deepening of the speaker's soul through adversity, finding spirituality
Cross around my neck and a crystal in my pocket
Symbolic elements representing faith and protection
My love is the bomb and forgiveness is the rocket
Love as a powerful force, forgiveness as a means of transcendence
Which army gon' stop it, my faith rises up
Defiance in the face of opposition, faith as a rising force
Even while pulse droppin'
Faith enduring even in dire circumstances
I roll it on my heart so it's never forgotten
Commitment to preserving a significant memory or belief
You're only begotten
Reference to a divine or special origin
The sun and the moon and the stars, all been watching
Awareness of being observed by celestial bodies
Selah, they've been watching
Interlude or pause for reflection
Selah
Reiteration of being observed or watched
Hey Selah
Repetition of "Selah" for emphasis, possibly a call to reflection or contemplation
Selah
-Selah
-They've been watching, Selah, Selah
Confirmation of being observed
Selah, Selah, Selah, Selah, Selah
Continued emphasis on "Selah," reinforcing the importance of reflection or meditation
Selah, Selah, Selah
-Selah, Selah, Selah, Selah, Selah
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