The Ballad of Cain
Eternal Redemption: The Haunting Tale of Cain's Destiny
Lyrics
He ain't got no soul
He lacks moral or spiritual qualities.
All dressed up nowhere to go
Despite being prepared or adorned, he has no purpose or destination.
You know his blood runs cold
His emotions or humanity are distant and unfeeling.
He's got a date with destiny
He is fated to confront a significant event in his life.
He brags about this curse
He boasts about a negative destiny or consequence.
He can't go up
He is unable to progress or improve.
He can't go down
He is also unable to decline or worsen.
A twisting of nature
There is a distortion of natural order in his existence.
He'll walk the earth for eternity
He will roam the world indefinitely.
He's a dead man walkin'
He is alive but destined for death.
He's a real smooth talker
He is charismatic and persuasive despite his negative fate.
Don't need no coffin
He won't require a traditional burial.
He's a dead man walkin'
Reiteration of his destined state of existence.
He ain't got no friends
He lacks companions or allies.
From Jacob's Ladder to the end
From a biblical reference to the end of his life, he is alone.
Where history begins
The point where recorded events commence is significant for him.
A marked man for all time he be
He is marked or singled out for all time.
He's a dead man walkin'
Reiteration of his destined state of existence.
He's a real smooth talker
He is charismatic and persuasive despite his negative fate.
Don't need no coffin
He won't require a traditional burial.
He's a dead man walkin'
Reiteration of his destined state of existence.
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