You Visited Me
From Chains to Freedom: A Redemption Journey Through 'You Visited Me'
Lyrics
Oh, I was a dead man walkin'
Expressing a sense of spiritual death or despair
I was a slave to sin
Acknowledging a past life dominated by sinful behavior
Lord, I couldn't help myself
Recognizing personal inability to resist sinful tendencies
The devil had done me in
Describing the negative influence of the devil on the speaker
Oh, he had done me in
Reiterating the impact of the devil's influence
And I was standin' in the darkness
Describing a period of spiritual darkness and confusion
I could not see the light
Expressing difficulty in perceiving spiritual guidance
There I was, blind and lonely
Highlighting a state of spiritual blindness and loneliness
But you were by my side
Acknowledging the presence and support of a divine figure
Always by my side
Emphasizing the consistent companionship of the divine
When I was a slave in the prison
Metaphorically portraying a past life of imprisonment
I was the poor and the lame
Identifying with the vulnerable and marginalized
I was the hungry and the naked one
Expressing various forms of deprivation and need
Still you came and visited me
Acknowledging divine intervention and visitation
And now I've been forgiven
Declaring a state of forgiveness and spiritual enlightenment
Lord, I've seen the light
Experiencing a transformation and recognizing spiritual truth
Now I'm tellin' everybody Jesus is the life
Proclaiming the message of Jesus as the source of life
The way, truth and life
Affirming Jesus as the way, truth, and life
Oh, out in the highways and byways
Referring to outreach efforts in various places and situations
Down in the mirey clay
Describing challenging and difficult circumstances
Tellin' all those hurtin' people
Sharing a message of hope and a better way of living
They ain't gotta live that way,
Encouraging people to reject negative lifestyles
Cause There's a better way
Promoting the idea of a superior and positive alternative
Because I was a slave in the prison
Reiterating past experiences of imprisonment and need
I was the poor in the lame
Revisiting the identification with the poor and needy
I was the hungry and the naked one Still you came
Stressing the divine intervention in the speaker's life
And set me free
Describing a liberation and the infusion of divine spirit
And put your spirit inside of me
Emphasizing the saving of the speaker's soul by a higher power
Reached down and saved my soul
Expressing gratitude for divine intervention in a moment of crisis
Oh, Lord, you wouldn't let me go
Acknowledging the resilience against negative forces
I was lost, now I'm found
Highlighting a transformation from being lost to being found
Oh, that devil can't hold me down
Asserting victory over negative influences
Shook them chains right on for me
Symbolizing the breaking of metaphorical chains of bondage
I was bound, but now I'm free
Expressing freedom from past limitations
Because I was a slave in the prison
Reiterating the speaker's past experience of imprisonment
I was the poor and the lame
Identifying with the vulnerable and marginalized once again
I was the hungry and the naked one
Recalling past states of deprivation and need
Still you came
Emphasizing divine intervention and visitation once more
When I was a slave in the prison
Revisiting the speaker's past life of imprisonment and need
I was the poor and the lame
Reiterating identification with the vulnerable and marginalized
I was the hungry and the naked one
Recalling various forms of deprivation and need
Still you came and visited me
Affirming continued divine visitation and intervention
Yeah, you visited me
Concluding with gratitude for ongoing divine presence
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