Christ Of The Ozarks
Mystical Reflections: Embracing Redemption in 'Christ Of The Ozarks'
Lyrics
Do I know your face?
Questioning familiarity with the divine
Am I still forgiven?
Seeking assurance of continued forgiveness
Do I know the place from where you're listening?
Wondering about the origin of the divine presence
Hallowed be the name even if I forget it
Acknowledging the sacredness of the divine name
Even if I forget from where I came
Expressing the possibility of forgetting one's origin
Christ of the Ozarks, hold out your kind arms to me
Appealing to the Christ of the Ozarks for comfort
I lost my landmarks, I lost my family
Reflecting on the loss of landmarks and family
Bring down your home
Requesting a divine intervention to bring solace
Hold me in mystery
Desiring a connection with mystery and the divine
Hold me till the end and then always
Seeking continuous divine support until the end
Sundowning, all the wildfires slowly burn
Describing a time of confusion and internal burning
Can't look back upon the way that we were
Unable to revisit the past, acknowledging change
Tie all the little foxes by the tail before they run, they run, they run
Metaphorically addressing challenges before they escalate
I wish there was a liturgy for the hour soon forgotten
Expressing a desire for a ritual to remember forgotten times
I wish there was a prayer for the when and they why
Expressing a wish for guidance in understanding when and why
I wish there was a litany for the names evanescent
Desiring a litany for fleeting or fading names
A benediction for the long goodbye
Seeking a blessing for a prolonged farewell
Sundowning, all the wildflowers finally bloom
Describing a time of flourishing and growth
Can't lay back into the grave that was exhumed
Unable to return to a past that has been revealed
Tie all the little foxes by the tail before they run, they run, they run
Metaphorically addressing challenges again, emphasizing prevention
Before they run, they run, they run
Repetition for emphasis on preventing challenges
Before they run, they run, they run
-Before they run, they run, they run
-Christ of the abyss, shepherd of the nameless fold
Invoking the Christ of the abyss as a shepherd
Harrow my hell, pull me up to shore
Pleading for divine intervention in times of distress
For Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory
Quoting a traditional ending of a prayer, asserting divine authority
Forever and ever Amen
Affirming the eternal nature of divine power and glory
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