Burning Hell
Navigating Life's Mysteries: Burning Hell by John Lee Hooker
Lyrics
Everybody talk about it
Expressing a widespread conversation or discussion.
Burning hell
Referring to a concept of a place of intense suffering or torment.
Ain't no heaven, I know
Denying the existence of a blissful afterlife.
Ain't no burning hell
Reiterating the idea of the absence of a tormenting afterlife.
Where I die I go
Uncertain about the destination after death.
Can't nobody tell
Asserting that nobody can provide a definite answer about the afterlife.
I am going, Deacon Jones
Addressing a specific person, Deacon Jones, likely seeking spiritual guidance.
I went down to the church house
Narrating a visit to a church for spiritual reasons.
I got down on my bended knee
Expressing a humble posture, possibly in prayer.
I prayed, I prayed all night, I prayed
Emphasizing persistent and extended prayer throughout the night.
Deacon Jones, pray for me
Pleading with Deacon Jones to intercede in prayer on the narrator's behalf.
I went down to the church house
Repeating the visit to the church, underlining the importance of seeking spiritual help.
I got down on my knee
Repeating the humble posture, suggesting ongoing supplication.
I begged, Deacon Jones to pray for me
Pleading for Deacon Jones' intervention in prayer.
He said, son, here my hand
Deacon Jones offering assistance and support.
Ain't no heaven
Reiterating the absence of a heavenly afterlife.
Ain't no burning hell
Affirming the absence of both heavenly and hellish afterlife.
Ain't no heaven, ain't no heaven, no burning hell
Stating the uncertainty about the afterlife destination.
When I die, where I go, nobody know
Expressing uncertainty about the destination after death.
No burning hell
Repeating the absence of a tormenting afterlife.
Ain't no burning, no burning hell
Emphasizing the non-existence of a burning hell.
When I die, in my grave, nobody know where I'm going
Expressing uncertainty about the afterlife destination and burial.
Ain't no heaven, ain't no hell
Denying the existence of both heaven and hell.
When I die, nobody tell
Asserting that the destination after death is unknown.
Hey hey, hey hey
Repeating a call for Deacon Jones' prayers.
Deacon Jones, pray for me
Specifically asking for Deacon Jones' intercession through prayer.
I don't believe, I don't believe in no heaven
Expressing disbelief in the existence of a heavenly afterlife.
I don't believe in no hell
Reiterating disbelief, this time in the existence of hell.
When I die, where I go, nobody know
Expressing uncertainty about the destination after death.
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