Good Friday
Reflections of Redemption: Good Friday's Revelations
Lyrics
On a Monday morning
Starting the narrative on a Monday morning, setting the scene for the events to unfold.
From a stupor, I did sprout
Awakening from a state of stupor or confusion.
Raving in an ale house
Engaging in wild and unrestrained behavior in a pub or tavern.
′Til my money all ran out
Spending money recklessly until it is depleted.
I did not need direction
Not relying on guidance; instead, personal conscience serves as a guide.
It was my conscience called me out
Conscience prompting self-awareness and reflection.
Where chats are cheap and talk is often free
Referencing a place where conversations are casual and talk is abundant.
When I'm in a mirror
Seeing oneself in a mirror and noting a lack of significant change in appearance.
My appearance is not so odd i change clothes
Comparing the frequency of changing clothes to the work of a grave-digger turning soil.
More than a grave-digger turns the sod
Highlighting the regularity of personal transformations before God.
A devil in the darkness
Describing a darker side or sinful aspect of oneself.
I′m a different man before God
Becoming a different person when facing divine judgment.
And when the Devil is listening
Awareness of moral scrutiny, particularly by the Devil.
The wind tonight is howling up the alleys
Setting a scene of a windy night with a vivid description of howling in the alleys.
The moon is like the barrel of a gun
Comparing the moon to a gun barrel, creating a metaphorical and possibly ominous atmosphere.
And the give and gеt hasn't changed me yet
Reflecting on life experiences and asserting that external influences haven't changed the speaker.
I will keep you always in my mind
Expressing a commitment to always remember someone or something.
I can see my funеral
Imagining one's own funeral.
And there's no one in the church
Observing an empty church during the funeral.
From the pulpit all across the seats
Describing the view from the pulpit across empty seats.
Through the mountains over fields
Extending the vision over mountains and fields.
And back to this alley
Returning to the initial setting of the alley, creating a cyclical narrative.
Eighty-odd years of living to be free
Summarizing a long life of around eighty years and the pursuit of freedom.
The wind tonight is howling up the alleys
Reiterating the atmospheric howling of the wind in the alleys.
The moon is like the barrel of a gun
Recalling the earlier metaphor of the moon as a gun barrel.
And the give and get, hasn′t changed me yet
Reaffirming personal resilience despite life's challenges.
I will keep you always in my mind
Repeating the commitment to always remember someone or something.
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