Tears in God's Eyes
Tears of Compassion: A Song's Reflection on Inequality and Acts of Love
Lyrics
One man can't sleep in his penthouse bed,
Illustrates the contrast between a wealthy man's insomnia and a poor man's dreams on Broadway.
Wall Street worries fill his head,
Highlights the stress and concerns of the rich man related to Wall Street.
While another man dreams,
Introduces another man dreaming in a cardboard shed, emphasizing socioeconomic disparities.
In his cardboard shed on Broadway.
Describes the humble dwelling of a less fortunate person on Broadway.
Early morning traffic jam,
Portrays the shared experience of a traffic jam affecting both the rich and the poor.
Wake up call for both of them,
Emphasizes the commonality of waking up early for both individuals despite their different lifestyles.
Will work to eat
Suggests that both individuals have to work for their sustenance.
Asks easy street for small change.
Expresses the poor man's request for spare change from those on easy street.
And which one needs it more,
Ponders on who needs assistance more, the rich or the poor.
The rich man or the poor,
Raises the question of identifying the greater need between the rich and the poor.
A change of heart and attitude,
Suggests a transformation in attitude and a shift towards selflessness and gratitude.
Unselfishness meets gratitude.
Reflects on the positive outcome when unselfishness meets gratitude.
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes,
States that the described situations are moving enough to bring tears to God's eyes.
Enough to make the angels cry,
Highlights the emotional impact, making even angels cry at the power of love.
When the power of love lifts someone above,
Describes love as a force that can elevate someone from the emptiness of their difficult life.
The emptiness of their unbearable life,
Portrays the hardship and emptiness experienced by individuals before the transformative power of love.
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes.
Reiterates the emotional impact on God, emphasizing the significance of love's transformative power.
Late at night a baby cries,
Introduces a poignant scene of a baby crying at night after losing its mother.
His mother gives him life then dies,
Depicts the tragedy of a mother giving life to a baby but passing away, leaving the child orphaned.
But no one even by them to be sad.
Notes the absence of anyone to mourn the baby's mother's death.
And another woman fills the need,
Introduces another woman stepping in to care for the child with love.
It's her heart and his mouth she'll feed,
Describes the woman providing nourishment and care to the child she didn't bear.
When she gives her love to the child she never had.
Highlights the selfless act of giving love to a child not biologically related.
Oh, and which one needs it more,
Reiterates the question of who needs love more, emphasizing the difficulty of determining need.
It's hard to say for sure,
Acknowledges the challenge in definitively stating who requires love more, rich or poor.
When something grows, when nothing was
Reflects on the growth of something meaningful from seemingly nothing.
As strong as any bond of blood.
Compares the strength of a meaningful connection to familial bonds.
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Every minute, every day
Emphasizes the occurrence of small miracles every minute and every day.
A little miracle's done,
Highlights the miraculous nature of daily acts of kindness and generosity.
Someone opens up their heart
Describes individuals opening their hearts, radiating warmth like the sun.
And lets it shine like the sun,
Emphasizes the significance of the light emitted by a single act of kindness.
Just the light of that one.
Reiterates the transformative power of a single act of kindness.
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