Samson in New Orleans
Unveiling the Soul's Struggle: Samson in New Orleans Revelations
Lyrics
You said that you were with me
You expressed allegiance or support.
You said you were my friend
You claimed friendship.
Did you really love the city
Did you genuinely love the city?
Or did you just pretend
Or were your expressions merely a facade?
You said you loved her secrets
You professed admiration for the city's secrets and hidden freedoms.
And her freedoms hid away
Claiming that the city surpassed America in some aspects.
She was better than America
Stating that the city was superior to America.
That's what I heard you say
According to your words.
You said how could this happen
Expressing disbelief or shock at a situation.
You said how can this be
Questioning the occurrence.
The remnant all dishonored
Those remaining feel disgraced.
On the bridge of misery
On the bridge symbolizing suffering.
And we who cried for mercy
We who pleaded for compassion.
From the bottom of the pit
From a dire situation.
Was our prayer so damn unworthy
Was our plea undeserving?
The Son rejected it?
Did the divine reject it?
So gather up the killers
Assemble the murderers.
Get everyone in town
Gather everyone in the town.
Stand me by those pillars
Place me near the pillars.
Let me take this temple down
Allow me to dismantle this temple.
The king so kind and solemn
Describing a king with a bloody crown.
He wears a bloody crown
His kindness contrasted with the bloodiness.
So stand me by that column
Position me near a column.
Let me take this temple down
Let me dismantle this temple.
You said how could this happen
Reiterating the disbelief or shock.
You said how can this be
Repeating the questioning of the situation.
The chains are gone from heaven
Suggesting a change in heavenly conditions.
The storms are wild and free
The storms are unrestrained and untamed.
There's other ways to answer
Alternative ways to respond to the situation.
That certainly is true
Acknowledging different perspectives.
Me, I'm blind with death and anger
Personally blinded by death and anger.
And that's no place for you
Expressing that such a state is unsuitable for others.
There's a woman in the window
Depicting a woman observed in a window.
There's a bed in Tinsel Town
Reference to a bed in Tinsel Town.
I'll write you when it's over
A promise to communicate after the situation concludes.
Let me take this temple down
Requesting permission to dismantle the temple.
You said you loved her secrets
Reiteration of admiration for the city's secrets and freedoms.
Her freedoms hid away
Restating that the city surpassed America.
She was better than America
Affirming the city's superiority.
That's what I heard you say
Reiteration of a previous statement about the city.
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