Lyrics
Ani auni vevyone. Hashem yashav li. Ezrati, umafalti, atau.
An expression of personal poverty and reliance on God's consideration for help and rescue.
As for me, I am poor and destitute. Hashem my G-d will think about me. My help, my rescuer, you are.
Continuation of the speaker's humble state, affirming faith in God as the ultimate help and rescuer.
My word is like a hammer like a shattering rock,
Metaphorical description of the speaker's words being powerful and impactful, like a hammer and a shattering rock.
crack through your heart and take the evil apart
Further metaphorical imagery depicting the speaker's words penetrating the heart and dismantling evil.
From the end of the earth unto you I call, time and again I fall, back to you I crawl
Expressing a continuous call to God from distant places, acknowledging repeated failures, and returning to God in humility.
You have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy
Acknowledging God as a refuge and a source of strength in the face of adversity or enemies.
Enemy, enemy lines I find I let myself get tied up too many times
Reflection on past mistakes, recognizing the need to break free from negative influences and regain control over one's heart.
You can't have my heart I'm taking back what's mine
Declaring ownership of the speaker's heart and the intention to reclaim it from external influences.
I know it lie just smoke in your eye and you saved my soul from the other side
Recognition of deception ("smoke in your eye") and gratitude for God's intervention in saving the speaker's soul.
When faint grows my heart to a rock that too hard for me to climb alone lead me
In times of weakness, seeking God's guidance and acknowledging the difficulty of facing challenges alone.
For you have been a refuge
Reiterating God as a refuge, emphasizing the repeated need for divine support.
With you I smash a troop and with my G-d I leap over a wall
With God's assistance, overcoming obstacles and adversaries symbolized by smashing a troop and leaping over a wall.
May the king answer you on the day that you call
Expressing a hope for God's response when called upon.
Stand tall, battle yawl, the clouds crawl low, all stalled,
An exhortation to stand strong in battle, amidst challenging circumstances symbolized by crawling clouds.
heavens lay draped over New York like a prayer shawl,
Imagery of the heavens draped over New York, possibly signifying a divine presence over a specific location.
the holy one enthroned upon the praises of Israel
A recognition of God's exalted position based on the praises of Israel.
Pathways of my heart clogged like a traffic jam
Describing the speaker's emotional state with a metaphor of clogged pathways in the heart, likened to a traffic jam.
From the start, I want to take the blockage apart
Expressing a desire to remove emotional blockages or obstacles from the heart.
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