Redemption Blues
Redemption Blues: A Journey Through Mistakes and Justice
Lyrics
My time is drawing thinner
Feeling that time is running out or becoming scarce.
I'm just a tired old sinner
Expressing weariness and acknowledging past wrongdoing.
No chips left on this shoulder
No longer carrying grudges or resentment.
No pride in growing older
Lack of satisfaction or dignity in the process of aging.
But when your borrowed time is through...
Reference to the limited time one has in life.
I'll be with you
Commitment to be present and connected with someone.
Redemption blues
Acknowledging a sense of guilt or remorse that requires redemption.
No man can truly outlast
Recognition that everyone faces consequences for their past mistakes.
All the mistakes of his past
The inevitability of confronting and dealing with one's own errors.
There's no haven here for me
Realization that there is no refuge or escape from personal memories.
That's safe from my memories
Acknowledgment of the haunting nature of past experiences.
But when your borrowed time is through...
Reiteration of the limited time and the need for redemption.
I'll be with you
Reaffirmation of the commitment to be with someone after time expires.
Redemption blues
Reiteration of the theme of seeking redemption.
I'll be with you
Reaffirmation of the commitment to be with someone after time expires.
Redemption blues
Reiteration of the theme of seeking redemption.
And justice ain't no lady
Personifying justice as a complex and harsh entity.
She's a twisted, battered whore
Describing justice as battered and twisted, perhaps corrupted.
She's laying bruised and naked
Visual imagery depicting a violent and brutal scene.
On a bloodstained wooden floor
Symbolic representation of the aftermath of justice.
Our days are over
Recognition of a transformative or concluding phase in life.
Times have changed around these parts
Acknowledgment of societal changes and the passing of an era.
There ain't no more cowboys
Reference to the decline or absence of traditional heroic figures.
Only men with violent hearts
Characterization of contemporary individuals as having aggressive tendencies.
Redemption blues
Final reaffirmation of the desire for redemption.
(My time is drawing thinner)
Repetition of the sentiment that time is running out.
(I'm just a tired old sinner)
Repetition of the weariness and acknowledgment of past wrongdoing.
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