Oh Lord
Rising from Ashes: A Tale of Lost Shepherds and Sacred Fires
Lyrics
Shepherds they came, stripped of their names
Shepherds came, losing their identities
But we were all the daughters that fell from her to ground
All of us were like daughters fallen to the ground
Because she needed us, she needed love
She, the symbolic figure, needed us and love
But we're all gone to strip that ground
We are all gone, leaving the ground barren
Shivered pores were caves, teeth were all decayed
Pores shivered, teeth decayed, bodies marked by hardship
Jutting, jagged, rising up like welts on backs in strain
Physical manifestations of struggle rising like welts on backs
Because she needed us, needed love
The symbolic figure needed us and love
We're all gone to strip that ground
We are all gone, stripping the ground of vitality
No man sleeps in the fields in the rain
No one finds solace in the fields under the rain
I said, "oh lord", I said
Expression of distress: "oh lord"
We climbed up those banks from our place in the shade
We ascended from our comfortable place but lacked awareness
Built us a fire but never knew what we made
Constructed a fire without understanding its consequences
It's not your mind, self, not your thoughts, not your soul
Emphasis that what matters is not the mind, self, thoughts, or soul
It's not your mind, self, not your thoughts, not your soul
-We are that fire
Repetition emphasizing "We are that fire"
We are that fire
-We are that fire, we
-Shepherds they came, stripped of their names
Reiteration of shepherds losing identity and the need for love
We were all the daughters that fell from her to ground
-Because she needed us, she needed love
-But we're all gone to strip that ground
-Were you safe down in my hands?
Questions about safety, climbing higher, and the sacredness of secrecy
The higher we climb
-These shapes, shapes show
-This place is more holy when nobody knows
-Were you safe down in my hands? (Were you safe down in my hands?)
Repetition of questions and emphasis on the mystery of the unknown
The higher we climb (the higher we climb)
-These shapes, shapes show
-This place is more holy when nobody knows
-You're safe down in line? (Show me what you want)
Further questions about safety, climbing, and the holiness of secrecy
The higher we climb (what you feel, really real)
-These shapes, shapes show (I tell you, oh)
-This place is more holy when nobody knows
-We climbed up those banks from our place in the shade
Repetition of the earlier theme: actions without understanding
Built us a fire but never knew what we made
-It's not your mind, self, not your thoughts, not your soul
-It's not your mind, self, not your thoughts, not your soul
-We are that fire
Reiteration of the identity as a transformative and powerful force
We are that fire
-We are that fire, we
-Show me what you (everything is still free)
Encouragement to reveal oneself, with a reminder about the mind and soul
And I will tell you
-It's not your mind, your self, not your thoughts, not your soul
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