Lyrics
Oh
Expression of surprise or dismay.
Oh
Repetition of the expression of surprise or dismay.
Take your wealth
Command to surrender material possessions.
Take your children
Command to give up one's offspring.
I'll take your health
Declaration to claim control over the person's well-being.
I curse your day of birth
Expression of a curse upon the individual's birth.
Take your wealth
Reiteration of the demand to surrender material wealth.
Take your children
Reiteration of the command to give up one's children.
Your miserable earthly condition is my will
Assertion that the speaker's desire controls the unfortunate state of the listener.
But is its justified?
Rhetorical question pondering the justification of the speaker's control.
Oh
Repetition of the expression of surprise or dismay.
Oh
-Remain silent
Command to remain quiet or not speak.
Behold
Command to observe or perceive.
The fear of me?
Rhetorical question asking if the listener fears the speaker.
That is wisdom
Assertion that fearing the speaker is a form of wisdom.
Remain silent
Command to remain quiet or not speak.
Behold
Command to observe or perceive.
The fear of me?
Rhetorical question asking if the listener fears the speaker.
That is wisdom
Assertion that fearing the speaker is a form of wisdom.
Remain silent
Command to remain quiet.
Remission of sin
Reference to the forgiveness of sins.
Divine messages
Reference to divine messages or revelations.
Strike with thy foot
Command to strike with force.
Worn out
Description of weariness or exhaustion.
A momentary reprieve
Description of a brief respite or relief.
A cool spring of water gushes from the earth
Imagery of a refreshing natural spring.
Shower me with gold
Request or desire for material wealth.
Oh
Repetition of the expression of surprise or dismay.
Oh
-Eternal problem of unmerited suffering
Reflection on the enduring issue of undeserved suffering.
I'll scrape your peeling skin with broken glass
Threat of causing physical harm, symbolic of the speaker's frustration with suffering.
Eternal problem of unmerited suffering
Reflection on the enduring issue of undeserved suffering.
I'll scrape your peeling skin with broken glass
Threat of causing physical harm, symbolic of the speaker's frustration with suffering.
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