Fisherman
Whispers of Redemption: Exploring the Depths in Reb Fountain's 'Fisherman'
Lyrics
Calling all fisherman calling on you
Calling out to fishermen, seeking their attention
I hear you're washing your nets and listening to blues
Aware that fishermen are tending to their nets and enjoying blues music
There's a sea full of souls with nothing to loose
Referring to a sea filled with souls facing desperate situations
You can pick and choose
They have the power to select or reject
Calling on Jonah and his big ass wife
Invoking Jonah and emphasizing a significant woman in his life
Put a fire in the belly of the whale tonight
Suggesting an intense event in the belly of a whale
You can count your lucky stars you got off light
Feeling fortunate for escaping a difficult situation
You can count your lucky stars
Reiterating the sense of luck and gratitude
We came here two by two
Reference to the biblical tale of creatures entering Noah's Ark
And he called on me and you
Being chosen or called upon by a higher power
Love me true
Expressing a desire for genuine love
You know not what you do
Acknowledging ignorance or unintended consequences
Little lords children washing up in waves
Children of influential figures facing tragic outcomes
We'll be fishing their bodies from the ocean for days
Anticipating the aftermath of tragedy, retrieving bodies from the sea
Hanging our heads on their unmarked graves
Mourning over unmarked graves of the unfortunate
They couldn't be saved - No they couldn't be saved
Emphasizing the inability to save those in distress
We came here two by two
Repeating the motif of creatures entering Noah's Ark
And he called on me and you
Being chosen or called upon again by a higher power
Love me true
Reiterating the desire for genuine love
You know not what you do
Repeating the acknowledgment of ignorance or unintended consequences
You cast a long shadow what's mine is mine
Describing a powerful and possessive presence
An eye for an eye hanging limp on the line
Implying a cycle of revenge or retribution
While you're waiting for the rapture have a hell of a time
Suggesting to enjoy life while awaiting a significant event
Lets have a hell of a time
Emphasizing the call to enjoy life
Lord you walked on water I can barely tread
Comparing personal struggles to walking on water
Preserver of life if the conditions are met
Highlighting the conditions required for the preservation of life
Such a strange foul catch and we're up to our necks
Describing a peculiar and challenging situation
Up to our necks
Reiterating the depth of challenges faced
Hold back the tide
Commanding to resist overwhelming challenges
We are coming
Asserting a collective approach to facing challenges
I'm a sinner I'll be saved
Acknowledging personal flaws but expressing hope for redemption
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