Going to a Town
Reckoning with a Disenchanted America
Lyrics
I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down
I'm heading to a place that has experienced destruction in the past.
I'm going to a place that has already been disgraced
I'm going to a location that has already faced shame or disapproval.
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down
I'll meet people who have been disappointed before.
I'm so tired of America
Expressing weariness or dissatisfaction with America.
I'm gonna make it up for all of The Sunday Times
I will compensate for the shortcomings highlighted by The Sunday Times.
I'm gonna make it up for all of the nursery rhymes
I will make amends for the untruths often found in nursery rhymes.
They never really seem to want to tell the truth
Commenting on the reluctance to convey the truth.
I'm so tired of you, America
Expressing weariness or dissatisfaction with America (repeated).
Making my own way home
Choosing an independent path home.
Ain't gonna be alone
Affirmation that there won't be loneliness on this journey.
I've got a life to lead, America
Acknowledging the need to live a fulfilling life in America.
I've got a life to lead
Reiterating the commitment to leading a meaningful life.
Tell me, do you really think you go to hell for having loved?
Questioning the notion of being punished for having loved someone.
Tell me, enough of thinking everything that you've done is good
Challenging the idea that everything one does is inherently good.
I really need to know
Expressing a genuine need for understanding.
After soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood
Referencing a symbolic act involving Jesus Christ's blood.
I'm so tired of America
Reiterating weariness or dissatisfaction with America (repeated).
I really need to know
Reiterating the need for understanding (repeated).
I may just never see you again, or might as well
Speculating the possibility of never meeting again or equivalent.
You took advantage of a world that loved you well
Criticizing taking advantage of the love received from the world.
I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down
Repeating the idea of going to a place previously destroyed.
I'm so tired of you, America
Expressing weariness or dissatisfaction with America (repeated).
Making my own way home
Choosing an independent path home (repeated).
Ain't gonna be alone
Affirmation that there won't be loneliness on this journey (repeated).
I've got a life to lead, America
Reiterating the need to live a fulfilling life in America (repeated).
I've got a life to lead
Reiterating the commitment to leading a meaningful life (repeated).
I got a soul to feed
Acknowledging the existence of a soul that needs fulfillment.
I got a dream to heed
Acknowledging the presence of dreams that require pursuit.
And that's all I need
Stating that having a dream to pursue is sufficient.
Making my own way home
Choosing an independent path home (repeated).
Ain't gonna be alone
Affirmation that there won't be loneliness on this journey (repeated).
I'm going to a town
Repeating the idea of going to a place previously destroyed (repeated).
That has already been burnt down
Final repetition of the concept of heading to a previously burnt down town.
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