Jericho
Jericho's Unyielding Walls: A Symphony of Love and Change
Lyrics
I keep thinking that you are going to change
I have hope that you will transform or evolve
I keep thinking that you are going to rearrange
I anticipate a reorganization or shift in your behavior
But I’m a fool to think something so impossible
Recognizing the impossibility, I'm foolish to expect such a change
You ain’t ever gonna change
You will never undergo a fundamental change
You ain’t ever gonna change
Repeated emphasis on the resistance to change
Oh no, Jericho
An exclamation invoking the biblical city of Jericho
Until I blow
Until a breaking point or confrontation occurs
I keep thinking that you are going to rise
I hope for your improvement or ascent
I keep thinking that you are going to compromise
I anticipate a willingness to find middle ground
But I’m a fool to think something so improbable
Recognizing the improbability, I'm foolish to expect such a rise
You ain’t ever gonna rise
You will never experience a significant rise
You ain’t ever gonna rise
Emphasis on the permanence of the lack of rise
Oh no, Jericho
Reiteration of Jericho, a symbol of resistance or unyielding
Until I take you by surprise
Until I catch you off guard or bring about change unexpectedly
Baby I know that you’re too sad to cry
Acknowledging the sadness without visible tears
But my little darling guess what? So am I
Despite sadness, I'm also overwhelmed and unable to cry
Still I believe we ought to shed a tear
Suggesting a shared need to express emotions through tears
The open hearted have no thing to fear
Those who are open-hearted shouldn't fear expressing emotions
But I don’t even think you hear me at all
Doubting if you are truly listening
Under your medieval ceiling behind your biblical wall
Describing a setting reminiscent of a medieval fortress
Guess I’ll have to put my trumpet back in the case
Considering putting away efforts to communicate through music
And get behind this here cannon covered in lace
Choosing a more direct and forceful approach, represented by a cannon covered in lace
Covered in lace
Reiteration for emphasis
I keep thinking that you are going to change
Repeating the hope for transformation or change
I keep that you are going to rearrange
Reiterating the expectation of reorganization or shift
But I’m a fool to think something so impossible
Recognizing the impossibility, I'm foolish to expect such a change (repeated)
You ain't ever gonna change
You will never undergo a fundamental change (repeated)
You ain't ever gonna change
Emphasis on the permanence of the lack of change
Oh no, Jericho
Reiteration of Jericho, emphasizing resistance or unyielding (repeated)
Until I blow
Until a breaking point or confrontation occurs (repeated)
Until I blow
Repeating the idea of a confrontation or significant change
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