Playing Cards With Judas
A Soul's Gamble: Playing Cards With Judas in the Shadows
Lyrics
Playing cards with Judas
Engaging in a game of cards with Judas
In the lounge of a Hotel
Setting is the lounge of a hotel
And I ask while we're playing
Asking Judas about his experience in Hell during the game
If he likes it there in Hell
Questioning Judas about his feelings in Hell
Judas doesn't answer
Judas remains silent in response
He just laughs and plays his hand,
Judas laughs, continues playing, lights a cigarette, and turns towards the band
Lights another cigarette and turns toward the band
Continuation of Judas' actions during the card game
I have no missionary zeal, I say
Expressing a lack of fervor for spreading beliefs
No armies fighting sin
Not participating in any moral or religious wars
But I'll keep playing, I'll keep playing
Commitment to continue playing the game until victory
Until I win
Determination to persevere in the game
I always loved the blues, he says, from behind that grin
Judas expressing a love for the blues
Are you getting used to losing yet, girl?
Judas questioning the narrator's adaptability to losing
I stack and deal them again
The narrator shuffles and deals the cards again
All our friends have good intentions,
Recognition that friends mean well but are too late to help
But they're a thousand years too late
Belief that structures and rules won't prevent inevitable outcomes
A few buildings and commandments
The futility of certain efforts to escape fate
Won't save you from your fate.
Acknowledgment of the limitations of external constructs
I have no missionary zeal, I say,
Continued denial of involvement in moral battles
No armies fighting sin
Commitment to persist in the card game
But I'll keep playing, I'll keep playing
Reiteration of determination to keep playing
Until I win
Continuation of the commitment to the game
Ahh...
Expression of emotion (Ahh...)
I have no missionary zeal, I say
Reiteration of the absence of missionary zeal
I don't believe in sin
Denial of belief in sin
But I'll keep playing, I'll keep playing
Commitment to persist in the card game
I'll keep playing
Repetition of the commitment to keep playing
I'll keep playing
Further repetition of the commitment
I'll keep playing
Continued commitment to playing
I'll keep playing
Persistent commitment to the game
Until I win...
Reiteration of determination to continue playing until winning
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