Good Lord Dub
Divine Redemption: The Abyssinians' Spiritual Journey Revealed
Lyrics
People, people can't you see and know
Addressing people, urging them to perceive and understand the truth.
What is really going on?
Questioning the awareness of the current situation or reality.
It's that same old thing, it's, it's nothing new
Expressing a recurring issue, emphasizing its lack of novelty.
More than 2,000 years ago
Referring to a timeless problem, going back over 2,000 years.
The Good Lord send me from Zion
Claiming to be sent by the divine force from Zion.
The Good Lord, you send me down
Acknowledging the divine sending from Zion.
The Good Lord send me from Zion
Reiterating the divine sending from Zion for emphasis.
The Good Lord, you send me down
Reaffirming the acknowledgment of being sent down by the Good Lord.
All my days I've lived in misery
Reflecting on a life filled with unhappiness or hardship.
Wishing one day to be free
Expressing a longing for freedom, a desire for a better life.
Now I bend down on my, my knees and pray
Turning to prayer, symbolized by bending down on knees.
And these are the words that I say:
Revealing the content of the prayer, conveying a message to the Good Lord.
The Good Lord send me from Zion, yes he done
Reiterating the belief in being sent by the Good Lord from Zion.
The Good Lord, you send me down
Acknowledging the divine act of being sent down.
The Good Lord send me from Zion, send me down
Emphasizing the continuous divine sending from Zion.
The Good Lord, you send me down
Reaffirming the acknowledgment of being sent down by the Good Lord.
The Good Lord, you send me down
Repeating the acknowledgment of the divine sending.
The Good Lord, you send me down
Further repetition, possibly for emphasis or a rhythmic effect.
The Good Lord from Zion...
Concluding with a reference to the Good Lord from Zion.
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