No Angel to Lay Me Away
Dancing with the Devil: A Soul's Struggle in No Angel to Lay Me Away
Lyrics
Sun didn't rise this morning
The sun did not rise this morning.
Not a sign come noon
No apparent signs by noon.
Heard the noise of a thousand voices
Heard a multitude of voices, but no one else was present in the room.
But no one else was in my room
Despite the noise, the singer was alone.
Reached for my holy bible
Attempted to turn to religious guidance (the holy bible).
But it seems as though I've lost my ways
Feels lost or disconnected from their spiritual path.
Don't want no superstition to carry me down
Rejects superstition as a guide and doesn't want it to lead them astray.
Got the devil grinning in my face
Senses a malevolent force, possibly symbolic of challenges or negativity.
Make me a pallet on your floor
Asking to be provided with a place to rest (pallet) on the floor.
Mama tell me what to do
Seeking guidance or advice from a maternal figure.
Won't serve it to me right
Unsatisfied with the way things are being presented or served.
C'mon and bring me good news
Asking for positive and uplifting information or news.
Help me get rid of these blues
Requesting assistance to overcome feelings of sadness.
Got me stuck by the wayside
Feeling stuck or stagnant by the wayside.
In the wee wee hours
During the late hours of the night, facing challenges or difficulties.
Won't you spare this denier
Pleading to be spared from negative consequences.
From the brimstone and the fire
Asking to be saved from destructive forces like brimstone and fire.
Lord won't you give me power
Pleading for strength or empowerment.
Don't want no angel to lay me away
Expressing a desire not to be guided by angels toward death.
No saint to worry my ol' mind
Does not want the influence of saints to trouble their mind.
Write me no death letter
Rejecting the idea of receiving a letter of death.
Bound for worse and not better
Expecting a negative outcome rather than improvement.
Jesus don't leave me behind
Seeking support from Jesus not to be abandoned.
No I don't need no head stone
Rejecting the need for a headstone or grave inscriptions.
Or writings on my grave
Breaking down barriers without expectation of salvation.
Break 'em on down, shake 'em on down
Accepting an inability to be saved by external forces.
Lord knows I can't be saved
Conveying a lack of hope for salvation.
I'll never pray for no mercy no more
Refusing to seek mercy or make amends for past actions.
Or make amendments for my ways
Declaring a choice not to amend their ways.
I got time to reconsider
Expressing a willingness to reconsider choices while facing adversity.
While I stay there and wither
Staying and enduring difficulties, possibly with resignation.
With the devil grinning in my face
The devil's presence is acknowledged, indicating a confrontational attitude.
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